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Academy
West Ham United striker Mipo Odubeko has won the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for April.
The 18-year-old was in inspired form for the Hammers’ U23s side last month, scoring all five of their goals as they came from behind to record 3-2 and 2-1 wins away to Manchester United and at home to Everton respectively.
Those strikes contributed to a return of five goals in four Premier League 2 games for Odubeko in April, with seven points from the month helping to secure the U23s Division 1 status in the competition next season.
Having missed almost the entirety of the first half of the 2020/21 through injury, Odubeko admitted to relishing playing his part in the U23s’ recent success.
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On this day
Happy Saint Patrick s Day! Celebrating West Ham United s many links with the island of Ireland
On Saint Patrick s Day, we celebrate West Ham United s many links with the island of Ireland.
West Ham United have been represented by a steady stream of players from across the Irish Sea.
The first Irishman to wear Claret and Blue was Alex McCartney, who joined from Everton in 1905 and made six appearances as a right-back in the Southern League First Division.
Born in Ballynafeigh in the southern part of Belfast in 1882, McCartney played for Distillery and Linfield before moving to Everton. He returned home to play for Belfast Celtic in 1906 and was capped six times by Ireland.