Sam Hamilton (soccer)

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Sam Hamilton
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Denver, Colorado, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Denver Pioneers 83 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Colorado Rapids 3 (0)
2017 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 13 (1)
2018 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 18 (0)
2019– New Mexico United 114 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Sam Hamilton (born July 26, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship as either a center back or as a central defensive midfielder.

Contents

Career

College

Hamilton played four years of college soccer at the University of Denver between 2013 and 2016, where he made 83 appearances, scored 3 goals and tallied 13 assists. [1]

Club

On January 13, 2017, Hamilton was selected in the first round (15th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids. [2] He signed with the club on March 4, 2017. [3]

Hamilton made three league appearances in MLS with Colorado Rapids, and spent the rest of his rookie season on loan with Phoenix Rising. [4] He made 9 starts in 14 appearances with Phoenix, scoring his first professional goal against Charlotte Independence September 16, 2017. [5]

On August 10, 2017, Hamilton was loaned to United Soccer League side Phoenix Rising FC. [6]

On November 28, 2018, he signed with New Mexico United of the USL Championship, following his release by Colorado Rapids. [7]

In New Mexico United’s inaugural season, Hamilton made 16 starts in 20 league appearances at center back and central midfield, helping lead the team to its first-ever playoff appearance.

In U.S. Open Cup play, Hamilton contributed to two upset victories over MLS opposition. On June 12, he played a full 120 minutes against his former club Colorado Rapids in a shootout victory. [8] In the following Round of 16 on June 19, Hamilton scored the game-winning goal in the 64th minute to upset MLS side FC Dallas and advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played April 23, 2022 [10]
Appearances by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupContinental CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids 2017 MLS 302 [lower-alpha 1] 0——50
2018 0000—0 [lower-alpha 2] 000
Total3020—0050
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2017 USL 131001 [lower-alpha 3] 0—141
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 2018 18000——180
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 1924 [lower-alpha 1] 11 [lower-alpha 4] 0—243
2020 120—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0—140
2021 110———110
2022 602 [lower-alpha 1] 0——80
Total4826130—573
Career total823814000944
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ↑ Club participated in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in USL Cup playoffs
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Hamilton Bio". denverpioneers.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Rapids select DU midfielder Sam Hamilton with first pick of 2017 SuperDraft". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rapids sign first-round SuperDraft pick Sam Hamilton". denverpost.com. The Denver Post. March 4, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sam Hamilton loaned to Phoenix Rising FC of USL". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. August 10, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sam Hamilton | uslchampionship". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sam Hamilton loaned to Phoenix Rising FC of USL". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. August 10, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "New Mexico United Signs Colorado Midfielder Sam Hamilton". newmexicoutd.com. New Mexico United. November 28, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Colorado Rapids vs New Mexico United | Recap | June 12, 2019". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. June 12, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Match Recap: FC Dallas Falls to New Mexico United in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". fcdallas.com. FC Dallas. June 19, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "USA - S. Hamilton". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2020.


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