Bill Hamid

Bilal "Bill" Abdul Hamid (/həˈmiːd/ hə-MEED; born November 25, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

Bill Hamid
Hamid before an international match against Austria in November 2013.
(Photo: Simon Heseltine)
Personal information
Full name Bilal Hamid[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990
Place of birth Annandale, Virginia, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2007 Premier AC
2007–2009 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2017 D.C. United 184 (0)
2018–2020 FC Midtjylland 1 (0)
2018–2019 → D.C. United (loan) 47 (0)
2020– D.C. United 17 (0)
National team‡
2008 United States U20 2 (0)
2012 United States U23 4 (0)
2012– United States 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 9, 2020

Born in Annandale, Virginia, Hamid was the first D.C. United Academy player to sign for the first team in September 2009. He made his professional debut in May 2010 as the youngest goalkeeper to win a game in Major League Soccer history. Hamid totalled 200 games for D.C. United, including 184 in the league. He helped the team to victory in the 2013 U.S. Open Cup and received the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 2014. In January 2018 he joined FC Midtjylland, winning the Danish Superliga in his first season.

Hamid made his senior debut for the United States national team in January 2012. He was part of their teams that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2013 and 2017.

Career

Professional

Hamid became the first D.C. United Academy player to sign with the first team on September 2, 2009.[3] Prior to signing with D.C. United, he was linked with a move to Celtic, until work permit issues derailed the move.[4]

He made his professional debut on May 5, 2010 in a game against the Kansas City Wizards.[5] With this win, Hamid became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history, at 19 years 161 days, to win a regular season game, besting Tim Howard's record by four days.[6] Hamid started 28 of United's 34 games during the 2011 season.[7] He retained his starting spot during the 2012 season, making appearances in 27 matches.

After the 2011 regular season, Hamid began a 10-day trial on October 29, 2011 with English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. He stayed with the club until November 7.[7][8]

In 2012, Hamid earned a record 88 saves in arguably his best season in MLS to date.[9] Despite Hamid being sent off with a red card during the 2012 playoffs in a match against the New York Red Bulls, D.C. United was able to come away with a win and advance to the next round. Hamid, emotional after seeing the win, was videotaped shirtless screaming "You can't hold us back" while pounding his chest.[10] The phrase became a rallying cry for D.C. United fans who organized a display featuring the quote. Although D.C. United failed to defeat their next challenger, the Houston Dynamo, the phrase stuck with the fans. For the 2013 season, the D.C. United fan group Screaming Eagles designed a scarf with the quote and presented Hamid with a free one.[11] D.C. United won the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the 100th edition of the competition. Hamid played the final, a 1–0 win at Real Salt Lake, having been deputized by Joe Willis in previous rounds.[12] In 2014, D.C. United finished top of the Eastern Conference in the regular season, having finished bottom the year before. Hamid won the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[13]

At the end of the 2017 season, Hamid’s contract with D.C. United expired as the two sides failed to negotiate a new contract. On October 25, 2017, it was announced that Hamid had signed with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland valid from January 1, 2018.[14] He was back-up to Jesper Hansen in his first season, making only one league appearance on April 22 in a 3–3 draw at Aalborg, in which he made a mistake from a corner kick to give the opponents a 3–2 lead.[15] The "Wolves" finished the campaign as league champions.[16]

Hamid rejoined D.C. United on a year-and-a-half loan on August 8, 2018.[17] On December 9, 2019, this was made into a three-year permanent transfer for a reported transfer fee of $750,000.[18]

International

Hamid played for the United States at under-18 and under-20 level, and in October 2009 he trained with the senior team.[19] Hamid made his international debut for U.S. national team on January 21, 2012, keeping a shutout as his team beat Venezuela 1–0 in an exhibition game at the University of Phoenix Stadium. He became the ninth goalkeeper not to concede on his international debut for the United States.[20]

Coach Jürgen Klinsmann named Hamid in his roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which the United States won.[21] He did not make his second appearance until November 18, 2014 in a 4–1 exhibition loss to the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.[22]

Hamid was again called up for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, receiving a second winner's medal. On July 15, he played his first competitive match for the United States at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio and kept a shutout in a 3–0 win that made his team top their group.[23]

On December 30, 2019, Hamid was called up to Gregg Berhalter's 25-man roster for a friendly against Costa Rica on February 1, 2020.[24]

Personal life

Hamid's parents are from Sierra Leone. He was raised Muslim and observes fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 11, 2020[9][26]
Hamid speaks with Everton F.C. and USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard before a friendly match on July 23, 2011 at RFK Stadium
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
D.C. United 2009 MLS 00—00—00
2010 80—30—110
2011 280—00—280
2012 2403010—280
2013 250—10—260
2014 30020001[lower-alpha 1]0330
2015 25030001[lower-alpha 1]0290
2016 2001000—210
2017 240—00—240
FC Midtjylland 2017–18 Superliga 10—200030
D.C. United (loan) 2018 MLS 140—00—140
D.C. United 2019 3301000—340
2020 17000——170
Total 248010050202650
Career total 249010070202680
  1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International
As of December 10, 2020[27]
United States
YearAppsGoals
201210
201300
201410
201500
201600
201720
201820
201900
202020
Total80

Honors

Club
D.C. United
FC Midtjylland

International
United States

Individual

References
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  4. Tenorio, Paul (May 26, 2009). "Local Goalies' Careers Are Poised to Go Global". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  14. Officielt: Hamid i FCM til 2022‚ bold.dk, October 25, 2017
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  16. O'Connor, Philip (May 21, 2018). "Soccer-Dal Hende fires Midtjylland to Danish title". Reuters. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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  20. "RICARDO CLARK SCORES IN STOPPAGE TIME AS U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATS VENEZUELA 1-0 IN OPENING MATCH OF 2012". U.S. Soccer. January 22, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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  22. Itel, Dan (November 18, 2014). "Republic of Ireland 4, USA 1". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  23. Galarcep, Ives (July 16, 2017). "INEXPERIENCED U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DELIVERS THREE-GOAL WIN TO TOP GOLD CUP GROUP". Goal.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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  26. Bill Hamid at Soccerway
  27. Bill Hamid at National-Football-Teams.com
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