Goalkeeper
Bill Hamid
6'3"
Biography of USMNT soccer player Bill Hamid who plays for the UPSL's Virginia Dream.
Caps: 8 | Shutouts: 3
Bill Hamid was DC United’s first homegrown player, joining the senior squad in 2009 and getting his first USMNT camp call up in 2011. He played for the USMNT at Under-18, Under-20, and Under-23 level, winning his first cap with the senior squad in 2012, but spending most of 2011 with the USMNT in a backup role.
With DC United, Hamid won the starting job in 2011 and has been the regular in goal ever since. He left MLS for Midtjylland following the 2017 season, returning to DC United on loan in August, 2018. Hamid joined USL club Memphis 901 for the 2023 season, becoming a free agent in August, 2023.
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USMNT Experience
2020
Subbed on in the second-half for the Costa Rica friendly on Feb 1. Started against El Salvador on Dec 9.
2018
Started the Jan 28 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Jun 2 friendly against Ireland.
2017
Started against Nicaragua in the Gold Cup on Jul 15. Subbed on for the second-half against Portugal on Nov 14.
2014
Called into the Jan camp. Started against Ireland on Nov 18.
2013
Part of the Gold Cup roster. On the roster for the Nov tour to Europe.
2012
Played against Venezuela on Jan 21 in a 1-0 USMNT win.
2011
Called into his first senior USMNT camp in Aug in advance of the Mexico friendly. Was in the squad but did not play against Costa Rica and Belgium in Sep, Honduras in Oct, and France and Slovenia in Nov.
Professional Experience
2024
Signed with UPSL club Virginia Dream in April.
2023
Joined Memphis 901 in the USL Championship on Mar 20, 2023, leaving the club in Aug 2023.
2022
Made ten appearances for DC, finishing 14th.
2021
Played in 21 games for United, with an 8th-place finish in the East.
2020
Made 17 appearances with DC, finishing 13th.
2019
DC's starter finishing 5th in the East and exiting the playoffs in the first round. DC made his transfer permanent in December.
2018
Transferred to Nordsjaelland, winning the Danish league. Returned to DC United on loan through the 2019 MLS season. Part of the turnaround at DC United with the club making the playoffs.
2017
Missed the playoffs in his final season with DC United.
2016
Exited the MLS Cup playoffs in the knockout round after finishing 4th in the East.
2015
Made the playoffs with DC.
2014
Won the Eastern Conference, exiting the playoffs in the quarterfinals.
2013
Played in 25 MLS games and won the U.S. Open Cup with D.C. For the second time in three years, spent part of the off season training with West Bromwich Albion.
2012
Played in 24 MLS games with D.C.
2011
Won the starting job with United, playing in 28 regular season games. Trained with West Bromwich Albion in the off season.
2010
Played in 8 MLS games for D.C.
2009
Signed with D.C. United on Sep 2 as the team's first Homegrown Player. Under MLS rules, clubs can sign players they develop without exposing them to a draft.
Youth and College
Hamid signed with DC from the DC United Academy where he played since 2007.
