Here are ten fast facts you may not have known about 17-year-old sensation Domingos Quina, who recently signed his first professional contract with West Ham…
- The midfielder was born in west African country Guinea-Bissau but moved to Portugal as a youngster
- The teenager has represented Portugal at U17, U18 and U19 level despite only just turning 17
- Quina initially signed for the Hammers on scholarship terms during the summer but recently put pen to paper on a deal which will see him remain at the Club until 2019
- Was a star player for his national U17 side which won the U17 European Championships in Azerbaijan during the summer
- He started the final victory over Spain and scored in the group stage fixture against Scotland
- Quina has already played twice for the Hammers’ first team in competitive matches – in both early season Europa League ties against NK Domzale
- He also featured in the Club’s official opening match at the new London Stadium against Juventus
- The 17-year-old has starred for the PL2 side this term, more recently being deployed as a deep midfielder where he sees lots of the ball
- Bagged a wonder goal against Leicester in the Premier League Cup, scoring from just inside the opposition’s half, lobbing the goalkeeper (above)
- Quina has already been praised aplenty by boss Slaven Bilic, who said “if he doesn’t make it, nobody will”