Paul Hamilton (soccer)

Paul Hamilton

Personal information
Full name	Paul Hamilton
Date of birth	(1988-03-23) March 23, 1988
Place of birth	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2006	CBU Capers
2007–2010	Trinity Western Spartans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Whitecaps Residency	10	(0)
2011–2012	FC Edmonton	51	(2)
2013	Carolina RailHawks	24	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 20, 2014

Paul Hamilton (born March 23, 1988 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian soccer player.

Career

Youth and college

Hamilton played club soccer for the Calgary Foothills Irish, who he led to a U-18 Alberta Provincial Championship and a silver medal at the National Championships, and began his college soccer career at the University of Cape Breton in 2006, being named an AUS second team all-star and AUS Rookie of the Year. He transferred to Trinity Western University in 2007, and went on to play three more years there, being named a first team Canada West all-star in 2007,08, and 09, also a second team all-Canadian in 2007 and 2008, as well as a first team all-Canadian and CIS Player of the Year in 2009. He played more than 4,500 minutes for the Spartans in his college career, scoring 2 goals while adding 6 assists over that time.

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

Professional

Hamilton was signed by 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. The club re-signed Hamilton for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.

On April 5, 2013 Hamilton signed with Carolina RailHawks.

External links

• FC Edmonton bio