1. Kristen Marie Hamilton was born on April 17,1992 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League.
42 Facts About Kristen Hamilton
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Kristen Hamilton was selected with the last pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft by the Western New York Flash.
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Kristen Hamilton grew up in Littleton, Colorado, and played club soccer for the Colorado Storm.
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Kristen Hamilton attended Columbine High School from 2006 to 2010, where she was a varsity soccer player from her freshman year and committed to the University of Denver as a sophomore.
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Kristen Hamilton attended the University of Denver from 2010 to 2013 where she played NCAA Division I soccer for the Denver Pioneers and became the school's all-time leader in points, goals, and game-winning goals.
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Kristen Hamilton finished her career ranked third at Denver in all-time assists with 36 and fifth nationally, and was the first player in NCAA history to win player of the year honors in three different leagues: the Sun Belt Conference, the Summit League, and the Western Athletic Conference.
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Kristen Hamilton was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2013.
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Kristen Hamilton was one 25 NCAA players, in all divisions, to have 30+ goals and 20+ assists in their career and the only NCAA Division I athlete in history to be named player of the year in three different conferences.
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Kristen Hamilton ranked fourth in career points and sixth in goals.
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In 2011, Kristen Hamilton was named Female Athlete of the year by the University of Denver and the team's Most Valuable Player.
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Kristen Hamilton was named WAC Player of the Year and was a First Team All-WAC selection.
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Kristen Hamilton was named College Sports 360's National Player of the week for Week 6.
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In 2013, Kristen Hamilton was named NSCAA First Team All-American, First Team All-Great Lakes Region, and Summit League Offensive Player of the Year.
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Kristen Hamilton was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and 2013 Senior CLASS Award Finalist.
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Kristen Hamilton was named to the First Team All-Summit League, Summit League All-Tournament Team and was the Summit League Tournament MVP.
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Kristen Hamilton earned 2013 Summit League All-Academic Team honors and was named Capital One Academic All-American as well as NSCAA Scholar All-American.
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Kristen Hamilton was the Summit League's Player of the Week twice for the weeks of August 26 and September 16,2013.
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Kristen Hamilton was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on September 18,2013.
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Kristen Hamilton played for two seasons for the Colorado Rapids Women in the W-League under Coach Daniel Clitnovici.
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In 2012 the USL W-League was the highest tier of professional women's soccer in the US and Kristen Hamilton enjoyed a great season scoring 6 times in 10 games against some of the best players in the country.
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Kristen Hamilton was able to lead the Colorado Rapids to a successful Inaugural season finishing 4th of 8 teams in the Western Conference, arguably the strongest conference in the USL W-League.
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Kristen Hamilton was selected by the Western New York Flash as the 36th overall pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft.
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Kristen Hamilton was the first University of Denver graduate to be selected in a NWSL draft.
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Kristen Hamilton did not play the 2014 season due to an ACL injury suffered in a collision with an opposing goalkeeper during a pre-season match.
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Kristen Hamilton was part of the Flash team that won the 2016 NWSL Championship, entering the match as a substitute in extra time.
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Kristen Hamilton appeared in 16 regular season games for the Courage during the 2017 season, scoring 4 goals.
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Kristen Hamilton appeared in North Carolina's semi-final match as a first-half substitute, replacing the injured Debinha.
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Kristen Hamilton was in the starting line-up for the 2017 NWSL Championship game but was substituted out in the 39th minute after sustaining an injury.
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In 2018, Kristen Hamilton played in 23 regular season games for North Carolina, starting 8 games.
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Kristen Hamilton scored 3 goals as North Carolina won the 2018 NWSL Shield.
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Kristen Hamilton appeared in the semi-final game as a second-half substitute as North Carolina defeated the Chicago Red Stars to advance to their second straight final.
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In 2019, Kristen Hamilton played in 22 games and scored 9 goals for North Carolina.
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Kristen Hamilton was named to the league's Team of the Month in both months and featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays.
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Kristen Hamilton was the first Wanderers player to win either award.
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Kristen Hamilton said the Courage players had received no other advance warning of the trade, and described the process as being "blindsided".
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In 2021, Kristen Hamilton played 14 games and scored 1 goal for Kansas City.
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In 2022, Kristen Hamilton played 32 games and scored 12 goals across all competitions.
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Kristen Hamilton was the top scorer in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, scoring 5 goals en route to winning the overall MVP of the tournament.
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Kristen Hamilton was called up as an overaged player to the United States U23 team on August 21,2019.
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On September 3,2019, Kristen Hamilton earned her first cap with the United States senior team, coming on in the second half for fellow Courage teammate Jessica McDonald in a friendly against Portugal.
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Kristen Hamilton has experience in remodeling residential homes, including a bathroom renovation in Colorado.
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Kristen Hamilton was previously in a relationship with former New Zealand international Abby Erceg.