Southend United announced the signing of 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Keenan Appiah-Forson.
The energetic box-to-box player, who left West Ham United earlier in the summer after eight years at the Premier League club, joins on a two-year deal.
Born in Greenwich, Appiah-Forson learned his trade in the Hammers’ academy before gaining experience in the Vanarama National League last season with Dagenham & Redbridge.
He played 27 league games for the Daggers, scoring once.
Upon signing, he said: “I’m very happy to be here and I’m ready to just go for it. I trained yesterday and today and I’ve really enjoyed seeing how the team works and how we play, and I’m really excited.
“I’m more of a box-to-box midfielder. I can do both attacking and defending jobs so I’ll be up and down the pitch.”
Appiah-Forson will wear number 22 for the Shrimpers.
