West Ham boss David Moyes is delighted with the progress of Ben Johnson this season.
Moyes admits he's not yet settled on a position for the defender.
He told whufc.com: "He's a bit of a utility player for us and he's been here for a while, but he's a really important to us in the squad. He's been really important.
"We've brought him on in different roles and he's got a little bit of a chance to get some games under his belt and he's not let us down and scored a good goal.
"It's good competition for Vladimir and I've got Ryan Fredericks as well. At the moment, Ben has done really well in a period and stepped in at a period when we didn't have any of the other two right-backs available. He's done as well as anybody.
"He is a right-back and that's what I think he will be. Can he play at left-back? Yes, because he's competent with both feet, so he could help me out there as well, but overall I would say right-back.
"I think Ben has shown big improvement and at the level he's at, being involved in European football quite regularly will give him a platform to show exactly what he can do, so it would be good if got a call-up to the England U21 squad."
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