Last night saw the well publicised West Ham United season awards ceremony, and as well as Winston Reid’s big HOTY win there were a couple of nominations and awards for members of the U18 and U21 sides.
The nominees for Academy Player of the Year were selected by Tony Carr MBE, and he picked Elliot Lee, Kieran Sadlier and Frazer Shaw. Sadlier has had a great season as the top scorer for the U18s, Shaw’s performances saw him promoted to the U21 side, but the award went to 18-year-old Lee who was given a first team debut this year in the FA Cup replay against Manchester United at Old Trafford. After a short illness, Lee’s form continued in the U21 side, so he was a deserving winner.
After winning the award, Lee told whufc.com: "Brilliant, I'm delighted. I couldn't be any happier. It has just capped off a great season and to get this at the end of the campaign is brilliant. I love scoring goals!"
Carr was also in charge of picking Young Hammer of the Year, which as always was a tough contest. George Moncur, Sebastian Lletget and Dan Potts were nominated.
Potts’ first team season was unfortunately cut short by a head injury suffered in the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal in Februay, but he played six times with the full squad and impressed whilst on loan at Colchester United.
Lletget and Moncur have been an impressive midfield pair in U21 action with 50 appearances and four goals between them. Moncur edged it to win Young Hammer of the Year, and we hope to see much more of him next season.
By Lucy Woolford, Youth and Development Squad reporter
@lucy_whufc
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