Watch: Spurs player who can't feature until 2026 scores brace out on loan in the space of four minutes

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Tottenham Hotspur have plenty of promising starlets on their books, who fans will be hoping can make the breakthrough to Thomas Frank’s team in the coming years.

Supporters have seen the likes of Troy Parrott unable to make the step up to the Tottenham first-team squad and instead head out on multiple loan spells, with the Republic of Ireland international having now found his feet in the Netherlands.

Another talent from Ireland also caught the North Londoners’ eye when Tottenham signed Mason Melia from St Patrick’s Athletic in February.

Melia is currently back on loan at St Patrick’s Athletic until January 2026, having signed a deal with Spurs which will run until the summer of 2031.

Mason Melia scores brace for St Patrick’s Athletic

Tottenham paid £1.6m to sign Melia in a deal which could rise to £3.2m in add-ons depending on performance-related targets.

Melia was once again among the goals at the weekend when he scored a brace in the League of Ireland clash against Sligo Rovers, which saw St Pat’s come out as 3-0 winners.

The 17-year-old’s first goal came nine minutes after half-time when he found himself unmarked in the penalty area to head the ball into the bottom of the net from a corner.

Melia got his second of the game just four minutes later when he picked up the ball on the edge of the box and easily rounded a defender and the keeper, to tap home to make sure of all three points.

Tottenham’s talent factory needs to pay dividends in time

For many years, we have seen some of the club’s highly-rated academy players fail to make the step up, however, in recent times, there has been more of a focus on sending out the promising talent on loan spells to further their first-team footballing experience.

Antonio Conte certainly had little appetite for promoting from within during his time as Spurs manager, with the Italian instead preferring to sign experienced players.

Dane Scarlett is one young forward who needs to have a solid season out on loan, having struggled to score regularly at Oxford United last season and ended up being recalled by Spurs in January.

Hopefully, Melia along with the likes of Mikey Moore and Luka Vuskovic can continue on their current trajectory and become important players for Tottenham for many years to come.