Dean Hammond
Hammond playing for Leicester City in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dean John Hammond | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Hastings, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 136 | (21) |
| 2003 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Colchester United | 56 | (5) |
| 2009–2013 | Southampton | 124 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Leicester City | 42 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2016 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2016 (UTC). |
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Dean John Hammond (born 7 March 1983 in Hastings) is an English footballer who most recently played for Sheffield United. He previously played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Southampton.
During the early stages of his career at Brighton & Hove Albion, Hammond had loan spells at lower league teams twice in 2003, first to Aldershot Town during September, and secondly to 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 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, 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 Championship. When the £300,000 capture of striker Glenn Murray from 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.
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