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Steven Hammell (born 18 February 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell. He is in his second spell with the club, having also played for Southend United. Hammell has also played once for Scotland, in 2004. ==Career== Born in Glasgow, Hammell joined Motherwell at the age of fifteen, after Alex McLeish and John Park came to his house and managed to persuade Hammell to take up football full-time. He was loaned out to Bearsden Boys Club, helping them win the league. Upon his return to Motherwell, he made his debut against Aberdeen at Pittodrie at the age of eighteen. Hammell joined Southend United in July 2006 on a free transfer from Motherwell after his contract had expired – turning down more established sides such as Derby County, Southampton and Aberdeen. In 2005, Hammell was the subject of a £1m bid from Scottish Premier League Champions Celtic, however the move did not materialise. Hammell came to speak to Southend manager Steve Tilson after a conversation with former Blues loanee Alan McCormack – also of Motherwell. Hammell praised Tilson and the set-up at Southend and after a nervous 48 hours wait whilst Hammell brought his girlfriend down to Essex to check out the area, he agreed to sign a two-year contract. Hammell rejoined Motherwell in the January 2008 transfer window on deadline day for a fee of £110,000, replacing Jim Paterson at left-back. Earlier in the day Paterson had left the club to join Plymouth Argyle and the proceeds from this transfer were used to buy Hammell.〔("Well capture Hammell and Lappin" ) BBC Sport. 31 January 2008.〕 On 18 May 2012, Hammell signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Fir Park till 2014. He would also be granted a testimonial as well.〔("Hammell pens two-year extension" ) Motherwell FC Official Website. 18 May 2012.〕 On 22 July 2012, Hammell played in his testimonial match for Motherwell against Everton, the match finished 1–1. On 26 April 2014, Hammell made his 500th appearance for Motherwell in a 5–1 loss against Dundee United. On 22 May 2014, he signed a new contract at Motherwell, keeping him at the club until Summer 2016. After a freak groin injury kept Hammell sidelined for five months of the 2014-15 season, he made a timely return towards the end of season as the club were battling to avoid relegation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Stevie's Freaky Bum Time )〕 He eventually helped the club retain their Premiership status after Motherwell defeated Rangers by an aggregate scoreline of 6–1 in the Scottish Premiership play-off final.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Rangers 1-3 Motherwell )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Motherwell 3-0 Rangers )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Hammell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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