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Elvis Hammond

{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Elvis Hammond

| image =

| fullname = Elvis Zark Hammond{{cite web

| title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011 | url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/May%202011.ashx/May%202011.pdf | publisher = The Football Association | accessdate = 6 July 2011}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite news | title = Elvis Hammond profile | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=8904&cc=5739 | publisher = ESPN Soccernet | date = 8 March 2010 | accessdate = 8 March 2010 | archive-date = 14 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211114221430/https://www.espn.com/soccer/?id=8904&cc=5739 | url-status = dead }}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2000

| youthclubs1 = Fulham

| years1 = 2000–2005

| years2 = 2001–2002

| years3 = 2003

| years4 = 2005

| years5 = 2005

| years6 = 2005–2008

| years7 = 2008–2010

| years8 = 2010

| years9 = 2010–2012

| years10 = 2012–2014

| years11 = 2013

| years12 = 2014

| years13 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = Fulham

| clubs2 = → Bristol Rovers (loan)

| clubs3 = → Norwich City (loan)

| clubs4 = → RBC Roosendaal (loan)

| clubs5 = → Leicester City (loan)

| clubs6 = Leicester City

| clubs7 = Cheltenham Town

| clubs8 = Sutton United

| clubs9 = Woking

| clubs10 = Farnborough

| clubs11 = → Hastings United (loan)

| clubs12 = Eastbourne Borough

| clubs13 = Kingstonian

| caps1 = 11

| caps2 = 7

| caps3 = 4

| caps4 = 15

| caps5 = 6

| caps6 = 58

| caps7 = 46

| caps8 = 3

| caps9 = 71

| caps10 = 37

| caps11 = 4

| caps12 = 20

| caps13 = 36

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 8

| goals7 = 9

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 22

| goals10 = 5

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 7

| goals13 = 5

| totalcaps = 318

| totalgoals = 59

| nationalyears1 = 2006

| nationalteam1 = Ghana

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

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. He was a product of the Fulham Academy, joining at under-16 level. He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield in the League Cup. Hammond join Bristol Rovers on loan for the start of 2001–02 season in order to get first team experience.{{cite news |date=31 August 2001 |title=Hammond on Loan |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/31/hammond-on-loan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410173526/https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/31/hammond-on-loan |archive-date=10 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}} In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham,{{cite news |date=11 July 2002 |title=Hammond and Cornwall |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/11/hammond-and-cornwall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411201941/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/11/hammond-and-cornwall |archive-date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}} before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003.{{cite news |date=27 May 2003 |title=Hammond Stays |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/27/hammond-stays |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411202412/https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/27/hammond-stays |archive-date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}} At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City,{{cite news|title=Hammond on hold|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2004/march/09/hammond-on-hold|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=9 March 2004|accessdate=11 April 2014}} making four league appearances during their 2003–04 season after which they were promoted to the Premier League as First Division champions.{{Soccerbase season|22467|2003|name=Elvis Hammond|access-date=4 November 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=Hammond goes Dutch|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/january/31/hammond-goes-dutch|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=31 January 2004|accessdate=11 April 2014}} He then went on loan before transferring permanently to Leicester City for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005.{{cite news|title=Elvis Leaves|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/august/31/elvis-leaves|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=31 August 2005|accessdate=14 April 2014}}

Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005.{{Cite news |date=2005-09-24 |title=Leicester 1–2 QPR |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4255396.stm |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-GB}} He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season.{{Cite news |date=2006-01-08 |title=Leicester 3–2 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4565028.stm |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-GB}}

On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager Martin Allen.{{cite web|url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html|title=Trio Transfer Listed|accessdate=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606073748/http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html|archive-date=6 June 2007|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |date=11 November 2008 |title=Hammond looking for kick start |url=http://world.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1451864,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025518/http://world.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1451864,00.html |archive-date=5 April 2018 |accessdate=4 April 2018 |website=world.ctfc.com}} Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010.{{cite news

| title = Elvis Hammond leaves Cheltenham Town by mutual consent

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8555185.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 8 March 2010

| accessdate = 8 March 2010}} He joined Sutton United in October 2010, scoring on his debut against Margate. 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.{{cite news

| title = Elvis Hammond signs new Woking contract

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9495402.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 24 May 2011

| accessdate = 29 December 2011}} Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=John |date=11 May 2012 |title=Squad update |url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3418/squad-update/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524054009/http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3418/squad-update/ |archive-date=24 May 2012 |website=Woking FC}}

He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.{{cite news

| title = Ex-Card Elvis Hammond jailed for money laundering

| url = http://getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2117149_excard_elvis_hammond_jailed_for_money_laundering

| publisher = Get Surrey

| date = 16 July 2011

| accessdate = 22 July 2011}}

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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4766150.stm Ghana fall to Mexico], BBC Sport 1 March 2006. Retrieved on 6 September 2007.

Career statistics

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" |Fulham

|2000–01{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2000/2001 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=130|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Division One

| 0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

2001–02{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2001/2002 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=131|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Premier League

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

2002–03{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2002/2003 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=132|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Premier League

|10

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|10

|0

2003–04{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2003/2004 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=133|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Premier League

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

2004–05{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2004/2005 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=134|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Premier League

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|2

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!11

!0

!0

!0

!2

!0

!0

!0

!13

!0

Bristol Rovers (loan)

|2001–02

|Division Three

| 7

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|8

|0

Norwich City (loan)

|2003–04

|Division One

|4

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|4

|0

RBC Roosendaal (loan)

|2004–05{{Cite web |title=Elvis Hammond » Clubwedstrijden |url=https://www.voetbal.com/speler_profiel/elvis-hammond/2/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=voetbal.com |language=nl}}

|Eredivisie

|15

|2

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|6{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs}}

|5

|21

|7

rowspan="4" |Leicester City

|2005–06{{efn|Part of this season was spent on loan from Fulham}}{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2005/2006 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=135|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Championship

|33

|3

|2

|1

|3

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|38

|4

2006–07{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2006/2007 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=136|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Championship

|31

|5

|0

|0

|2

|1

| colspan="2" |—

|33

|6

2007–08{{Cite web |title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Age 40 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467 |access-date=2021-02-24 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Championship

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!64

!8

!2

!1

!5

!1

! colspan="2" |—

!71

!10

rowspan="3" |Cheltenham Town

|2008–09{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2008/2009 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=138|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League One

|22

|5

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|24

|5

2009–10{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2009/2010 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=139|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|24

|4

|1

|0

|1

|1

|0

|0

|26

|5

colspan="2" |Total

!46

!9

!3

!0

!1

!1

!0

!0

!50

!10

Sutton United

|2010–11{{Cite web|title=ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances - Hammond Elvis|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=824892&LeagueCode=ISTH2010|access-date=2021-02-24|website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|3

|1

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1{{efn|name=ILC|Appearances in Isthmian League Cup}}

|0

|4

|1

rowspan="3" |Woking

|2010–11{{Cite web|title=Ghana - E. Hammond - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/elvis-hammond/15713/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=uk.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Match Centre {{!}} Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Woking|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/49/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}

|Conference South

|32

|12

|3

|1

| colspan="2" |—

|6{{efn|Four appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Conference South play-offs}}

|4

|41

|17

2011–12{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} League Table & Stats 2011/12|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/table/201112/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725160657/https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/table/201112/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Results 2011/12|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/fixtures/201112/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Match Centre {{!}} Wells City 0 - 7 Woking|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/104/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}

|Conference South

|39

|10

|2

|1

| colspan="2" |—

|6{{efn|Five appearances in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy}}

|0

|47

|11

colspan="2" |Total

!71

!22

!5

!2

! colspan="2" |—

!12

!4

!88

!28

rowspan="3" |Farnborough

|2012–13{{Cite web|title=2012-11-10 {{!}} Farnborough vs Truro City {{!}} Highlights| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfDJWDH_uFw}}

|Conference South

|18

|3

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|2{{efn|Appearances in FA Trophy}}

|1

|20

|4

2013–14

|Conference South

|19

|2

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|19

|2

colspan="2" |Total

!37

!5

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!2

!1

!39

!6

Hastings United (loan)

|2012–13{{Cite web |title=First Team Appearances & Goals Table 2012–13 |url=http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/first-team-appearances-201213/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530015714/http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/first-team-appearances-201213/ |archive-date=30 May 2014 |website=Hastings United FC}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|4

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1{{efn|Appearances in Sussex Senior Cup}}

|1

|5

|1

Eastbourne Borough

|2013–14

|Conference South

|20

|7

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|20

|7

rowspan="3" |Kingstonian

|2014–15{{Cite web |title=Kingstonian {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Elvis Hammond {{!}} 2014–2015 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2014-2015/elvis-hammond/23957 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}{{Cite web |date=9 August 2014 |title=Enfield Town 2–5 Kingstonian |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/isthmian-football-league-premier-division/enfield-town/kingstonian/60969 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Football Web Pages |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=13 September 2014 |title=Horsham 0–4 Kingstonian |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/fa-cup/horsham/kingstonian/65269 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Football Web Pages |language=en}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|36

|5

|4

|5

| colspan="2" |—

|3{{efn|name=ILC}}

|1

|43

|11

2015–16{{Cite web |title=Kingstonian {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Elvis Hammond {{!}} 2015–2016 {{!}} Football Web Pages |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2015-2016/elvis-hammond/23957 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|0

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!36

!5

!5

!5

! colspan="2" |—

!3

!1

!44

!11

colspan="3" |Career total

!318

!59

!15

!8

!9

!2

!25

!12

!367

!81

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Soccerbase}}
  • [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] – official website
  • [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/hammond.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Elvis}}

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