Elvis Hammond
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| 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 | 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 | |||
Elvis Zark Hammond (born 6 October 1980) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who last played for Kingstonian as a striker.
Hammond 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
Hammond received his first and only cap for Ghana against Mexico on 1 March 2006 in a pre-2006 FIFA World Cup friendly.[20]
