Kristen Hamilton

University of Denver Pioneers, 2010–2013

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 (138), goals (51), and game-winning goals (18). 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. She was also named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2013. She 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. She ranked fourth in career points and sixth in goals. Starting all 88 games in the forward position, she averaged 0.58 goals and 0.41 assists per game, ranking No. 21 in goals and No. 5 in assists per game nationally. In 2011, Hamilton was named Female Athlete of the year by the University of Denver and the team's Most Valuable Player. The following year in 2012, she was named NSCAA Third Team All-American and to the First Team All-West Region. She was named WAC Player of the Year and was a First Team All-WAC selection. The same year, she was twice named WAC Offensive Player of the Week for the weeks of September 10 and 24. She was also named College Sports…

Colorado Rapids Women, 2012–2014

Hamilton played for two seasons for the Colorado Rapids Women in the W-League under Coach Daniel Clitnovici. In 2012 the USL W-League was the highest tier of professional women's soccer in the US and Hamilton enjoyed a great season scoring 6 times in 10 games against some of the best players in the country. 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.

Western New York Flash, 2014–2016

Hamilton was selected by the Western New York Flash as the 36th overall pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft. She was the first University of Denver graduate to be selected in a NWSL draft. She did not play the 2014 season due to an ACL injury suffered in a collision with an opposing goalkeeper during a pre-season match. Hamilton was part of the Flash team that won the 2016 NWSL Championship, entering the match as a substitute in extra time.

North Carolina Courage, 2017–2021

Following the 2016 season, the Western New York Flash was sold and relocated to North Carolina. She appeared in 16 regular season games for the Courage during the 2017 season, scoring 4 goals. She appeared in North Carolina's semi-final match as a first-half substitute, replacing the injured Debinha. Hamilton was in the starting line-up for the 2017 NWSL Championship game but was substituted out in the 39th minute after…

Hamilton was called up as an overaged player to the United States U23 team on August 21, 2019. Five days later, she received her first call-up to the senior team due to a number of injuries. On September 3, 2019, 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.

Hamilton grew up in Littleton, Colorado, and played club soccer for the Colorado Storm. She 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.