He grew up playing in various Bay Area youth leagues and attended Berkeley High School, where he was a star forward on their soccer team.

[3] During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star and San Fernando Valley Quakes in the USL Premier Development League.

[4] However, after a promising start, the arrival of coach Felix Magath at the club saw Hill relegated to the second team, where he spent most of his time at Wolfsburg.

In April 2009, he began a ten-day trial with Vitória de Guimarães upon the recommendation of his Wolfsburg teammate Alex, and on May 8 the club announced his signing to a three-year contract.

[7] Hill played for the United States U20 national team in the Suwon Youth Tournament in South Korea in 2005, where he scored a game-winning goal against Argentina.