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title: "Former Southampton winger on trial at West Ham"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2015/08/24/former-southampton-winger-trial-west-ham/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2015-08-24T19:38:28Z"
modified: "2015-08-24T19:38:28Z"
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# Former Southampton winger on trial at West Ham

West Ham United have accidentally revealed, on their official Twitter account, that they have taken former Southampton youngster Omar Rowe on trial.

> > 63: Both sides pushing for a winner. Nathan Mavila is on in place of Omar Rowe. 1-1. [#WHUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHUFC?src=hash) [#COYI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COYI?src=hash)— West Ham United FC (@whufc\_official) [August 24, 2015](https://twitter.com/whufc_official/status/635894122893676544)

The 20-year-old was down as an unnamed ‘trialist’ on the team sheet ahead of the game, but the blooper has now revealed his identity.

Hackney-born Rowe was formerly a part of West Ham’s academy, but moved to Southampton at under-16 level – where he spent four years.

After progressing through the youth ranks and signing his first professional contract in July 2013, Rowe was handed his competitive debut in a League Cup match against Barnsley – coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute. He went on to make just one more appearance for the Saints before being released this summer – yet another League Cup appearance.

Rowe was an integral part of Southampton’s under-21 side, before departing this summer, but failed to progress any further due to stiff competition for a spot in the first-team.