| Will Hesmer | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | William Hesmer | |
| Date of birth | November 23, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Wilson, NC, United States | |
| Height | 6'2 | |
| Playing position | goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Columbus Crew | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-2003 | Wake Forest | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2006 2007— |
Kansas City Wizards Columbus Crew |
3 28 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William Hesmer (born November 23, 1981 in Wilson, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Wilson is a city and the County seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U
Hesmer played college soccer at Wake Forest University from 2000 to 2003, establishing himself as one of the nation's best goalkeepers at that level. College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by Teams operated by Colleges and universities as opposed to a professional Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 As a junior, Hesmer was named an NSCAA second team All-American, and as a senior was named a first team All-American. The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U
After graduating from college, Hesmer was drafted 17th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. The 2004 MLS SuperDraft, held in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 16, 2004, was the fifth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer However, with Tony Meola starting in goal, and the very experienced Bo Oshoniyi as his backup, Hesmer was not able to establish himself, and finished the season without playing a single minute. Tony Meola (born Antonio Michael Meola on February 21, 1969) is an American Soccer goalkeeper who played for the United Adegboyega "Bo" Oshoniyi (born November 3 1971 in Boston Massachusetts) is an American Soccer Goalkeeper who last played
In the 2006 season, Hesmer earned a handful of appearances, but did not make an impact on the first team. He was selected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Toronto FC, but was only with the club for a matter of hours before being dealt to the Columbus Crew for a partial allocation. The 2006 MLS Expansion Draft, held on November 17, 2006 was a special draft for MLS expansion team Toronto FC. Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club located in Toronto, and the first non-American team in Major League Soccer (MLS The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The 2007 season saw Hesmer establish himself as the first team keeper for the Crew. He started 20 matches for the Columbus club.
In the 2008 season Hesmer stopped penalty kicks in each of the Crew's first two matches, as well as a third agaisnt New England in May 08. He has been called into camp for the United States National Team but has yet to receive a cap.
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