Gustavo Hamer
Hamer with PEC Zwolle in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Martin Emilio Hamer[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Itajaí, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2016 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Feyenoord 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Dordrecht (loan) 34 (3)
2018–2020 PEC Zwolle 48 (4)
2020–2023 Coventry City 132 (19)
2023– Sheffield United 22 (2)
International career‡
2014 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2016 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2017

Gustavo Martin Emilio Hamer (born 24 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sheffield United. Born in Brazil, he has represented the Netherlands at youth level.

After moving to the Netherlands as a child, Hamer began his career at Feyenoord where he progressed through the youth system. He made two appearances for the first team before being loaned out to FC Dordrecht for the 2017–18 season.

Club career

Feyenoord

Born in Brazil, Hamer moved to the Netherlands as a child. He has expressed his view that he would prefer to be known as Brazilian[citation needed]. As a youth player he was rejected by ADO Den Haag before joining Feyenoord's youth academy.[2] He progressed well at Feyenoord, and earned caps for both the Netherlands U18 and U20 sides.[3] Hamer made his professional debut on 2 April 2017 in an Eredivisie match against Ajax, coming on as an 89th minute substitute in a 2–1 loss.[4] Three days later, on 5 April 2017, he would make his second and what would prove to be last appearance for Feyenoord in an 8–0 win against Go Ahead Eagles.[5]

Loan to Dordrecht

On 7 August 2017, Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht announced the signing of Hamer on a one-year loan deal.[6] He made 39 appearances in all competitions for Dordrecht as they missed out on promotion after qualifying for the playoffs.[7]

PEC Zwolle

After the conclusion of his loan at Dordrecht, Hamer joined PEC Zwolle from Feyenoord on 2 May 2018.[8] He signed a three-year contract with the club.[9] Hamer made his debut for Zwolle on the opening day of the season, playing 90 minutes in a 3–2 loss against SC Heerenveen.[10] He would go on to make 23 appearances in 2018–19 as Zwolle finished 13th in the Eredivisie.[11][12] On 11 August 2019, Hamer scored his first goal for the club, netting with a direct free-kick in a 3–1 loss to FC Utrecht.[13] His second season with Zwolle was cut short after the Dutch FA cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] Hamer finished the season having made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals.[15]

Coventry City

On 3 July 2020, English club Coventry City completed the signing of Hamer for a fee exceeding £1m.[16][17] He made his debut in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory against Milton Keynes Dons on 5 September.[18] In his fifth appearance for the club, a 3–1 loss against Bournemouth, he was shown a red card for violent conduct which resulted in a three-match suspension.[19] He returned from suspension on 27 October against Middlesbrough and three days later scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Reading.[20][21]

On 17 May 2023, he scored the winning goal in the second leg of the Championship playoff semi-final against Middlesbrough to set up a game against Luton Town for the right to play in the Premier League and scored the equalising goal to make the score 1–1, before being defeated on penalties.[22]

Sheffield United

On 12 August 2023, Hamer signed a four-year deal with recently promoted Premier League club Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee,[23][24] believed to be in the region of £15 million.[25]

International career

Hamer was born in Brazil, but adopted and raised in the Netherlands.[26] He is a youth international for the Netherlands at the U20 level.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 January 2024[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2016–17[5] Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Dordrecht (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 34 3 1 0 — 4[b] 0 39 3
PEC Zwolle 2018–19 Eredivisie 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2019–20 25 4 1 0 — 26 4
Total 48 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 4
Coventry City 2020–21[29] Championship 42 5 1 0 1 0 — 44 5
2021–22[30] 39 3 2 0 0 0 — 41 3
2022–23[31] 41 9 1 0 0 0 3[c] 2 44 11
2023–24[32] 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
Total 123 17 4 0 2 0 3 2 132 19
Sheffield United 2023–24[32] Premier League 19 2 2 1 — — 21 3
Career total 226 26 9 1 2 0 7 2 244 29
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup and FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in the 2023 English Football League play-offs

Honours

Feyenoord

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ admin (7 October 2020). "Profile: Coventry City midfielder Gustavo Hamer is everything they needed". The League Paper. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ Leach, Tom (3 July 2020). "Everything you need to know about new-boy Gustavo Hamer". CoventryLive. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Ajax - Feyenoord 02 apr 2017". feyenoord.nl. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Gustavo Hamer | Football Stats | Coventry City | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ Fok, Gebruiker Jordi (7 August 2017). "Gustavo Hamer kiest voor FC Dordrecht". FC Dordrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Summary – Eerste Divisie – Netherlands – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ PEC Zwolle [@PECZwolle] (2 May 2018). "PEC Zwolle contracteert eerste twee aanwinsten: https://t.co/ypmhDdQY6W #peczwolle https://t.co/WByDNn6afo" (Tweet) (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "PEC Zwolle legt Flemming en Hamer voor drie jaar vast". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Heerenveen opent eredivisieseizoen met zege bij PEC". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Eredivisie > Stats > Historical". eredivisie.nl. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Gustavo Hamer | Football Stats | Coventry City | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Utrecht nestelt zich naast AZ aan kop van de eredivisie". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. ^ "'Bitter day' as Dutch league cancelled". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Gustavo Hamer | Football Stats | Coventry City | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  16. ^ Leach, Tom (3 July 2020). "Who is Gustavo Hamer? Coventry City's first signing ahead of their Championship return". Coventry Telegraph.
  17. ^ "TRANSFER: Gustavo Hamer Joins Sky Blues!". Coventry City FC. 3 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Walker earns Coventry win at MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Cherries top with win over 10-man Sky Blues". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Coventry 3–2 Reading". BBC. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Boro strike late to beat Coventry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Championship play-offs: Coventry edge past Middlesbrough to reach final". BBC Sport. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Hamer time". Sheffield United FC (Press release). 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Sheffield United sign Hamer for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  25. ^ Leventhal, Adam; Buckingham, Philip (11 August 2023). "Sheffield United agree fee with Coventry for Hamer". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  26. ^ [webmaster@elfvoetbal.nl], ELF Voetbal. "Wie is Feyenoord-debutant Gustavo Hamer?".
  27. ^ "onsoranje".
  28. ^ "G. Hamer". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Gustavo Hamer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Gustavo Hamer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Gustavo Hamer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Gustavo Hamer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Johan Cruijff Schaal 2017 » Finale » Feyenoord – Vitesse 4–2". voetbal.com. 5 August 2017.
  34. ^ "Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month: April winners". www.efl.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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