D.C. United has announced that Homegrown goalkeeper Bill Hamid has been selected to the U.S. Men’s National Team roster for the international friendlies against Colombia on November 14 in London, England, and against and Ireland on November 18 in Dublin, Ireland.
In his fifth year in Major League Soccer, Hamid led D.C. United (17-9-8) to a first place finish in the Eastern Conference during the regular season. In 2014, the 23-year-old from Annandale, Va., made 30 starts, led MLS with a .753 saves percentage, established career bests for saves (110) and finished second in the League lead in shutouts (10). Earlier in the MLS season, Hamid became the first MLS Homegrown player to register 100 appearances and was named an MLS All-Star for the first time.
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Hamid was last called into the U.S. Men’s National Team in October 2014, when the U.S. played Ecuador on October 10 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn., and Honduras on October 14 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. In 2013, Hamid was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. squad at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also appeared that year on the 18-man roster against Canada on Jan. 29 and against Germany on June 2, in the centennial celebration game for U.S. Soccer at RFK Stadium.
Hamid earned his first cap with the senior U.S. Men’s National Team and registered a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Venezuela on Jan. 21, 2012 in Glendale, Ariz. He was called into the senior side for the first time in Aug. 2011. Hamid also was a member of the Under-23 U.S. Men’s National Team that attempted to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
On Sept. 2, 2009, Hamid became the first D.C. United Academy player to sign directly with the First Team. Hamid made history on May 5, 2010 when he became the youngest goalkeeper to win an MLS contest at 19 years and 161 days old.
U.S. MNT ROSTER BY POSITION:
GOALKEEPERS (4):Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Greg Garza (Club Tijuana), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Hamburg), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC), Jordan Morris (Stanford), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
