Elvis Hammond

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Elvis Hammond
Personal information
Full name Elvis Zark Hammond
Date of birth October 6, 1980 (1980-10-06) (age 27)
Place of birth    Accra, Ghana
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Free Agent
Youth clubs
1996-2001 Fulham
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2005
2001-2002
2003
2005
2005
2005-2008		 Fulham
→ Bristol Rovers (loan)
→ Norwich City (loan)
→ RBC Roosendaal (loan)
→ Leicester City (loan)
Leicester City		 11 (0)
07 (0)
04 (0)
14 (2)
06 (0)
58 (8)   
National team2
2006 Ghana 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10:52, 6 September 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11:05, 19 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Elvis Hammond (born October 6, 1980 in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian footballer. He is currently without a club after being released by Leicester City following the club's relegation from the English Championship.

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[edit] Career

Born in Ghana, the frontman had exceptional pace and made an immediate impact coming on as a substitute in the first three games of the 2005/06 season. Hammond, who had been with the Cottagers since the age of 16, will cost Leicester up to £350,000. Initially signed on a five-month loan deal from Fulham, Leicester City secured the services of Elvis Hammond permanently on transfer deadline day in August 2005.

Hammond is a product of the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for Fulham 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield at the Recreation Ground. Hammond looked to have made his break into the first team towards the end of the 2002-2003 season, under Chris Coleman, only to have an injury put him out for the rest of that season. At the beginning of the 2003/04 season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City F.C.. He joined Dutch Eredivisie side RBC Roosendaal on loan in January 2005, before he transferred to Leicester City from Fulham for a fee of £225,000 in September 2005.

He made his first start for Leicester City in the 2-2 draw at Crewe, hitting a post late on in the game, and kept his place for the subsequent Carling Cup tie at Bury F.C., which they won 3-0.

First team opportunities were limited for Hammond at Fulham where he made just 13 appearances - only three of which were from the start - and he had loan spells with Bristol Rovers and Norwich before spending time in Holland.

He scored twice in 14 matches for RBC Roosendaal, who played in the Dutch Eredivisie - the top division of Dutch football.

Elvis grabbed his first City goal in the 2-1 home defeat at the hands of QPR in September 2005. He was also on target in the 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season. He got off for mark for the 2006-07 Championship campaign in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrews.

As of June 4th, 2007, Elvis was placed on the transfer list by then manager Martin Allen[1] and on 9 July 2007, it was reported that Spanish La Liga club Real Mallorca were interested in him.[2] The deal possibly fell through with no more news update.

On 2008-05-15 he was released by Leicester as his contract was close to expiring and he wasn't going to be offered a new deal.[3]

[edit] 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.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Trio Transfer Listed
  2. ^ "Mallorca Move For Leicester Striker Hammond", MTN Football, 2007-07-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. 
  3. ^ "Foxes Release 6", LCFC.com, 2008-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 
  4. ^ Ghana fall to Mexico, BBC Sport 2006-03-01. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.

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