West Ham United have announced the signing of New Zealand FIFA World Cup defender Winston Reid.

The 22-year-old joins the Hammers on a three-year contract from Danish club FC Midtjylland. 

Reid's World Cup performance caught the the Hammers eye, where he scored a late goal to equalize against Slovakia and helped the All Whites remain undefeated in draws against Italy and Paraguay.

The North Shore born defender moved from New Zealand to Denmark at age of ten, beginning his career with SUB Sonderborg and signed professional terms with Midtjylland in 2005.

Winston Reid has become the fifth new face at the Boleyn Ground this summer