Alan Hamlyn is an English retired-American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
defender. He began his career in England, before playing eight seasons in the
North American Soccer League. He also earned four
caps with the
U.S. national team between 1972 and 1975.
National team
After gaining his U.S. citizenship, Hamlyn earned four
caps with the
U.S. national team between 1972 and 1975. In 1972, he played in three World Cup qualifiers. The first was a 20 August 1972 loss to
Canada. That was followed in the next two weeks with a 2–2 tie with Canada and a loss to
Mexico. Hamlyn did not play with the national team again until a 7–0 loss to
Poland on 26 March 1975. A month later, he played in a 10–0 loss to Italy, but this was not an official national team game.
USA – Details of International Matches 1970–1979
Early life
Hamlyn was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, where he received the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Purple Heart Air medal.
Prior to coming to USA he was a highly ranked sprinter in England getting a 3rd place medal in Great Britain Track and Field championship 4x110 relay.
References
External links
NASL stats
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1947 births
Living people
American soccer players
Atlanta Chiefs players
Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
English footballers
English emigrants to the United States
Association football fullbacks
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Miami Toros players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
United States men's international soccer players
Footballers from Greater London
United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
Cobham F.C. players
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
English expatriate footballers
United States Army soldiers