West Ham United’s Academy Manager Kenny Brown has absolutely raved about one of our under-18 players.
Kenny Brown was appointed as West Ham Academy manager in February of this year, having served in the role on an interim basis since November (WHUFC.com).
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The ex-Hammer has played a key role in overseeing some of the incredibly talented young players we have come through the ranks at the London Stadium over the past six months.
One of the standout youngsters is obviously Divin Mubama. He has been in sensational form for the under-18s and the under-21s this season.
The 18-year-old was recently announced as the winner of the 2022/23 Mark Noble Award for the Young Hammer of the Year.
Mubama is clearly a very special talent, and Brown’s latest comments prove just how highly rated he is at the London Stadium…
Kenny Brown absolutely blown away by ‘incredible’ West Ham under-18s starlet
The Hammers Academy Manager spoke to WHUFC.com after Mubama was awarded with the Young Player of the Year honour.
Brown said:
“The staff and coaches in the Academy are delighted to confirm Divina as the recipient of the 2022/23 Mark Noble Award. Divin has been instrumental in the success of our U18s this season and has also found great goalscoring form in the U21s. He has led the line for both of our Academy teams throughout the season and has done so in an impressive manner, earning himself opportunities in the senior side. Divin will be the first to admit that he had a spell of not playing at his best but, even then, you couldn’t leave him out of the team because he would still cause problems. He has had a very good return when it comes to goalscoring this season. He now falls between three different teams, gets asked to train and play across all of those teams, and he takes it in his stride. That’s a true testament to him and his character. When you’ve got players with the attitude and work ethic like Divin, it makes our job as Academy staff and coaches so much easier. Younger players in our Academy are now looking up to Divin, and taking on board the way he manages his lifestyle, because it’s impeccable. That’s a massive credit to him on a personal level. He has truly enjoyed an incredible season and he’s a great personality too.”
I truly believe that Mubama will play a big role for us over the next few seasons, and I fully expect him to be involved with the senior squad regularly next term.
The West Ham fans should be very excited indeed about the crop of talented youngsters currently coming through the ranks with the under-18s.
The future at the London Stadium really is incredibly bright. And Mubama is our biggest hope of developing a future star as far as I’m concerned.
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