Full name Benjamin John Hamer 000?–2006 Reading Weight 78 kg Number 12 Height 1.93 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Chard, England Name Ben Hamer Date joined 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 28) Current team Bristol City F.C. (#19 / Goalkeeper) Profiles | ||
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Benjamin John "Ben" Hamer (born 20 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leicester City.
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- Ben hamer saves
- Ben hamer welcome to leicester city 2014
- Early career
- Loan to Crawley Town
- Loans to Brentford
- Loan to Exeter City
- Charlton Athletic
- Leicester City
- Loan to Nottingham Forest
- Loan to Bristol City
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
Ben hamer welcome to leicester city 2014
Early career
Hamer was born in Chard, Somerset and is a Bristol City fan. His family moved to Germany at the age of 3 and, consequently, he is a fluent German speaker. However, when he was 8, his family came back to England. He attended Holyrood Community School in Chard which is near to his birthplace. His footballing ability led to a spell playing for Somerset at county level, where he was spotted by a Reading scout. He signed for Reading at the age of 15.
Loan to Crawley Town
Having risen through the youth academy at Reading, Hamer went on loan to Crawley Town for the 2006–07 season, where he missed just one league game and was named as Player of the Season.
Loans to Brentford
On 4 July 2007, Hamer signed a new one-year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2007–08 season. He joined Brentford in an initial one-month loan deal on 11 August 2007, which was subsequently extended to 14 October 2007. Brentford re-signed Hamer in an emergency loan deal on 1 January 2008, following an injury to their first choice 'keeper, Simon Brown. On 28 January 2008, his loan was extended to the end of the 2007–08 season.
He signed a new one-year deal with Reading and returned to Brentford for a third loan spell on a season-long loan on 17 June, and was Andy Scott's first choice goalkeeper for the 2008–09 season, in which Brentford were champions of League Two. As well as winning a League Two Champions medal, Hamer also won the Puma Golden Glove award for League 2 having recorded 20 clean sheets within the season. He was also the only Brentford player to successfully hit the crossbar in Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge.
On 18 June 2009, Hamer signed a new two-year contract and was expected to jostle with Adam Federici for the Number 1 jersey. On 31 August, Hamer was loaned back to Brentford for a fourth spell with the Bees.
Loan to Exeter City
On 18 January 2011, Hamer joined League One side Exeter City on a three-month loan deal. Hamer made his Exeter City debut against Walsall on 22 January 2011.
Charlton Athletic
On 1 August 2011, Hamer joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract and was immediately handed the number one jersey. He made his debut on 23 August 2011 against his former club Reading in the League Cup first round and helped Charlton to a 2 – 1 win. After some initial nervous performances he cemented his place in the team, making crucial saves throughout Charlton's title winning League One campaign. He clinched promotion to the Championship with Chris Powell's side in April 2012, with a 1 – 0 win over Carlisle United and has continued to play regularly for the Addicks during the 2012–13 season but due to recent injuries, has played fewer matches in the 2013–14 season.
Leicester City
After several weeks of strong speculation about Hamer's move to Leicester City, it was finally confirmed on 22 May 2014, by Hamer himself on social media. Hamer says he made the move to the newly promoted Foxes for the chance to play Premier League football. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat at home to Shrewsbury Town in a Capital One Cup second round tie. Following an injury to Kasper Schmeichel whilst on international duty, Hamer made his Premier League debut on 13 September, putting in a very good performance and keeping a clean sheet as Leicester secured a 1–0 win at Stoke City, their first victory since returning to the Premier League.
He played his second game for Leicester against Premier League champions, Manchester City in a 0-1 home defeat on 13 December. After playing 7 games for Leicester, Hamer lost his place when on 6 January 2015, Leicester signed experienced goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer from Chelsea to help cover for the injured Kasper Schmeichel. In the 2016-17 season, Hamer started Leicester's sixth Champions League group game, giving him his champions league debut. Leicester lost 5-0.
Loan to Nottingham Forest
On 25 July 2015, Hamer joined Championship side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal. However, he returned to Leicester on 4 August after the loan was cut short due to Nottingham Forest's financial issues.
Loan to Bristol City
On 11 August 2015, Hamer joined Championship side Bristol City on season-long loan deal. However, he returned to Leicester City on 17 November 2015 after making only five appearances for the club.