Sean Allen to West Ham: Hammers Sign eSports Star ‘Dragonn’

West Ham United revealed the capture of a player with a difference on Friday, confirming the capture of eSports star Sean “Dragonn” Allen.

The Hammers posted the following on their Twitter feed, revealing the 24-year-old, who claims to be a “professional FIFA player” on his own social media account, has even been handed a shirt number:

Sean will wear the No50 shirt. Follow and welcome @dragonn_whufc to the Club now! ????????⚒ #EnterTheDragonn pic.twitter.com/ERZeLu8zxU

— West Ham United FC (@whufc_official) May 6, 2016

Allen finished in second place at the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup recently and will represent West Ham at the Play Like A Legend Grand Final on Saturday, per their official website.

“I am delighted to be joining West Ham United as their official eSports player,” Allen said, per the report. “This is a massive move forward for me. I have been playing competitive FIFA for a …

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