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'{{Use British English|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2010}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dean Hammond | image = Hammondvschelsea.png |image_size = 200 | caption = Hammond playing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 2014 | fullname = Dean John Hammond<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=2005 |page=176 |isbn=978-1-85291-662-6}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1983|3|7}} | birth_place = [[Hastings]], England | currentclub = [[Sheffield United]] | clubnumber = 7 | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1998–2000| youthclubs1 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] | years1 = 2000–2008 | clubs1 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion]]| caps1 = 136| goals1 = 21 | years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = → [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] (loan)| caps2 = 7| goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = → [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] (loan)| caps3 = 8| goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = [[Colchester 8 F.C.|Colchester United]]| caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2009–2013 | clubs5 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] | caps5 = 124 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = → [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (loan)| caps6 = 37| goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2013–2015 | clubs7 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | caps7 = 41 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = [[Reading]] | club-update = 15:08, 10 May 2015 (UTC) }} '''Dean John Hammond''' (born 7 March 1983 in [[Hastings]]) is an English [[association football|football]] player who plays for Leicester City but is currently on a season long loan at Sheffield United fc He previously played in [[the Football League]] for [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]], [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] and [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]].<ref name=SB>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=23702 |title=Dean Hammond |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> ==Football career== ===Brighton & Hove Albion=== During the early stages of his career at [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], Hammond had loan spells at lower league teams twice in 2003, first to [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] during September, and secondly to [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] in October. He was given a six-month ultimatum at the start of the 2004–05 season by then manager [[Mark McGhee]], Hammond impressed and was awarded a new deal that summer. At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, he was handed the vacant number 11 shirt at the club, and became a first-team regular, either playing on the left hand side of midfield or in his preferred natural position of central midfield. In the 2006–07 season, he was handed the captain's armband at the club after injuries to both [[Richard Carpenter (footballer)|Richard Carpenter]] and [[Charlie Oatway]]. At the end of January 2007, Carpenter was released by Brighton, so Hammond became the new official club captain. At the start of the 2007–08 season, Hammond had one-year remaining on his contact at the [[Withdean Stadium|Withdean]], manager [[Dean Wilkins]] was keen to offer Hammond a new deal, with the club and representatives for the player beginning talks in October 2007. During January 2008, it was revealed that Hammond would only sign a new deal for the club if they showed the ambition of returning to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/argusgeneralsportsnews/1982619.Hammond_holds_fire_on_signing_new_deal/ |title=Hammond holds fire on signing new deal |first=Andy |last=Naylor |newspaper=The Argus |location=Brighton |date=22 January 2008 |accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> When the £300,000 capture of striker [[Glenn Murray]] from [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] failed to change Hammond's mind, the club placed him on the transfer list with little more than a week of the transfer window remaining.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/argusgeneralsportsnews/1996558.Albion_still_expect_Hammond_to_leave/ |title=Albion still expect Hammond to leave |first=Andy |last=Naylor |newspaper=The Argus |location=Brighton |date=25 January 2008 |accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> ===Colchester United=== On 30 January 2008, Brighton accepted an offer of £250,000 plus add-ons for the player. Hammond completed the deal the following day, moving to [[Colchester United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/argusgeneralsportsnews/2010899.Hammond_hits_back_at_Seagulls_chairman/ |title=Hammond hits back at Seagulls chairman |first=Andy |last=Naylor |newspaper=The Argus |location=Brighton |date=1 February 2008 |accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> Hammond made 63 appearances during his time with The U's, scoring 5 times in all competitions before his move to [[St Mary's Stadium|St. Mary's]]. ===Southampton=== On 19 August 2009, Hammond signed a three-year contract with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal against [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], and made the scoresheet again a week later, against [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]. On 5 March 2011, he scored the second goal with a drive from the edge of the area against former club [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] to complete a 2–0 away win, and one week later scored an important second goal against [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] in a 3–1 away win. He scored the first Southampton goal of the 2011–12 season, a 25-yard effort in a 3–1 victory over [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]], in their first game back in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] for two years. On 29 April 2012, Hammond gained promotion with Southampton to the Premier League. On 31 August 2012, Hammond re-joined his former club [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammond Returns To Seagulls |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/hammond-returns-to-seagulls-345840.aspx|publisher=Southampton FC|accessdate=1 September 2012 |date=31 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brighton clinch quadruple signing|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19423465|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 September 2012|date=31 August 2012}}</ref> ===Leicester City=== On 30 August 2013, Hammond joined [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.<ref name="Dean Hammond signs for City">{{cite web|title= Dean Hammond signs for City| url=http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/30813-dean-hammond-signs-for-city-1025092.aspx| publisher=Leicester City F.C.| work=www.LCFC.com| date=30 August 2013| accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> Hammond scored his first goal for Leicester with a late, headed equaliser against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 1 April 2014, helping the Foxes extend their lead at the top of the [[Sky Bet Championship]] to seven points.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wigan 2&nbsp;– 2 Leicester |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26726977|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 April 2014|date=1 April 2014}}</ref> Hammond played 29 times as Leicester won the Championship en route to promotion to the [[Premier League]]. Hammond made his Premier League debut as a substitute for the injured [[Drinkwater]] in the opening day 2–2 draw with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and cemented his place with impressive performances against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]. On 2 July 2015 Hammond signed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Hammond Signs New Leicester City Contract|url=http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/dean-hammond-signs-new-leicester-city-contract-2520330.aspx|publisher=lcfc.com|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|League Trophy !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="9"|[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] |[[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]] |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |1||0 |1||0 |- |[[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]] |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |- |[[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] |4||0 |0||0 |1||1 |colspan="2"|— |5||1 |- |[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |0||0 |- |[[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] |30||4 |0||0 |0||0 |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|— |30||4 |- |[[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] |41||4 |1||0 |1||0 |43||4 |- |[[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] |37||8 |3||1 |2||0 |4||2 |46||11 |- |[[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] |24||5 |3||1 |1||0 |2||0 |30||6 |- !Total !136!!21 !7!!2 !5!!1 !7!!2 !155!!26 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] (loan) |[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] |7||0 |0||0 |0||0 |colspan="2"|— |7||0 |- !Total !7!!0 !0!!0 !0!!0 !colspan="2"|— !7!!0 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] (loan) |[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] |8||0 |1||0 |0||0 |0||0 |9||0 |- !Total !8!!0 !1!!0 !0!!0 !0!!0 !9!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] |[[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] |13||0 |0||0 |0||0 |colspan="2"|— |13||0 |- |[[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]] |41||5 |0||0 |2||0 |4||0 |47||5 |- |[[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]] |2||0 |0||0 |1||0 |0||0 |5||0 |- !Total !56!!5 !0!!0 !3!!0 !4!!0 !63!!5 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |[[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]] |40||5 |4||1 |1||0 |5||0 |49||6 |- |[[2010–11 in English football|2010–11]] |41||4 |3||0 |2||0 |1||0 |47||4 |- |[[2011–12 in English football|2011–12]] |43||1 |3||0 |2||0 |0||0 |48||1 |- !Total !124!!10 !10!!1 !5!!0 !6!!0 !145!!11 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (loan) |[[2012–13 in English football|2012–13]] |37||2 |2||0 |0||0 |colspan="2"|— |39||2 |- !Total !37!!2 !2!!0 !0!!0 !colspan="2"|— !39!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |[[2013-14 Leicester City F.C. season|2013–14]] |29||1 |1||0 |2||0 |colspan="2"|— |32||1 |- |[[2014–15 Leicester City F.C. season|2014–15]] |12||0 |0||0 |0||0 |colspan="2"|— |12||0 |- !Total !41||1 !1||0 !2||0 !colspan="2"|— !44||1 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !405!!39 !21!!3 !14!!1 !17!!2 !464!!45 |} ==Honours== ;[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] *[[Football League Trophy]] winners: [[2010 Football League Trophy Final|2010]] *[[Football League One]] runners-up: [[2010–11 Football League One|2010–11]] *[[Football League Championship]] runners-up: [[2011–12 Football League Championship|2011–12]] ;[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] *[[Football League Championship]] winners: [[2013–14 Football League Championship|2013–14]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.lcfc.com/team/player-profile/dean-hammond/7 Dean Hammond player profile] at www.lcfc.com *[http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/dean-hammond Dean Hammond player profile] at www.premierleague.com *{{soccerbase|id=23702|name=Dean Hammond}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=Colchester United Captain|before=[[Chris Coyne]] | after = [[Magnus Okuonghae]]|years=2008–2009}} {{s-end}} {{Leicester City F.C. squad}} {{Colchester United F.C. Player of the Year}} {{Persondata | NAME = Hammond, Dean | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English footballer | DATE OF BIRTH = 7 March 1983 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hastings]], England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Dean}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Hastings]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:The Football League players]] [[Category:Association football midfielders]] [[Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players]] [[Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Colchester United F.C. players]] [[Category:Southampton F.C. players]] [[Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players]] [[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]]'