College and amateur Hemming played
college soccer at
Hartwick College from 2003 until 2006, where he was named the Atlantic Soccer Conference Player of the Year in two consecutive years (2005 and 2006. In 2001, he signed with
London City of the
Canadian Professional Soccer League becoming the youngest player ever to compete in the league. During his tenure with London he was selected for the CPSL All-Star team for two straight seasons. He also played for two years with
Ottawa Fury in the
USL Premier Development League.
Professional Hemming was drafted by
Toronto FC as the 40th overall pick of the
2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played four games for Toronto in his debut season. The team's injury crisis late in the season allowed Hemming to start two matches. Hemming started at right midfield in Toronto FC's opening match of the 2008 season against
Columbus, impressing in a losing effort. Although he started in the Columbus match, he did not play in the following three matches. He was waived by Toronto FC on April 25, 2008, but rejoined the team in June due to a few unsuccessful spells trialing in Europe. In September 2008 Hemming was offered a trial by Finnish
Veikkausliiga side
Tampere United. He made his first appearance for the
Tampere-based club on September 13, 2008, in an away match against
FC KooTeePee. After featuring in 4 matches, he suffered an injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season and the club decided not to offer him an extension to his contract. On March 18, 2009, he signed with the
Charleston Battery of the
USL First Division. On January 13, 2010, he was traded to the
Montreal Impact of the
USSF Division 2. In 2011, he returned to the PDL to sign with his hometown
FC London. In 2012, he won the PDL Champrionship after defeating
Carolina Dynamo by a score of 2–1.
International He made his debut for the
Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on March 12, 2008, against
Mexico in an
Olympic qualifier match. On May 30, 2009, he made his Senior team debut against
Cyprus, replacing
Issey Nakajima-Farran in the 68th minute. ==References==