Sam Hamilton (soccer)

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.

Sam Hamilton
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995
Place of birth Denver, Colorado, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Denver Pioneers 83 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 31 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

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 October 17, 2020[10]
Appearances by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colorado Rapids 2017 MLS 3 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 — — 5 0
2018 MLS 0 0 0 0 — 0[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0
Total 3 0 2 0 — 0 0 5 0
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2017 USL 13 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 14 1
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 2018 USL 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 19 2 4[lower-alpha 1] 1 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 24 3
2020 USL Championship 12 0 — 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 14 0
Total 31 2 4 1 3 0 — 39 3
Career total 55 3 6 1 4 0 0 0 65 4
  1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. Club participated in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearances in USL Cup playoffs
  4. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

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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