31 Facts About Dean Hammond

Dean John Hammond was born on 7 March 1983 and is an English former professional footballer and is a coach at National League South club Worthing.

However, Dean Hammond received two red cards this season, with both of them came as a second bookable offence.

Weeks after being appointed as a new captain, Dean Hammond scored two goals in two matches between 13 February 2007 and 17 February 2007 against Leyton Orient and Nottingham Forest.

Dean Hammond scored three times in cup competitions, with two came from Football League Trophy against Boston United and MK Dons, while the other one came from FA Cup against Stafford Rangers.

Dean Hammond completed the deal the following day, moving to Colchester United.

However, Dean Hammond suffered a setback since moving to Colchester United, as he suffered a calf injury, delaying his Colchester United.

Since making his Colchester United debut, Dean Hammond established himself in the first team there at the club, but subsequently unable to help the club survive relegation and went on to make 13 appearances.

Weeks after being given the captain role, Dean Hammond scored again to give Colchester United their first ever win against Leeds United at Elland Road.

Dean Hammond made 63 appearances during his time with The U's, scoring 5 times in all competitions before his move to St Mary's.

On 19 August 2009, Dean Hammond signed a three-year contract with Southampton for an undisclosed fee.

Since making his Southampton debut, Dean Hammond became a first team regular.

On 17 October 2009 Dean Hammond scored his first goal against Oldham Athletic, and made the scoresheet again a week later, against Milton Keynes Dons.

In November 2009, it was announced that Dean Hammond was appointed as the new Southampton captain, succeeding goalkeeper Kelvin Davis.

Dean Hammond played for Southampton in the 2010 Football League Trophy final win against Carlisle United.

On 22 September 2011, Dean Hammond then signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2014.

On 30 August 2013, Dean Hammond joined Leicester City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.

Dean Hammond scored his first goal for Leicester with a late, headed equaliser against Wigan Athletic on 1 April 2014, helping the Foxes extend their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to seven points.

Dean Hammond played 29 times as Leicester won the Championship en route to promotion to the Premier League.

Since making his Premier League, Dean Hammond cemented his place with impressive performances against Chelsea, Arsenal and Stoke City.

However, Dean Hammond began to suffer a setback when he injured his calf and was out for a month.

Subsequently, Dean Hammond was offered a new contract by the club.

On 2 July 2015, Dean Hammond signed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.

On 20 October 2015, Dean Hammond joined Sheffield United on loan until the end of January, rejoining his former manager from Southampton, Nigel Adkins.

From that moment on, Dean Hammond became a first team regular for the rest of the season and extended his loan spell until the end of the season.

Dean Hammond went on to make 34 appearances scoring twice for the side.

On 20 May 2016, Dean Hammond activated his option of a permanent contract with the club which had been inserted as part of his loan move.

On 2 July 2016, Dean Hammond left the club by mutual consent.

However, the club decided against offering a new contract to Dean Hammond following a trial.

Dean Hammond returned to former club Leicester City in the spring of 2017, featuring as an over age player in under-21 matches, whilst assisting with coaching.

Dean Hammond featured for Leicester City in a pre season friendly match against Leamington in July 2017.

Dean Hammond began dating his then-19-year-old girlfriend, Rachel, who studied property surveying at Oxford Brookes University.