Oliver Jack Hammond (born 13 November 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

on loan from club

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

and the Wales under-21 national team.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Hammond joined the

academy at the age of eight-years old. He went on to progress through age groups at the academy, eventually earning his first professional contract with the club on 30 March 2021. He made his professional debut for Forest on 24 August 2021, starting in an

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fixture against

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. On 20 July 2023, Hammond signed a new one-year deal with Forest. On 1 August 2023, Hammond signed for

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club

on a season-long loan deal.

International career

Hammond qualifies to play for Wales internationally through his mother. He was called up to the Wales under-21 squad on 4 October 2021.

External links

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Oliver Hammond
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References

2002 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Welsh men's footballers Footballers from Nottingham Nottingham Forest F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Wales men's under-21 international footballers {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub