Fredrik Carl Michael Hammar (born 26 February 2001) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Hammar is a product of the

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish association football, football club based in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality ...

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, Hammar began his senior career in earnest with

Akropolis IF Akropolis IF was a Swedish football club formed by Greek immigrants in 1968 in Spånga. The club was named after the Acropolis of Athens, and the Parthenon The Parthenon (; ; ) is a former Ancient Greek temple, temple on the Acropolis ...

, whom he joined in 2018. Two years with Brentford B in England yielded just one first team appearance, before his return to Akropolis IF in 2021. Hammar joined

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in 2022 and played concurrently for both clubs during the 2022 season, before graduating to the parent club. He achieved a breakthrough into first team football and transferred to Belgian club Mechelen in 2025. Hammar won 29 caps and scored four goals for

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at youth level.

Club career

IF Brommapojkarna

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, Hammar began his career in the

and received his maiden call into the first team squad for a

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match versus

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on 23 September 2017. With the match safe at 3–1, he made his senior debut as an injury time substitute for Jacob Ortmark. It proved to be Hammar's only senior appearance for the club and he departed the

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in August 2018.

Akropolis IF

On 11 August 2018, Hammar dropped down to

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to join

on an 18-month contract. During the remainder of the 2018 season, he made 13 appearances and scored four goals, before leaving the club in January 2019.

Brentford

On 29 January 2019, Hammar moved to

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to join the

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club

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on an 18-month contract, with the option for a further year. He scored one of the goals in Brentford B's 4–0 2019

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Final victory over Harrow Borough and finished the 2018–19 season with 16 appearances and two goals. Hammar was a part of the first team squad throughout much of the 2019–20

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and after a period out injured, he made his debut as a late substitute for Jan Žambůrek in a 1–0

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third round victory over

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on 4 January 2020. Hammar was promoted into the first team group for the 2019–20 season restart and the club took up the one-year option on his contract in July 2020. Hammar was included in the first team group for the duration of the

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pre-season. Having failed to make a first team appearance so far during the 2020–21 regular season and with six months left on his contract, Hammar departed Brentford on 25 January 2021. During two years with the B team, he made 51 appearances and scored seven goals.

Return to Akropolis IF

On 25 January 2021, Hammar signed a one-year contract with former club Akropolis IF for an undisclosed fee. He made 27 appearances during a

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which ended in relegation from Superettan through the relegation play-offs. Hammar signed a one-year contract extension in July 2021, but elected to depart the club in January 2022. Across his two spells with Akropolis IF, Hammar made 43 appearances and scored four goals.

Hammarby IF

On 29 January 2022, Hammar transferred to Ettan club

. Having joined

, Hammar was included in the parent club's first team group for its pre-season

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. During the 2022 season, he made 26 appearances and scored seven goals for Hammarby TFF, in addition to two

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appearances for Hammarby IF. On 10 August 2022, Hammar signed a -year contract with Hammarby IF and he was included in the squad for its post-season training camp in Marbella. As a result of having established himself in the

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thus far during the 2023 season, Hammar signed a new -year contract on 18 August 2023. He finished the calendar year with 29 appearances and one goal, scored in a 2–1 win over

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on 9 July 2023. Hammar made 26 appearances during the 2024 season, which culminated in a runner-up finish. Hammar transferred out of the club in January 2025 and ended his three years at the

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on 59 appearances and one goal.

Mechelen

On 7 January 2025, Hammar transferred to

club

and signed a -year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made 20 appearances during the remainder of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Hammar has been capped by

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and U19 level. He was a part of Sweden's 2018 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and scored two goals in three appearances at the tournament.

Personal life

Hammar grew up in

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and also played

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and

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before deciding to concentrate on

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. He is a Hammarby IF supporter.

Career statistics

Honours

Brentford B *

: 2018–19

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammar, Fredrik 2001 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sweden men's youth international footballers Brentford F.C. players IF Brommapojkarna players Akropolis IF players Hammarby Talang FF players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Hammarby Fotboll players Allsvenskan players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen K.V. Mechelen players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Belgian Pro League players