West Ham United: Record player Mark Noble becomes sporting director

After the end of his career in the summer

Mark Noble is returning to West Ham United about half a year after retiring. The 35-year-old will take over the post of sports director at the “Hammers” from January 2, 2023. The club officially announced this on Thursday.

Between 2004 and 2021, Noble made 550 competitive appearances for West Ham and is by far the club’s all-time record player (see stats). “I think it’s a great opportunity for me to contribute and help the club in different ways and I can promise everyone in the West Ham family that I will give absolutely everything I have.” , said the former midfielder in the press release.

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Holger Badstuber (last club: FC Luzern)

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Badstuber’s performance data – most games for: FC Bayern (177); highest market value: 22 million euros

Martin Hinteregger (Last club: Eintracht Frankfurt)

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On Hinteregger’s performance data – most games for: Red Bull Salzburg (211); highest market value: 18 million euros

Mevlut Erdinc (Last club: Racing Besançon)

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On Erdinc’s performance data – most games for: PSG (110); highest market value: 10.5 million euros

Guillaume Hoarau (Last club: FC Sion)

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On Hoarau’s performance data – most games for: BSC Young Boys (188); highest market value: 11.5 million euros

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Konstantin Rausch (last club: 1. FC Nürnberg)

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On Rausch’s performance data – most games for: Hannover 96 (180); highest market value: 5 million euros

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Nacho Monreal (Last club: Real Sociedad)

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On Monreal’s performance data – most games for: Arsenal FC (251); highest market value: 15 million euros

Mehmet Topal (Last club: Besiktas)

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On Topal’s performance data – most games for: Fenerbahce (298); highest market value: 12 million euros

Fred (Last club: Fluminense)

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On Fred’s performance data – most games for: Fluminense (271); highest market value: 15 million euros

Mark Noble (Last club: West Ham)

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On Noble’s performance data – most games for: West Ham (550); highest market value: 8 million euros

Jack Wilshere (Last club: Aarhus GF)

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On Wilshere’s performance data – most games for: Arsenal FC (197); highest market value: 33 million euros

Aleksandar Kolarov (Last club: Inter Milan)

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On Kolarov’s performance data – most games for: Man City (247); highest market value: 17 million euros

Zlatko Junuzovic (Last club: Red Bull Salzburg)

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On Junuzovic’s performance data – most games for: Werder (198); highest market value: 7 million euros

Neven Subotic (Last club: SCR Altach)

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On Subotic’s performance data – most games for: BVB (263); highest market value: 20 million euros

Carlos Tévez (Last club: Boca Juniors)

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On Tévez’s performance data – most games for: Boca Juniors (200); highest market value: 40 million euros

Marcel Schmelzer (last club: BVB)

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On Schmelzer’s performance data – most games for: BVB (367); highest market value: 10 million euros

Laurent Koscielny (Last club: Girondins Bordeaux)

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On Koscielny’s performance data – most games for: Arsenal (353); highest market value: 22 million euros

Martin Skrtel (Last club: Spartak Trnava)

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Lee Grant (Last club: Manchester United)

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See Grant’s performance data – most games for: Derby County (186); highest market value: one million euros

Valentin Stocker (last club: FC Basel)

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Stocker’s performance data – most games for: FC Basel (415); highest market value: 7 million euros

Andrés D’Alessandro (Last club: SC Internacional)

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On D’Alessandro’s performance data – most games for: SC Internacional (368); highest market value: 11 million euros

Hernanes (Last club: Sport Recife)

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On D’Alessandro’s performance data – most games for: FC Sao Paulo (230); highest market value: 25 million euros

Aaron Hunt (last club: Hamburger SV)

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Hunt’s performance data – most games for: SV Werder Bremen (286); highest market value: 7 million euros

Johannes Flum (last club: SC Freiburg II)

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On Flum’s performance data – most games for: SC Freiburg (130 + 54 in the second team); highest market value: 4 million euros

Almog Cohen (last club: Maccabi Netanya)

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On Cohen’s performance data – most games for: Maccabi Netanya (154); highest market value: 3 million euros

Jermain Defoe (last club: AFC Sunderland)

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On Defoe’s performance data – most games for: Tottenham Hotspur (362); highest market value: 18 million euros

Javi García (last club: Boavista Porto)

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On García’s performance data – most games for: Benfica Lisbon (131); highest market value: 20 million euros

Fabricio Coloccini (last club: Club Atlético Aldosivi)

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On Coloccini’s performance data – most games for: Newcastle United (275); highest market value: 10 million euros

Scott Brown (last club: Aberdeen FC)

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On Brown’s performance data – most games for: Celtic (611); highest market value: 6.6 million euros

Davy Proepper (last club: PSV Eindhoven)

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On Pröpper’s performance data – most games for: Vitesse Arnhem (162); highest market value: 17 million euros

Thomas Vermaelen (last club: Vissel Kobe)

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Zu Vermaelen’s performance data – most games for: Arsenal FC (150); highest market value: 18.5 million euros

Sebastian Prödl (last club: Udinese Calcio)

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On Prödl’s performance data – most games for: Werder Bremen (175); highest market value: 4 million euros

Coach David Moyes, who has been in charge since December 2019 and has used Noble in 89 games, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Mark back and have the opportunity to work closely with him again. He was a great asset and strength for me as a player and captain and I know he will be a great support to the club and me again in that role.”

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