Ben Hamer

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ben Hamer


fullname = Benjamin John Hamer
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|11|20|df=yes
cityofbirth = Taunton
countryofbirth = England
height = 6 ft 1 in (1.80 m)
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Brentford
(on loan from Reading)
clubnumber = 1
youthyears = Reading
youthclubs =
years = 2005–
2006–2007
2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Reading
→ Crawley Town (loan)
→ Brentford (loan)
→ Brentford (loan)
→ Brentford (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
45 (0)
06 (0)
14 (0)
05 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18:26, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Benjamin John "Ben" Hamer (born 20 November 1987) is a professional football goalkeeper currently at Brentford on loan from Reading.

Hamer was born in Taunton, Somerset. His family moved to Germany at the age of 2 and, consequently, he is a fluent German speaker. However, when he was 8, his family came back to England. His footballing ability led to a spell playing for Somerset at county level, where he was spotted by a Reading FC scout. He signed for Reading at the age of 15.

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. [cite news | date=2006-10-09 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~908887,00.html | title=Osano impresses as a number of youngsters benefit from current loans | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2006-10-09]

On 4 July 2007, Hamer signed a new one year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2007–08 season. [cite news | date=2007-07-04 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1067116,00.html | title=Four new contracts agreed | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2007-07-07] He joined Brentford in an initial one-month loan deal on 11 August 2007, [cite news | date=2007-08-11 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1088849,00.html | title=Royals agree another loan move | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2007-09-13] which was subsequently extended to 14 October 2007. [cite news | date=2007-09-12 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1110607,00.html | title=Youngster loan deal extended | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2007-09-13] Brentford re-signed Hamer in an emergency loan deal on 1 January 2008 following an injury to their first choice 'keeper, Simon Brown. [cite news | date=2008-01-01 | url=http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1203220,00.html | title=Ben returns | work=brentfordfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-01-01] On 28 January 2008, his loan was extended to the end of the 2007–08 season. [cite news | date=2008-01-28 | url=http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1226609,00.html | title=Ben's Loan Extended | work=brentfordfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-01-28]

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 2008, and will be Andy Scott's first choice goalkeeper for the 2008–09 season. [cite news | date=2008-06-17 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1329888,00.html | title=Hamer signs deal & makes loan move | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-06-17] He was the only Brentford player to successfully hit the crossbar in Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge.

References

External links

* [http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10306~36875,00.html Ben Hamer profile] at readingfc.co.uk
*soccerbase|44415|Ben Hamer

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DATE OF BIRTH=20 November 1987
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