Elvis Zark Hammond (born 6 October 1980) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who last played for Kingstonian as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvis Zark Hammond[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2000 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Fulham | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Norwich City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 | → Leicester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Leicester City | 58 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | (9) |
| 2010 | Sutton United | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Woking | 71 | (22) |
| 2012–2014 | Farnborough | 37 | (5) |
| 2013 | → Hastings United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Eastbourne Borough | 20 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Kingstonian | 36 | (5) |
| Total | 318 | (59) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 4 September 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 16 December 2011 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHammond was born in Accra before moving to London aged six.[3] He was a product of the Fulham Academy, joining at under-16 level.[4] He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield in the League Cup.[5] Hammond join Bristol Rovers on loan for the start of 2001–02 season in order to get first team experience.[6] In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham,[7] before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003.[4] At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City,[8] making four league appearances during their 2003–04 season after which they were promoted to the Premier League as First Division champions.[9] 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.[10] He then went on loan before transferring permanently to Leicester City for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005.[11]
Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005.[12] He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season.[13]
On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager Martin Allen.[14] 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.[3] Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010.[15] He joined Sutton United in October 2010, scoring on his debut against Margate.[16] 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.[17] Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title.[18]
He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.[19]
International career
editHammond received his first and only cap for Ghana against Mexico on 1 March 2006 in a pre-2006 FIFA World Cup friendly.[20]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2000–01[5] | Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001–02[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03[22] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05[24] | 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[21] | Division Three | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2003–04[23] | Division One | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 2004–05[25] | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | — | — | 6[a] | 5 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Leicester City | 2005–06[b][26] | Championship | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |
| 2006–07[27] | Championship | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 71 | 10 | |||
| Cheltenham Town | 2008–09[29] | League One | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2009–10[30] | 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[16] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Woking | 2010–11[31][32] | Conference South | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 4 | 41 | 17 | |
| 2011–12[31][33][34][35] | Conference South | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 47 | 11 | ||
| Total | 71 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | 88 | 28 | |||
| Farnborough | 2012–13[31][36] | Conference South | 18 | 3 | — | — | 2[f] | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14[31] | Conference South | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | ||||
| Hastings United (loan) | 2012–13[37] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | 2013–14[31] | Conference South | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| Kingstonian | 2014–15[38][39][40] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 43 | 11 | |
| 2015–16[41] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
- ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Fulham
- ^ a b Appearances in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ Four appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Conference South play-offs
- ^ Five appearances in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Sussex Senior Cup
References
editExternal links
edit- Elvis Hammond at Soccerbase
- Ghana Football Association – official website
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
