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FEH
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by FEH Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:20 pm
James P wrote: Maybe I'm going mental but didn't we have a Japanese player at the club around 2000 time? Did he never play for the first team? Or did he never exist?
I remember during Arry's time, we were linked to a Japanese player called Tsuneyasu Miyamoto. Can't remember exactly which year.
I also saw a photo with a South Korean international Kim Nam-il having a trial with us.
That could be the player LeonRivers or DaveWHU1964 saw..
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bitter-iron-ny
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by bitter-iron-ny Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:51 pm
rare as rockinghorse shat wrote: Omer Riza
Ok then, technically, just one new one!
And I remember it being two South Korean trialists Harry brought at the same time but reserve the right to be totally wrong about that!
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Lee_WHU
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by Lee_WHU Mon Jul 11, 2016 6:20 pm
Lee San or San Lee was one of those South Koreans, gauld knows what happened to him.
Korea Hammer
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by Korea Hammer Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:55 pm
FEH wrote:
I also saw a photo with a South Korean international Kim Nam-il having a trial with us.
Interesting. I saw him play in Korea a few times and he did well in the 2002 World Cup. Little bloke, blonde hair, looked a bit chipmunky. Used to scurry down the wing. A sort of blonde Korean David Fairclough.
Rocket
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by Rocket Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:35 pm
LeonRivers' list only consists of players who have represented West Ham in a competitive match.
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:12 pm
LeonRivers wrote:
Expected future additions: Nordtveit (Norway 4th), Feghouli (Algeria 1st), Töre (Turkey 1st),
^^ It's all in the OP.
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by hammerleroy Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:25 am
Apologies if this already been said but surely Sasa Ilic the most memorable by far! Had no idea he was Serbian! :lol: And also the Coker in the list, was that Ade Coker, if so saw his debut at Palace and he scored in a 3-0 win!!! Brian Moore's "Coker!" Now there was the daddy of all commentators!!!
thejackhammer
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by thejackhammer Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:39 pm
Crazy how our first Spaniard was less than ten years ago and now we've had 6! I remember signing Kepa and everyone going on about him being our first ever Spanish player. Scored with his first touch then did nothing :lol:
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:05 pm
Sofiane Feghouli is our first ever Algerian.
Havard Nordtveit is our 4th Norweigian.
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:23 pm
And now Domingos Quina. Our 7th representative from Portugal.
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:00 am
Arthur Masuaku: our 17th representative from France
André Ayew: our 2nd representative from Ghana
Gökhan Töre: our first ever Turk.
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:00 pm
Jonathan Calleri is West Ham's 7th Argentine.
Argentina are now the joint-third most represented nation, level with Senegal and Portugal (behind France [17] and Australia [9]).
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:10 pm
And now Simone Zaza brings Italy up to 7 - level with Senegal, Argentina and Portugal.
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:24 pm
Two more additions today.
Alvaro Arbeloa is our 6th Spaniard.
Edimilson Fernandes is our 3rd from Switzerland.
RayleighHammer23
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by RayleighHammer23 Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:27 pm
LeonRivers wrote: Sofiane Feghouli is our first ever Algerian.
Havard Nordtveit is our 4th Norweigian.
Wasn't Sofiane Algerian?
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LeonRivers
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by LeonRivers Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:30 pm
Yousef Sofiane? He was born in France and played for them internationally to U18. He was of Algerian descent though.
RayleighHammer23
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by RayleighHammer23 Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:56 pm
LeonRivers wrote: Yousef Sofiane? He was born in France and played for them internationally to U18. He was of Algerian descent though.
Just keeping you on your toes : )
brownout
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by brownout Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:58 am
Was last night the first time West Ham have ever started a game with no British players?
