Elvis Hammond

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Elvis Zark Hammond (born 6 October 1980) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who last played for Kingstonian as a striker.

Club career

Hammond was born in Accra before moving to London aged six.[1] He was a product of the Fulham Academy, joining at under-16 level.[2] He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield in the League Cup.[3] Hammond join Bristol Rovers on loan for the start of 2001–02 season in order to get first team experience.[4] In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham,[5] before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003.[2] At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City,[6] making four league appearances during their 2003–04 season after which they were promoted to the Premier League as First Division champions.[7] He joined RBC Roosendaal on loan in January 2005, where he scored twice in 15 matches playing in the Eredivisie – the top division of Dutch football.[8] He then went on loan before transferring permanently to Leicester City for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005.[9]

Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005.[10] He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season.[11]

On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager Martin Allen.[12] In May 2008, Hammond was one of six players released by the club after his contract was not renewed. Hammond joined Cheltenham Town on 11 November 2008 on a short-term contract until January 2009, linking up with former manager Martin Allen.[1] Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010.[13] He joined Sutton United in October 2010, scoring on his debut against Margate.[14] Hammond would then go on to join Woking later that month, seeing out the season and signing a one-year contract in the summer of 2011.[15] Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title.[16]

He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.[17]

International career

Hammond received his first and only cap for Ghana against Mexico on 1 March 2006 in a pre-2006 FIFA World Cup friendly.[18]

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2000–01[3] Division One 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2001–02[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03[20] Premier League 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2003–04[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05[22] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2001–02[19] Division Three 7 0 1 0 8 0
Norwich City (loan) 2003–04[21] Division One 4 0 4 0
RBC Roosendaal (loan) 2004–05[23] Eredivisie 15 2 6Template:Efn 5 21 7
Leicester City 2005–06Template:Efn[24] Championship 33 3 2 1 3 0 38 4
2006–07[25] Championship 31 5 0 0 2 1 33 6
2007–08[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 64 8 2 1 5 1 71 10
Cheltenham Town 2008–09[27] League One 22 5 2 0 24 5
2009–10[28] League Two 24 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 26 5
Total 46 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 50 10
Sutton United 2010–11[14] Isthmian League Premier Division 3 1 1Template:Efn 0 4 1
Woking 2010–11[29][30] Conference South 32 12 3 1 6Template:Efn 4 41 17
2011–12[29][31][32][33] Conference South 39 10 2 1 6Template:Efn 0 47 11
Total 71 22 5 2 12 4 88 28
Farnborough 2012–13[29][34] Conference South 18 3 2Template:Efn 1 20 4
2013–14[29] Conference South 19 2 19 2
Total 37 5 2 1 39 6
Hastings United (loan) 2012–13[35] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 1Template:Efn 1 5 1
Eastbourne Borough 2013–14[29] Conference South 20 7 0 0 0 0 20 7
Kingstonian 2014–15[36][37][38] Isthmian League Premier Division 36 5 4 5 3Template:Efn 1 43 11
2015–16[39] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 36 5 5 5 3 1 44 11
Career total 318 59 15 8 9 2 25 12 367 81

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