WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2015) – D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid has been announced as a finalist for the Allstate 2015 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. The winner of the award will be announced Nov. 19.
In his sixth MLS season, Hamid once again finished at or near the top in multiple major goalkeeping categories. He was the only qualifying goalkeeper in MLS to face more than five shots on goal per game (5.2) and to make more than four saves per game (4.04). Despite missing nine games due to injury, Hamid recorded double-digit victories for the second straight year (11), was second in saves percentage (75.9), fifth in saves (101) and seventh in shutouts (eight), and he posted the second longest shutout streak of the 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.
Hamid was called into the U.S. Men’s National Team twice during the season, and most recently made his second senior team start in a friendly against Ireland on Nov. 18, 2014.
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 contest at 19 years and 161 days old. Hamid is D.C. United’s all-time leader in goalkeeper appearances (140), starts (140), minutes played (12,399), saves (476) and shutouts (38). He is ninth overall in team history in starts and minutes played.
