Mark Noble secures West Ham future with new contract

West Ham midfielder Mark Noble has signed a new contract which keeps him at the Premier League club until the summer of 2020.

The 27-year-old vice-captain, who hails from nearby Canning Town, joined as a 13-year-old and has played over 300 games for the club.

West Ham co-owner David Gold tweeted: “I am absolutely delighted to announce that two-time Hammer of the Year Mark Noble has signed a new contract.”

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Noble, who made his first-team debut in August 2004, said: "I'm obviously over the moon because it takes me until I'm 33.

"I'm very happy with the contract and very grateful to the chairmen for giving me it and I'm looking forward to the next five years.

"I love playing football and I love playing for the club so to be rewarded with a new five-and-a-half-year contract is fantastic.

"In football you don't get any younger but I keep myself fit and this is great for me and my family, because it gives us security for the rest of our lives. It's not about the money, though. I always give 100 per cent in every game.”

Manager Sam Allardyce hailed Noble as one of a dying breed of one-club men.

"Mark Noble is one of their own, there's no doubt about that," he said of his
vice-captain.

"He is West Ham born and bred. Somebody who commits to one club like he's done is pretty rare these days. I think it's good news for everybody.

"We've got James Tomkins as well, another West Ham boy. They've both come through the academy which is what we're all striving for these days.

"It's something that is becoming harder and harder to achieve. As academy boys it's great to see them still here and doing well."