Paul Hamilton (soccer)

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Paul Hamilton
Personal information
Full name Paul Hamilton
Date of birth (1988-03-23) March 23, 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Edmonton Scottish
Youth career
1998-2006 Calgary Foothills Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 CBU Capers
2007–2009 Trinity Western Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Whitecaps Residency 10 (0)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 51 (4)
2013 Carolina RailHawks 24 (1)
2015– Edmonton Scottish
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 20, 2014

Paul Hamilton (born March 23, 1988) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Edmonton Scottish. Previously having played professionally for the Vancouver Whitecaps, FC Edmonton and the Carolina Railhawks.

Career[]

Youth and College[]

Hamilton played club soccer for the Calgary Foothills Irish, which he led to a U-18 Alberta Provincial Championship and a silver medal at the National Championships.[1] He began his college soccer career at the University of Cape Breton in 2006, where he was named an AUS second team all-star and AUS Rookie of the Year. He transferred to Trinity Western University in 2007, where he played three years. He was named first team Canada West all-star in each of the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons, and second team all-Canadian in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, he was named first team all-Canadian, Canada West Player of the Year and CIS Player of the Year.[2] [3] He played more than 4,500 minutes for the Spartans in his college career, scoring 2 goals while adding 6 assists over that time.[4] Hamilton was inducted into the Canada West Hall of Fame on September 10, 2019.[5]

During his college years, Hamilton also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team in the USL Premier Development League,[6] and trained with the senior Whitecaps side.

FC Edmonton[]

Hamilton signed for FC Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League in 2011, and made his professional debut in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[7] The club re-signed Hamilton for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011 but he was subsequently released. [8]

Carolina RailHawks[]

On April 5, 2013 Hamilton signed with Carolina RailHawks and played 24 games for them during the 2013 season.[9]

Edmonton Scottish[]

Hamilton currently serves as captain of the Edmonton Scottish in the Alberta Major Soccer League since 2015.[10] Hamilton won the AMSL League MVP award in the 2016 and 2018 seasons.[11] In 2016 Edmonton Scottish won the 2016 Challenge Trophy with Hamilton being named the tournament MVP.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Paul Hamilton-Coast to Coast". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  2. ^ TWU's Paul Hamilton wins Player of the Year
  3. ^ https://usports.ca/uploads/cis/Awards/sports_awards/2018_-_2019/FALL/MSOC/MSOC-_POTY.pdf
  4. ^ Sportsman: Paul Hamilton
  5. ^ "Paul Hamilton (MSOC | Student-athlete)". 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2011-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ FC Edmonton wins first-ever NASL game Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=4287
  10. ^ "Edmonton Scottish Player Statistics".
  11. ^ "Alberta Soccer Standards-Based Leagues : Powered by GOALLINE".
  12. ^ https://www.canadasoccer.com/edmonton-scottish-sc-lift-the-challenge-trophy-for-the-first-time-p160034

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