Winston Reid

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This article is about the footballer. For the cricketer, see Winston Reid (cricketer).
Not to be confused with Winston Reedy.

Winston Reid
Winston Reid in September 2014.JPG
Reid warming-up with West Ham United in 2014
Personal information
Full name Winston Wiremu Reid[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 30)
Place of birth North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 2
Youth career
SUB Sønderborg
Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Midtjylland 84 (2)
2010– West Ham United 194 (9)
National team‡
2007 Denmark U19 4 (0)
2008 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2008–2010 Denmark U21 10 (0)
2010– New Zealand 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:34, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:45, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Winston Wiremu Reid (born 3 July 1988) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for English club West Ham United and also captains the New Zealand national team.

Early life[edit]

Both Reid's parents have Māori ancestry. He affiliates to Tainui through his father and to Te Rarawa through his mother.[3] He was born in North Shore, Auckland,[4] but moved from New Zealand to Denmark at the age of 10 with his mother and Danish stepfather. He always maintained contact with his father and his family in New Zealand.[5]

Club career[edit]

FC Midtjylland[edit]

Reid signed a youth contract with SUB Sønderborg, 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 Sivebæk and former teammate, Simon Kjær. In November 2005, Reid signed a professional contract with FC Midtjylland.[6] Aged 17, Reid made his FC Midtjylland debut in the Royal League tournament against Norwegian side Vålerenga in a 4–0 win. He made his league debut for FC Midtjylland coming on for David Nielsen as a substitute in the 78th minute.[7] Playing few games in seasons 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 it was not until season 2008–09 that Reid made 28 appearances and scored his first goal against AaB Fodbold in a 3–2 loss on 23 March 2009 and scored his second in the league in his next match against AC Horsens in a 3–1 win on 5 April 2009. Reid also established himself in the starting eleven throughout the season until Reid left the club.

West Ham United[edit]

2010–11 season[edit]

Reid signed for West Ham United on 5 August 2010, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[8][9] His transfer fee was the subject of a dispute between West Ham United and FC Midtjylland as West Ham withheld the fee to bring to UEFA's attention fees owing to them from the sale of Alessandro Diamanti to Brescia.[10] He made his Premier League debut on 14 August, in a 3–0 loss to Aston Villa,[11] and scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win against Burnley in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup on 21 February 2011.[12] In his first season for West Ham United Reid's first team opportunities were limited, making just 12 appearances in all competitions as the club was relegated.

2011–12 season[edit]

For the 2011–2012 season Reid stayed at West Ham following relegation to the Championship, and scored his first league goal for West Ham United in a 4–1 away win over Nottingham Forest.[13] Reid also scored the winning goal against arch-rivals Millwall in a 2–1 home win on 4 February 2012.[14] West Ham finished the season by winning the Football League play-offs against Blackpool at Wembley Stadium, and gaining promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt.

2012–13 season[edit]

In summer 2012, Reid opted to stay and train with his West Ham teammates ahead of the new Premier League season rather than represent New Zealand at the London Olympics.[15] He scored his first ever Premier League goal in West Ham's 3–0 victory against Fulham on 1 September 2012, and in May 2013 Reid signed a two-year extension to his contact until the end of the 2014–15 season.[16] Arguably his best season since joining the club, Reid was rewarded for his form on 8 May 2013 when he was named Hammer of the Year, as West Ham went on to finish the season in 10th.[17]

2013–14 season[edit]

Reid scored the opening goal in a 3–0 away win against rivals Tottenham Hotspur in October 2013. However, in November 2013 he suffered an ankle injury in training which required surgery. He made his return in February 2014 in a 2–0 home win against Swansea City.[18][19][20][21] Reid made his 100th appearance for West Ham in all competitions on 15 April, in a 1–3 defeat away to Arsenal.

2014–15 season[edit]

On 20 September, Reid scored the first goal after just two minutes in a 3–1 win against Liverpool at Upton Park.[22] In March 2015, Reid signed a new six-and-a-half year contract with West Ham, after much speculation over his future at the club, after being linked with London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.[23]

2015–16 season[edit]

Reid before West Ham's 2-2 draw with Manchester City, January 2016

On 10 May 2016, Reid wrote his name into West Ham United folklore, when he scored the last ever goal at Upton Park in a 3–2 win against Manchester United.[24]

International career[edit]

Reid received Danish citizenship in 2006[8] and was subsequently called up for the under-19 national team. He played for various Danish age-grade representative teams, in particular the under-19s and under-21s, and played in the 2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification tournament.

On 11 March 2010, Reid stated that he wanted to play for the senior New Zealand team,[25] and on 13 March 2010 he made himself available for New Zealand's 2010 World Cup selection.[5] On 10 May 2010, Reid was included in New Zealand's 2010 World Cup squad even though New Zealand national coach Ricki Herbert had never seen him play.[4][26] He made his international debut in a friendly against Australia in Melbourne two weeks later. His second appearance came in the All Whites' shock 1–0 victory over Serbia, leaving Ricki Herbert "suitably impressed" with Reid's performance,[27] supplanting Ben Sigmund on the right side of Herbert's three-man defence.

On 15 June 2010, Reid scored an equalising goal in stoppage time against Slovakia in their opening game of the 2010 World Cup, thus securing a draw as well as his first ever international goal and New Zealand's first ever point in a World Cup finals match.[28]

On 12 October 2010, Winston picked up his first international red card against Paraguay in Wellington for a "vicious"[29] studs-up tackle on striker Federico Santander in the 90th minute of the All Whites' 2–0 defeat.

Following the retirement of Ryan Nelsen from international football in 2013, Winston Reid was named captain of the All Whites.[30] On 7 November 2013, Reid was ruled out of the All Whites' FIFA World Cup playoff against Mexico, not only leaving a void on defense, but also with his successor as captain uncertain.[31] As of December 2017, Reid has won 23 caps for his country.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.[32]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 June 2010 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa  Slovakia 1–1 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup

Club statistics[edit]

As of match played 3 March 2018
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Midtjylland 2005–06[33] Danish Superliga 9 0 0 0 — — — 9 0
2006–07[33] 11 0 0 0 — — — 11 0
2007–08[33] 9 0 2 0 — — — 11 0
2008–09[34] 25 2 1 0 — 3[a] 1 — 29 3
2009–10[34] 29 0 2 0 — — — 31 0
2010–11[34] 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Midtjylland Total 84 2 5 0 — 3 1 — 92 3
West Ham United 2010–11[35] Premier League 7 0 3 1 2 0 — — 12 1
2011–12[36] Championship 28 3 2 0 0 0 — 3[b] 0 33 3
2012–13[37] Premier League 36 1 1 0 0 0 — — 37 1
2013–14[38] 22 1 0 0 0 0 — — 22 1
2014–15[39] 30 1 2 0 1 0 — — 33 1
2015–16[40] 24 1 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 — 30 1
2016–17[41] 30 2 1 0 2 0 3[c] 0 — 36 2
2017–18[42] 17 0 1 0 1 0 — — 19 0
West Ham Total 194 9 14 1 7 0 4 0 3 0 222 10
Career total 278 11 19 1 7 0 7 1 3 0 311 13
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Football League Play-Offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

West Ham United

Individual[edit]

West Ham United
New Zealand
  • 2014 New Zealand Footballer of the Year, awarded by NZ Football Media Association in November 2015[43]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. p. 39. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ^ Tahana, Yvonne (17 June 2010). "Thanks for the goal, Winston!". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "All Whites player profile: Winston Reid". TVNZ. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b Woodcock, Fred (13 March 2010). "Reid changes mind, commits to All Whites". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Et spirende talent" (in Danish). FC Midtjlland Official Website. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Kampfakta: FCM – Horsens" (in Danish). FC Midtjlland Official Website. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Reid signs". West Ham United Official Website. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Hammers sign All Whites international Reid". ESPN Soccernet. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  10. ^ "West Ham refuse to pay Winston Reid transfer due to bitter dispute with Fifa". Telegraph. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  11. ^ Darling, Kevin (14 August 2010). "BBC Sport – Football – Aston Villa 3–0 West Ham". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  12. ^ Leon Mann (22 February 2011). "Winston Reid sympathises with New Zealand quake victims". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Nottingham Forest 1 – 4 West Ham United Match Report". WHFC Official Website. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  14. ^ "West Ham United 2 – 1 Millwall Match Report". WHFC Official Website. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  15. ^ "West Ham defender Winston Reid chooses club over country as he turns down Olympics – Football – Sport – London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  16. ^ "Winston Reid inks two-year deal at West Ham". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Reid crowned Hammer of the Year". Www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Reid injured". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Winston Reid update". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  21. ^ "West Ham 2–0 Swansea". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  22. ^ "West Ham United 3–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Winston Reid: West Ham defender signs six-and-a-half-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Violence, drama as Man Utd's top-four hopes shredded". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  25. ^ Gourdie, Andrew (11 March 2010). "All Whites bolster ranks with Danish star Winston Reid". 3 News. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  26. ^ Johnstone, Duncan (10 May 2010). "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  27. ^ Smith, Tony (31 May 2010). "A real downer for Serb fans in dress rehearsal". The Press. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  28. ^ New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia BBC Sport, 15 June 2010
  29. ^ Worthington, Sam (14 October 2010). "No serious damage for Winston Reid's victim". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  30. ^ Smith, Tony (20 March 2013). "Winston Reid named new All Whites captain". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  31. ^ "Key questions: What now for Reid-less All Whites?". 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via New Zealand Herald.
  32. ^ "W. Reid". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  33. ^ a b c "Winston Reid". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  34. ^ a b c "Winston Reid". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  35. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  36. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  37. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  38. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  39. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  40. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  41. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  42. ^ "Games played by Winston Reid in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  43. ^ "Reid honoured at NZFMA awards". NZ Football. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ryan Nelsen 		New Zealand captain
2013–present 		Incumbent
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