Bill Hamid

Bill Hamid
Hamid with the United States in 2013
Personal information
Full name Abdul Bilal Hamid[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Annandale, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Maryland Bobcats
Number 27
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 Midtjylland 1 (0)
2018–2019D.C. United (loan) 47 (0)
2020–2022 D.C. United 48 (0)
2023 Memphis 901 10 (0)
2024 Northern Virginia 1 (0)
2024 Virginia Dream 5 (0)
2024– Maryland Bobcats 2 (0)
International career
2008 United States U20 2 (0)
2012 United States U23 4 (0)
2012–2020 United States 8 (0)
Managerial career
2024 Virginia Dream (player-coach)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup

2017

Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 9, 2020

Abdul Bilal "Bill" Hamid (/həˈmd/ hə-MEED; born November 25, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Maryland Bobcats in the National Independent Soccer Association.

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. 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. He returned to D.C. United in August, initially on loan, and totaled 296 appearances (232 league). He was released at the end of the 2022 season, with franchise records of 89 shutouts and 976 saves.

Hamid made his senior debut for the United States national team in January 2012, playing eight games up to December 2020. He was part of their teams that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2013 and 2017.

  1. ^ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ "Bill Hamid". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.