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Kristen Hamilton
American soccer player (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kristen Marie Hamilton (born April 17, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
![]() Hamilton with the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristen Marie Hamilton[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-04-17) April 17, 1992 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Littleton, Colorado, United States | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
Number | 25 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Denver Pioneers | 88 | (51) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Colorado Rapids Women | 20 | (12) |
2014–2016 | Western New York Flash | 25 | (0) |
2017–2021 | North Carolina Courage | 67 | (15) |
2019–2020 | Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 12 | (7) |
2021– | Kansas City Current | 51 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 29, 2020 |
Hamilton played college soccer for the Denver Pioneers in her home state of Colorado, where she set multiple program records. She was selected with the last pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft by the Western New York Flash (which later became the North Carolina Courage). During her stint with the Flash / Courage, the team won three NWSL Championships and three NWSL Shields. In the NWSL off-season in 2019–20, she played for the Western Sydney Wanderers of the W-League in Australia and received the Julie Dolan Medal as the league's best player. She was traded to the Current in 2021.