Born: 7 May 1967, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Steve Potts was appointed as first-team coach by Nuno Espírito Santo in October 2025, moving from his role in the Academy of Football as U21s assistant coach..

Academy graduate Potts played over 500 matches as a defender and midfielder for West Ham United between 1985 and 2002.

After finishing out his playing career at Dagenham & Redbridge, Potts did ‘The Knowledge’ and became a London Black Cab driver.

He returned to the Hammers in 2011, initially working with players in the Youth Development phase in the U12-U16 age groups.

Since then, he has held a number of important coaching positions, working with players in the Professional Development phase, aged U17-U23, since 2015.

He has worked closely with all the young players who have gone on to play first-team football in recent seasons.