Elvis Hammond (born October 6, 1980 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-born English-representative striker who currently plays football for Leicester City in the English Coca-Cola Championship. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ...

Club career

Born in Ghana, the frontman has exceptional pace and made an immediate impact coming on as sub in the first three games of the 2005/06 season. Hammond, who had been with the Cottagers since the age of 16, will cost Leicester up to £350,000. Initially signed on a five-month loan deal from Fulham, Leicester City secured the services of Elvis Hammond permanently on transfer deadline day in August 2005.

Whilst some fans bemoan his apparent tendency to be caught offside during a game; others appreciate his high work-rate and tireless running after lost causes.

Hammond is a product of the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for Fulham 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield at the Recreation Ground. Hammond looked to have made his break into the first team towards the end of the 2002-2003 season, under Chris Coleman, only to have an injury put him out for the rest of that season. At the beginning of the 2003/04 season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City FC. He joined Dutch Eredivisie side RBC Roosendaal on loan in January 2005, before he transferred to Leicester City from Fulham for a fee of £225,000 in September 2005. The Fulham Academy, headed by John Murtough, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chesterfield Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Recreation Ground is a multi-use stadium in Chesterfield, England. ... The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase... Chris Coleman is the name of several people, including: Chris Coleman (footballer), a British football manager. ... Norwich City Football Club is a football club based in Norwich, England. ... The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... RBC Roosendaal is a Dutch football club. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, London. ...

He made his first start for Leicester City in the 2-2 draw at Crewe, hitting a post late on in the game, and kept his place for the subsequent Carling Cup tie at Bury F.C., which they won 3-0. Crewe Alexandra F.C. is an English league football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the industry. ... Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Lancashire. ...

First team opportunities were limited for Hammond at Fulham where he made just 13 appearances - only three of which were from the start - and he had loan spells with Bristol Rovers and Norwich before spending time in Holland. Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 16,491,461 million people. ...

He scored twice in 14 matches for RBC Roosendaal, who played in the the Dutch Eredivisie - -the top division of Dutch football. RBC Roosendaal is a Dutch football club. ... The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ...

Elvis grabbed his first City goal in the 2-1 home defeat at the hands of QPR in September 2005. He was also on target in the 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season. He got off for mark for the 2006-07 Championship campaign in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrews. Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club based in Birmingham, in the heart of the West Midlands. ...

As of June 4, 2007 Elvis was placed on the transfer list by Leicester manager Martin Allen. ^[1] June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Martin James Allen (born August 18, 1965 in Reading, England) is a former footballer and currently manager of Leicester City. ...

Elvis is somewhat of a joke figure at Leicester, mainly due to his terrible goalscoring record, however still earning enough money to drive a bentley to maintain his image as a gangster. No wonder he played reserve team football up to the age of 24, it really is a mystery how he became a footballer and beat the system.

International career

He recently gained his first cap for his beloved Ghana against Mexico on 1 March 2006 in a Pre-2006 FIFA World Cup International friendly. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ...

Refrences

1. ^ http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html Trio Transfer Listed

External links

• Leicester City Profile
• Ghana Football Association - official website
• Ghanaweb Football Forum - Ghana Football Fan Forum
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk