Abdul Bilal Hamid [1] ( Eng. Abdul Bilal Hamid ; November 25, 1990 , Annandale , Virginia , USA ), better known as Bill Hamid ( Eng. Bill Hamid ), is an American football player , goalkeeper of Midtjylland club and the US team . Currently stands for DSC United on loan.
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| Full name | Abdul Bilal Hamid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 25, 1990 (age 28) Annandale , Virginia , USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 191 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | DC United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
Career
Club
Bill Hamid was born on November 25, 1990 in the small town of Annandale, Virginia . His parents are from Sierra Leone .
Hamid is a graduate of Dc United Academy. September 2, 2009 he became the first pupil who made his way into the main team. He was seriously interested in the Scottish Celtic , but because of problems with a work permit, the transfer had to be rejected [2] .
May 5, 2010 made his debut in a game against Kansas City Wizards , thereby becoming the youngest goalkeeper ever to enter the field in the history of MLS , breaking Tim Howard’s record [3] .
In the 2011 season, Bill Hamid became the main goalkeeper of his team, having played 28 matches in the championship. July 15, 2011 received a red card in a game against Houston Dynamo . On November 9, the deletion again earned in the playoff match in the game with the New York Red Bulls [4] . In general, this season was successful for the young goalkeeper, immediately after graduation he left for the location of the English West Bromwich [5] [6] .
According to the results of the 2014 season, Hamid was recognized as the goalkeeper of the year in MLS [7] .
Hamid spent eight years at DSC United, leaving the club at the end of the 2017 season [8] .
On October 25, 2017, the Danish Super League club Midtjylland announced the signing of a contract with Hamid, calculated until the summer of 2022 and coming into force on January 1, 2018 [9] . His debut for " Wolves ”took place on April 12, 2018 in the quarter- final match of the Danish Cup against“ Hobro ” [10] .
Team
Hamid played for the US national teams of youth and youth [11] . On August 4, 2011, Bill was first called up for training in his country's main team , ahead of the match against Mexico [12] . January 21, 2012 he made his debut in a match against the national team of Venezuela [13] .
Achievements
Team
DC United
- US Open Cup : 2013
USA team
- CONCACAF Gold Cup : 2013 , 2017
Customized
- MLS All-Star Member: 2014
- Goalkeeper of the Year at MLS: 2014
- Member of the MLS Symbolic Team: 2014
Notes
- ↑ U-18 Men's National Team Splits Games in Flores, Uruguay; Continues Tour of South America by Traveling to Argentina . US Soccer (Aug 4, 2008). Date of treatment November 12, 2016.
- ↑ Local Goalies' Careers Are Poised to Go Global . Washingtonpost.com Date of treatment August 11, 2012. Archived January 30, 2013.
- ↑ Hamid on ABC 7 5:00 pm news (English) (inaccessible link) . Dcunited.com (May 6, 2010). Date of treatment August 11, 2012. Archived March 6, 2012.
- ↑ Bill Hamid match log . soccerway.com (November 2012). Date of treatment November 30, 2012. Archived January 30, 2013.
- ↑ Steven Goff. DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid to work out with English club West Brom . Soccer Insider . The Washington Post (October 27, 2011). Date of treatment October 28, 2011. Archived January 30, 2013.
- ↑ Travis Clark. DC goalkeeper Hamid heads to West Brom to train Major League Soccer (October 28, 2011). Date of treatment October 28, 2011. Archived January 30, 2013.
- ↑ DC United's Bill Hamid wins Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year . Major League Soccer (December 3, 2014). Date of appeal April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Steven Goff. 'I want to push myself': Bill Hamid won't return to DC United . Soccer Insider . The Washington Post (October 18, 2017). Date of appeal April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Officielt: Hamid i FCM til 2022 (Danish) (neopr.) ? . bold.dk (10.25.2017). Date of appeal April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Ryan Tolmich. Bill Hamid has strong Midtjylland debut in thrilling cup victory . SBI Soccer (April 12, 2018). Date of appeal April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Bill Hamid Gets A Taste of the US MNT (inaccessible link) . Ussoccer.com. Date of treatment August 11, 2012. Archived August 17, 2012.
- ↑ Steven Goff. DC United's Bill Hamid reflects on his first call-up to the US national soccer team . Washington Post (August 4, 2011). Date of treatment August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Ricardo Clark Scores in Stoppage Time as US Men's National Team Defeats Venezuela 1-0 in Opening Match of 2012 . US Soccer (Jan 22, 2012). Date of appeal April 13, 2018.