James Charles Hamon (born 1 July 1995) is a Guernsey-born

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who plays as a

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for Truro City. He had previously played in the Football League for

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Career

Born in

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

, Hamon was fast-tracked from Guernsey FA's youth setup to St. Martins, where he made his first-team debuts in 2011, aged only 16; he subsequently moved to Guernsey F.C. in the summer, but was mainly a backup to veteran

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. He previously had trials at

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. Hamon was invited to a trial at

in April 2013, signing a deal with the club in September, being assigned number 33. He renewed his link with the Grecians on 30 June 2014. Hamon played his first match as a professional on 7 October, starting in a 1–3 away loss against

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, for the season's

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. He made his

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debut on 22 November, starting in a 3–2 home win against

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. He contested the starting goalkeeper place with fellow 19-year-old Christy Pym over the season, finishing with 21 appearances to the latter's 25. Before the 2015–16 season, Exeter manager

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signed Austrian goalkeeper

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, who became the regular first-choice goalkeeper at the expense of both Hamon and Pym. On 25 February 2016, Hamon was loaned to Hayes & Yeading United of the

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for a month. It was later extended for the rest of the season. Pym later moved back into contention, and made the starting position his own after Olejnik's release in June 2017. On 5 January 2018, Hamon joined Gloucester City, also of the sixth tier, on a three-month loan. He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 30 July 2019, he signed a 12-month contract with Truro City. On 21 January 2021, Hamon joined

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side

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on a one-month loan deal. On 22 February 2021, the loan was extended for a further month.

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James Hamon
at ExeterCityFC.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamon, James 1995 births Living people Guernsey men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Guernsey F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Truro City F.C. players