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West Ham Women pay tribute to Dylan Tombides 10 years on from his tragic death, as Rehanne Skinner's side don DT38 t-shirts during pre-season tour of Western Australia

West Ham's women's team have paid tribute to the late Dylan Tombides during their tour of Western Australia.

A former Australian youth national team player, Tombides came through the Hammers' youth academy after moving to London with his family at the age of 15 in 2009.

A prolific goalscoring record and outstanding all-round game saw the centre-forward quickly move through the ranks, make a Premier League matchday squad at 17 and his senior debut in an EFL Cup tie at the Boleyn Ground at 18.

Tombides was tragically diagnosed with testicular cancer while representing his country at the 2011 FIFA U17 World Cup.