Young Hammer Joe Powell and his Irons team-mateswant to see the season out on a high at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens in Hong Kong.

Powell was part of the 10 man squad which flew out for the 20th  annual competition after spending the second half of the season on loan at League Two club Northampton Town.

He said: “We’ve got a strong squad going to Hong Kong, so I think we’ll have one of our best chances yet of winning the tournament.

He is in a squad which includes the likes of Ben Johnson, Conor Coventry and Nathan Holland.

He said: “This will be my third time at the tournament, we’ve got a squad which mixes experience with younger ones, so I’ll go out there and do my thing, try to help the team and hopefully we can come back with the trophy.”

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West Ham have been drawn in Group A alongside the host HKFC Captain’s Select, English side Fulham and Portuguese club Portimonense.He added: “You’d be surprised how many West Ham fans there are out there, both Chinese and English expats, as there are thousands and thousands of them.

“It’s a huge tournament, with seven or eight English teams, a couple from Brazil and local teams as well. We’ve played some big clubs there in the past and it’s a very good experience for everyone.”