West Ham United have confirmed that Lewis Orford has signed his first professional contract with the club.
The midfielder, who celebrated his 17th birthday at the weekend and has been a lifelong fan of the Hammers, put pen-to-paper on his contract at Chadwell Heath on Tuesday (February 21).
He becomes the fourth academy player to sign a professional deal in recent months, following Ollie Scarles, Callum Marshall and Gideon Kodua.
