Winston Reid

Winston Wiremu Reid (born 3 July 1988) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club West Ham United, and the New Zealand national team. He has also played for Midtjylland with loan periods at Sporting Kansas City and Brentford.

Club Career

FC Midtjylland

Reid signed a youth contract with SUB Sonderborg, before moving on to play youth football with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. He was one of the first players to graduate from FCM's football academy, the first of its kind in Denmark, coming through the system alongside Midtjylland teammates Jesper Weinkouff, Christian Sivebak and former teammate, Simon Kjar. While coming through the system, Reid helped the U19 win their first U19 Danish championship.

In November 2005, Reid signed a professional contract with FC Midtjylland. At the same month at aged 17, he made his FC Midtjylland debut in the Royal League tournament against Norwegian side Valerenga in a 4–0 win. Reid made his league debut for FC Midtjylland, making his first start and played 60 minutes before being substituted in the 60th minute, in a 2–2 draw against SonderjyskE on 27 November 2005. It was not until on 19 March 2006 when he made another appearance for the side, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win against Aarhus GF. Reid then received a handful of first team football towards the end of the 2005–06 season, which lead him to make nine appearances for the side.

At the start of the 2006–07 season, Reid appeared in the first three league matches before being sidelined with an injury. After missing three matches, he made his return from injury, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win against Silkeborg on 10 September 2006. However, his return was short–lived when Reid suffered another injury, resulting him out for two months. Reid later featured in and out of the first team towards the end of the 2006–07 season. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he went on to make eleven app

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