West Ham United Academy striker Djair Parfitt-Williams scored his first goal for the Development Squad as they defeated Leicester City 1-0 in a tight encounter at Rush Green.
The 18-year-old has been in fine form for Steve Potts' Under 18s this season, scoring six goals in 16 appearances and he continued his impressive run of form with a header from a Lewis Page corner in the 84th minute.
With the Development Squad currently sitting bottom of the Barclays U21 Premier League, Parfitt-Williams' goal was a crucial intervention to make sure they do not fall further adrift.
Speaking after the game, the Bermudian born goal scorer said, "I scored my first goal for the Under 21s and hopefully the first of many. I scored a header off a corner even though I'm probably one of the shortest players on the pitch. It felt good to score.
"I scored one header before earlier this season for the Under 18’s but this my only my second one this season."
Having put in impressive performances for the Under 18’s over the last 18 months, Parfitt-Williams has played a handful of games for the Development Squad, including the 5-3 defeat by Bilbao Athletic.
With three Development Squad appearances to his name this season, the exciting attacker is aiming to add to this number as the season progresses.
"Of course it's good for Jordan Brown and myself to be getting opportunities in the Under 21’s. We're both happy, we work well together and hopefully that will continue.
"It was a physical game and everybody worked hard, definitely. We all put in a good shift, we kept going until the end and we got a reward for it."
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