Austria Wien signs Tristan Hammond

Name: FK Austria Wien
Price range: $

Tristan Hammond joins Austria Wien from Portuguese top club Sporting. The 18-year-old Australian can be used variably in the offense and will be another alternative in the future. The parties have agreed not to disclose the terms of the transfer.

Born in 2003 in Westmead, a suburb of Sydney, Hammond already played football in his home country and moved to Portugal with his parents at the age of 12. Since 2015, the striker played in the youth of Sporting CP, where he passed through all youth teams.

Hammond has several appearances for Australian youth national teams to his credit and participated in the U17 World Cup in Brazil in the fall of 2019. In addition to his Australian citizenship, Hammond also holds Peruvian citizenship due to his mother's country of origin.

Manuel Ortlechner: "With Tristan, we've been able to secure a huge talent. He has a very exciting vita and fits perfectly with Austria because of his style of play. He has very good assets, is on the ball, goes into one-on-one or one-on-two situations and is very versatile. The youth department of Sporting is not without reason known throughout Europe and he has also convinced in the Australian national team. Tristan is still very young, we will support him as best as possible on his way and hope that he develops well."

Tristan Hammond: "I'm really happy to be here and can't wait to meet everyone. I want to gain new experiences here, it's a new start for me and I'm really excited. Austria is a beautiful country and I've heard a lot about football here and Austria Wien. The stadium here is great, so much violet, I'm looking forward to play here."