West Ham United academy chief Terry Westley is full of praise for Reece Burke.

The young defender has just been named Young Hammer of the Year.

Westley told whufc.com: "Centre-back Reece is a second-year scholar who played for the first-team in pre-season and scored against Sampdoria, which gave him a big boost in confidence.

"He then started the League Cup tie against Sheffield United and has since signed his first professional contract. Reece has trained with the first team throughout the season and performed strongly for the Development Squad when called upon.

"He has been named on the bench for the first team on numerous occasions and, moving forward, he should be setting himself high goals towards establishing himself as a professional player next season."