Elvis Zark Hammond (born 6 October 1980) is a Ghanaian retired

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who last played for Kingstonian as a striker.

Club career

Hammond was born in

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before moving to

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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

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on loan for the start of 2001–02 season in order to get first team experience. In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham, before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003. At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at

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, making four league appearances during their 2003–04 season after which they were promoted to the

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as First Division champions. He joined

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on loan in January 2005, where he scored twice in 15 matches playing in the

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– the top division of

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football. He then went on loan before transferring permanently to

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for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005. Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005. He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over

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in the

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third round tie later that season. On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager

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. In May 2008, Hammond was one of six players released by the club after his contract was not renewed. Hammond joined

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on 11 November 2008 on a short-term contract until January 2009, linking up with former manager Martin Allen. Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010. He joined

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in October 2010, scoring on his debut against

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. Hammond would then go on to join

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later that month, seeing out the season and signing a one-year contract in the summer of 2011. Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title. He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.

International career

Hammond received his first and only cap for

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against

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on 1 March 2006 in a pre-

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friendly.Ghana fall to Mexico
BBC Sport 1 March 2006. Retrieved on 6 September 2007.

Career statistics

References

External links

*
Ghana Football Association
– official website

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