Bowen Named New West Ham Utd Captain Ahead Of 2024/2025 Season

Bowen is heading into his fifth full season at the London Stadium, having joined the Hammers from Hull City in January 2020.

The 27-year-old has since made 202 appearances and scored the winning goal against Fiorentina in the 2023 Europa Conference League final.

Bowen will take the armband from Kurt Zouma, who is currently exploring a move away from the club.

“I am incredibly proud and happy to be West Ham United captain,” Bowen told West Ham's website. “We’ve had many great moments here as a club.

"I’ve been here four-and-a-half years now, so to be named Club captain is a really proud moment and one that I’ll wear with great honour.

“Since I’ve been here it’s just been an upward trajectory in what we’ve done on the pitch, what I’ve done off the pitch.

"To get to this moment is another statement of love I have for this club, along with when I signed my new deal last year.

"I said then that I want to stay here for the rest of my life and I haven’t come off that page. If I can go down as a legend here in years to come, that would be great.”

Bowen will lead West Ham officially for the first time against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.