Fredrik Hammar

Fredrik Hammar (born 26 February 2001) is a Swedish professional football central midfielder who plays for English club Brentford. He is a product of the IF Brommapojkarna academy and has been capped by Sweden at youth level.

Fredrik Hammar
Personal information
Full name Fredrik Hammar[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001
Place of birth Sweden
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 33
Youth career
2005–2017 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 IF Brommapojkarna 1 (0)
2018–2019 Akropolis IF 12 (4)
2019– Brentford 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Sweden U15 4 (0)
2016–2017 Sweden U16 9 (1)
2017–2018 Sweden U17 25 (4)
2019– Sweden U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:49, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:59, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

IF Brommapojkarna

A midfielder, Hammar began his career in the academy at IF Brommapojkarna and received his maiden call into the first team squad for a Superettan match versus Åtvidabergs FF on 23 September 2017.[2] With the match safe at 3–1, he made his senior debut as an injury time substitute for Jacob Ortmark.[2] It proved to be Hammar's only senior appearance for the club and he departed the Grimsta IP in August 2018.[3]

Akropolis IF

On 11 August 2018, Hammar dropped down to Division 1 to join Akropolis IF on an 18-month contract.[3] During the remainder of the 2018 season, he made 13 appearances and scored four goals,[2] before leaving the club in January 2019.[4]

Brentford

On 29 January 2019, Hammar moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on an 18-month contract, with the option for a further year.[4] He scored one of the goals in Brentford B's 4–0 2019 Middlesex Senior Cup Final victory over Harrow Borough and finished the 2018–19 season with 16 appearances and two goals.[5][6] Hammar was a part of the first team squad throughout much of the 2019–20 pre-season and despite missing three months with an injury,[7] he was an unused substitute on four occasions during the first half of the regular season.[2][8] Hammar made his debut as a late substitute for Jan Žambůrek in a 1–0 FA Cup third round victory over Stoke City on 4 January 2020.[9]

International career

Hammar has been capped by Sweden at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.[2][10] He was a part of Sweden's 2018 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and scored two goals in three appearances at the tournament.[11]

Personal life

Hammar grew up in Hässelby and also played floorball and ice hockey before deciding to concentrate on football.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
IF Brommapojkarna 2017[13] Superettan 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2018[2] Allsvenskan 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Akropolis IF 2018[2] Division 1 12 4 1 0 — 13 4
Brentford 2019–20[9] Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 12420 0 0144

Honours

Brentford B

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. Fredrik Hammar at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Fotbolltransfers.com – Officiellt: Fredrik Hammar till Akropolis". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "It's Hammar-time". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "B Team 18/19 Review: End of the campaign". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "🗣 Fredrik Hammar: "so many feelings went through me when I stepped onto the pitch"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. "Report & Match Action: Arsenal U23 5–0 Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. "Games played by Fredrik Hammar in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  10. "Spelarsida – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. Fredrik Hammar – UEFA competition record
  12. "Veckans talang: Fredrik Hammar |". ettanfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. "Games played by Fredrik Hammar in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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