West Ham United are delighted to announce that 18-year-old strikerhas signed a new contract with the Club.The powerful forward, who has scored three goals in seven starts for the Development Squad this season has put pen paper on a new deal, keeping him at the Club until June 2016.Speaking to www.whufc.com after signing his contract, the England U16 international who arrived from Arsenal in 2013 said: “I’m delighted to have signed a new contract. I’m happy the club has faith in me to give me another year to push on and try and prove myself.“I heard I was going to get a new contract in about January or February and I was very happy. I’ve known about it for a while but it’s good to actually sign it.”This season, Brown has been in impressive goal scoring form, first for the U18s netting seven goals in 15 appearances before forging his way into the Development Squad.The highly rated striker has been in a rich vein of form recently, netting in two of his last three games, including a 25-yard effort against Norwich City.“My last goal against Norwich City is definitely my best this season, I picked it up from outside the area and caught it nicely. Hopefully I’ll add a few more goals to my tally before the end of the season.“The contract is another opportunity to prove myself. I got a look in for the U21s last season with five games in total. Then I started this season in the U18s. Since the turn of the year I’ve pushed up more regularly for the U21s and I’m just happy to be starting.“For those fans that haven’t seen me play, I would describe myself as a strong, powerful striker. I like to run in behind strikers and finish the chances I get.”