An elegant, ball-playing centre-back, Airidas Golambeckis is just as comfortable in midfield.

Already featuring regularly at U18 level during the 2023/24 campaign as an U16, he made his Premier League 2 debut in the same season with the U21s playing the full 90 minutes in a 0-2 victory over Norwich.

His performances earned him a full-time scholarship with the Hammers signed ahead of the 2024/25 season. His strong start to the campaign earned him his first call-up to the Young Lions squad for Liam Bramley's U18s. Making his debut in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, Golambeckis scored his first international goal in a 3-1 win against Ukraine U19s.

In November 2024, just days after turning 17, he signed his first professional contract.

While featuring heavily in the U21s squad, Golambeckis also started every game for the U18s as they won the Premier League Cup for the first time.

Ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, he travelled with the first-team squad for their pre-season tours of Austria and the United States. Upon his return, he joined a select group of players, including Declan Rice, to have captained the development squad before turning 18, wearing the armband in the U21s' National League Cup opener, a 2-0 win at Woking.

Throughout the season he made 20 appearances captaining the U21s while regularly training with the first team where he featured on the bench on six occasions, four of which were in the Premier League.

Honours

Club Honours

U18 Premier League Cup (2024/25) National League Cup runner-up (2025/26)

Individual Honours

West Ham United Premier League Scholar of the Year (2025/26)

International caps

Lithuania U16s England U18s England U19s