West Ham United have announced that Academy forward Callum Marshall has signed professional terms with the Premier League club.

The forward, who turned 18 this month, is in impressive form with the Under-18s this season.

The Northern Irish youngster is likely to make the step up to the Under-21s in due time.

“Signing my first professional deal with West Ham United feels really good," Marshall told whufc.com. “It's something that I've been working towards my whole life.

“My 2022 has been very enjoyable and has also had its peaks and troughs. I've just been trying to replicate my form from the U18s into the U21s, and it's been a hard step up. I'm on my way back from an injury too so, for me, it's about getting as much game time as I can with the U18s in the coming weeks, and hopefully do well.

“Now it's time for me to push on. I need to keep my foot on the gas and keep going forward. I'm so happy to sign my first professional deal and now I want to try and get back into the U21s team after the World Cup."