2017 Abdul Bilal "Bill" Hamid (/həˈmiːd/ hə-MEED; born November 25, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Miami FC in the USL Championship.
Hamid made his senior debut for the United States national team in January 2012, playing eight games up to December 2020.
After the 2011 regular season, Hamid began a 10-day trial on October 29, 2011, with English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.
Hamid, emotional after seeing the win, was videotaped shirtless screaming "You can't hold us back" while pounding his chest.
For the 2013 season, the D.C. United fan group Screaming Eagles designed a scarf with the quote and presented Hamid with a free one.
Hamid played the final, a 1–0 win at Real Salt Lake, having been deputized by Joe Willis in previous rounds.
[14] He was back-up to Jesper Hansen in his first season, making only one league appearance on April 22 in a 3–3 draw at Aalborg, in which he made a mistake from a corner kick to give the opponents a 3–2 lead.
During the season, D.C. United signed goalkeepers Rafael Romo, Luis Zamudio and David Ochoa, followed by Tyler Miller at the end of the year.
[22] On April 2, 2024, Virginia Dream announced that Hamid would be joining the club as a player and goalkeeping coach for their 2024 United Premier Soccer League season.
The move brings him closer to his younger sister Jasmin Hamid, who plays for Fort Lauderdale United in the USL Super League.
[29] Coach Jürgen Klinsmann named Hamid in his roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which the United States won.
On July 15, he played his first competitive match for the United States at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio and kept a shutout in a 3–0 win that made his team top their group.