Justin Hammel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Pete Hammel | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshoppers | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Old Boys | ||
| 2017–2020 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Basel II | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 50 | (0) |
| 2022– | Grasshoppers | 45 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021- | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:10, 15 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Justin Pete Hammel (born 2 December 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zürich.[1]
Career
[edit]Lausanne-Ouchy
[edit]A product of FC Basel's academy, he joined Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in the Swiss Challenge League for the 2020–21 season as third goalkeeper.[2] He quickly rose to the position of being Lausanne-Ouchy's first choice between the posts and was capped 21 times in his first season in the Swiss Challenge League. In the following season, he wrote history to become the only goalkeeper of the Swiss Football League to provide two assists in one game, in a 5:0 home victory over SC Kriens.[2] He played a total 29 matches for Lausanne-Ouchy that season and held nine clean sheets.[1]
Grasshopper Club Zürich
[edit]On 15 June 2022 he signed for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League, as second goalkeeper behind Portuguese goalkeeper André Moreira.[1] He made his first appearance for Grasshopper in the first round of the Swiss Cup on 20 August 2022 against FC Wettswil-Bonstetten in a 4–0 away win.[3]
Following Moreira's injury in an away match against his boyhood club FC Basel, he made his league debut after coming on in the 25th minute of the game.[4] His debut would not be very successful, as the team lost the match 1–5 and he directly caused Basel's third goal when he collided with his own defender in an attempt to clear a high ball. As Moreira's injury was serious,[5] he continued to make league appearances for the remainder of the year, playing a further eight league games and managing one clean sheet, a 1–0 home win against Basel.[6]
After Moreira's departure from the club at the end of the 2022–23 season, he was promoted to the team's first goalkeeper.[7] He quickly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the league and the fans voted him the best player of the months of December 2023[8], January[9], February[10], and March 2024[11]. He was finally also voted as their player of the season[12]. On 21 December 2024, during his second season as first choice goalkeeper, his contract was renewed for a further two years until the summer of 2027.[13]
International career
[edit]Hammel made his debut for the Switzerland U21 team in the 2023 Euro U21 qualifier against Gibraltar U21 and held a clean sheet in the 4:0 victory. He has since played two more games for the Switzerland U21, another 4:0 win against Gibraltar and a 0:1 away victory against Wales, and as such has not yet conceded a goal in international games.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GC ZURICH SIGN GOALKEEPER JUSTIN HAMMEL". gcz.ch. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Justin Hammel sorgt für SFL-Premiere". gcz.ch. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". football.ch. Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Matchdetail - Swiss Football League". sfl.ch. Swiss Football League. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "André Moreira has to take a long break". gcz.ch. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Justin Hammel at Soccerway
- ^ "GC Zurich signs two goalkeepers for the 1st team". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Justin Hammel is the Hopper of the Month December". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Justin Hammel is the Hopper of the Month January". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Justin Hammel is the Hopper of the Month February". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Justin Hammel is the Hopper of the Month March". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Justin Hammel "Player of the Season 23/24"". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "GC Zurich extends contract with Justin Hammel by two years". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team". football.ch. Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Justin Hammel at Soccerway
- SFL Profile