Elvis Hammond

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.<ref name=":4" /> He was a product of the Fulham Academy, joining at under-16 level.<ref name=":5" /> He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield in the League Cup.<ref name=":6" /> Hammond join Bristol Rovers on loan for the start of 2001–02 season in order to get first team experience.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite news</ref> At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> making four league appearances during their 2003–04 season after which they were promoted to the Premier League as First Division champions.<ref>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then went on loan before transferring permanently to Leicester City for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager Martin Allen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010.<ref name="Elvis Hammond leaves Cheltenham Town by mutual consent">Template:Cite news</ref> He joined Sutton United in October 2010, scoring on his debut against Margate.<ref name=":7" /> 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.<ref name="Elvis Hammond signs new Woking contract">Template:Cite news</ref> Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.<ref name="Ex-Card Elvis Hammond jailed for money laundering">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Ghana fall to Mexico, BBC Sport 1 March 2006. Retrieved on 6 September 2007.</ref>

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<ref name=":6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Division One	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2001–02<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2002–03<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Premier League	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2003–04<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2004–05<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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<ref name=":0" />	Division Three	7	0	—		1	0	—		8	0
Norwich City (loan)	2003–04<ref name=":1" />	Division One	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
RBC Roosendaal (loan)	2004–05<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Eredivisie	15	2	—		—		6Template:Efn	5	21	7
Leicester City	2005–06Template:Efn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Championship	33	3	2	1	3	0	—		38	4
	2006–07<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Championship	31	5	0	0	2	1	—		33	6
	2007–08<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		64	8	2	1	5	1	—		71	10
Cheltenham Town	2008–09<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	League One	22	5	2	0	—		—		24	5
	2009–10<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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<ref name=":7">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Isthmian League Premier Division	3	1	—		—		1Template:Efn	0	4	1
Woking	2010–11<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Conference South	32	12	3	1	—		6Template:Efn	4	41	17
	2011–12<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Conference South	39	10	2	1	—		6Template:Efn	0	47	11
	Total		71	22	5	2	—		12	4	88	28
Farnborough	2012–13<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Conference South	18	3	—		—		2Template:Efn	1	20	4
	2013–14<ref name=":3" />	Conference South	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	Total		37	5	—		—		2	1	39	6
Hastings United (loan)	2012–13<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Isthmian League Premier Division	4	0	0	0	—		1Template:Efn	1	5	1
Eastbourne Borough	2013–14<ref name=":3" />	Conference South	20	7	0	0	—		0	0	20	7
Kingstonian	2014–15<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Isthmian League Premier Division	36	5	4	5	—		3Template:Efn	1	43	11
	2015–16<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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

External links

• Template:Soccerbase
• Ghana Football Association – official website
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk