Winston Wiremu Reid was born on 3 July 1988 and is a New Zealand professional footballer who last played as a defender for Premier League club West Ham United.
28 Facts About Winston Reid
2.
Winston Reid has played for Midtjylland with loan periods at Sporting Kansas City and Brentford.
3.
Winston Reid was born in North Shore, Auckland, and started playing football at the age of four at local club Takapuna.
4.
In 2004, the then 16-year-old Winston Reid joined the academy of Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland on a three-year youth contract.
5.
In November 2005, Winston Reid signed a professional contract with FC Midtjylland.
6.
Winston Reid later featured in and out of the first team towards the end of the season.
7.
Winston Reid continued to be featured in and out of the first team for the next three months.
8.
Winston Reid was able to regain his first team place for the rest of the season.
9.
Winston Reid signed for West Ham United on 5 August 2010, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
10.
Since the start of the season, Winston Reid started in the first eight league matches until he suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out for two matches.
11.
Winston Reid regained his first team place following his return from a shoulder injury.
12.
Winston Reid later regained his first team place over the closing months of the season despite suffering from injuries.
13.
Winston Reid regained his first team place for the next three months.
14.
Winston Reid became a stand in captain following Noble's absence for a number of matches towards the end of the season.
15.
Winston Reid signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2023.
16.
In early January 2018, Winston Reid suffered a groin injury, keeping him out until 3 March when he played against Swansea, only to be taken off on a stretcher with an oxygen mask over his face after being knocked unconscious and twisting a knee, resulting in him being substituted in the 27th minute.
17.
On 21 September 2021 West Ham announced that Winston Reid had departed the club by mutual consent.
18.
On 14 February 2020, Winston Reid went to Sporting Kansas City on loan.
19.
Winston Reid received Danish citizenship in 2006 and was called up for the under-19 national team.
20.
Winston Reid 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.
21.
On 11 March 2010, Winston Reid stated that he wanted to play for New Zealand's senior team, and on 13 March 2010 he made himself available for New Zealand's 2010 World Cup selection.
22.
On 10 May 2010, Winston Reid was included in New Zealand's 2010 World Cup squad even though New Zealand national coach Ricki Herbert had never seen him play.
23.
Winston Reid made his international debut in a friendly against Australia in Melbourne two weeks later.
24.
On 15 June 2010, Winston 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.
25.
Winston Reid later made two more appearances in the tournament, as New Zealand was eliminated in the Group Stage.
26.
Later in the same year on 7 November 2013, Winston Reid was ruled out of the All Whites' FIFA World Cup playoff against Mexico, not only leaving a void on defence, but with his successor as captain uncertain.
27.
In July 2021, Winston Reid was confirmed as a member of the New Zealand team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
28.
In July 2015, Winston Reid became a first time father when his wife, Yana, gave birth to twins, Ariana and Damien.