D.C. United homegrown goalkeeper Bill Hamid has been selected to the U.S. Men’s National Team for the squad’s international friendly against Costa Rica on Oct. 13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. It will be the final match for the U.S. Men’s National Team prior to the start of the qualification rounds for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Hamid has two career appearances for the U.S., most recently in a friendly against Ireland on Nov. 18, 2014. The 24-year-old D.C. United Academy product is 10-8-5 in 23 appearances (23 starts) for D.C. United in 2015. He is second in MLS in both goals against average (1.04) and saves percentage (.775), has seven shutouts and owns the second-longest shutout streak in the league this season (401 minutes).
In 2014, Hamid was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and selected to the MLS Best XI after finishing first in saves percentage (75.3), second in shutouts (10), third in goals against average (1.13), tied for fourth in wins (14) and fourth in saves (110). He was the only goalkeeper to finish the MLS regular season in the top three in saves percentage, shutouts and goals against average. Hamid set career highs in games played and started (30), minutes played (2,700) shutouts, saves and wins. He is the first Homegrown goalkeeper to win the league’s top goalkeeping award, the first MLS Homegrown player to reach 100 MLS regular season games, and the first MLS Homegrown goalkeeper to be selected to the MLS All-Star Team.
In 2009, Hamid became the first D.C. United Academy player to sign a professional contract. He made history on May 5, 2010, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to win an MLS match at 19 years and 161 days old. In his sixth season with the Black-and-Red, Hamid has 138 appearances (138 starts), 468 saves and 37 shutouts.
