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name: William Hesmer
position: GK height: 6-2 weight:195 Birthdate: November 23, 1981 Hometown: Wilson, NC last club: |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | shts | svs | ga | gaa | pg | pa | w | l | t |
| 2009 | Columbus | 19 | 19 | 1,710 | 7 | 68 | 18 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Career | 71 | 71 | 6,390 | 23 | 245 | 84 | 1.18 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 17 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 07/11/09 | Dynamo @ Seattle |
 William Hesmer save reel
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| 07/27/08 | Crew @ Rapids |
William Hesmer shutout
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| 05/17/08 | Crew @ Toronto FC |
Will Hesmer shuts out TFC
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MLS Experience
MLS Career Highlights: Had started all 23 games in which he appeared entering this season... Had a career-high nine saves against K.C. on 9/16/07... Made his first-team league debut on 6/10/06 at Crew Stadium, making three saves to post his first win and first shutout, 1-0, over the Crew... Acquired by the Crew on 11/17/06 from Toronto, along with midfielder Danny O'Rourke, in exchange for a partial allocation... Originally selected by Kansas City in the second round (No. 17 overall) of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft...U.S. Open Cup Highlights: Had seen action in four games entering this season, earning two wins.
2007: Started all 20 games in which he appeared... Had a career-high nine saves against K.C. on 9/16... Had five shutouts on the season (6/30, 7/4, 7/7, 7/22, 8/4)... Backstopped the Crew to a six-game unbeaten streak (4-0-2) from 6/16-7/7... Notched his first shutout as a member of the Crew on 6/30 vs. N.Y. ... Made his Crew debut on 6/16 at N.E... Missed seven games to start the season due to a right hamstring injury.
2006: Went 1-2-0 in three games, with the victory coming in his first-team league debut 6/10 at Columbus. Made three saves to post 1-0 shutout... 2006 U.S. Open Cup: Picked up win in Round of 32 match vs. Des Moines Menace (PDL) on 7/12... Played the full 90 minutes in 2-0 Round of 16 loss to Chicago on 8/14.
2005: Earned promotion from developmental roster to the senior squad and assumed role of backup goalkeeper, but did not appear in a regular-season match… 2005 Reserve Division: Made 10 starts, posting a 5-3-2 record with a 1.44 GAA and three shutouts... 2005 U.S. Open Cup: Made two starts in Open Cup play, earning a 6-1 win over the Des Moines Menace (PDL) on 8/3 in the fourth round.
2004: Spent his rookie professional season on the developmental roster, but did not appear in a regular-season match.
Other Experience
Was called into his first U.S. National Team camp in January 2008... Was a member of the Generation adidas Euro Tour squad that played three games in England in December 2006... Appeared in two of the games and went the full 90 minutes of a 1-0 loss to the Coventry City Reserves on 12/5/06.
College
Compiled a record of 37-12-6 in four years at Wake Forest (2000-03)… Compiled a 0.83 goals-against average, .802 save percentage, 201 saves and 5,298 minutes… Named the 2003-04 Wake Forest University Student-Athlete of the Year...2003: Was named a NSCAA/adidas and Soccer America All-American despite playing in just 15 games as a senior... Posted a 0.77 GAA before suffering a leg injury in the second-to-last game of the regular season... Missed the ACC tournament and NCAA tournament due to the injury…
2002: Turned in the best season by a goalkeeper in Wake Forest history as a junior... Posted nine shutouts and set a school single-season record with a 0.65 goals-against average... Had a scoreless streak of 569 minutes from 9/21 against St. John's until 10/19 against Clemson, a streak that included five complete shutouts... Ranked second nationally in GAA… Was named a Soccer America first-team All-American and a second-team NSCAA All-American... Named first-team All-ACC and All-South...
2001: A second-team All-ACC selection, started all 21 games in goal and posted a 0.91 GAA, the best mark by a Deacon goalkeeper since 1991…
2000: Named to ACC All-Tournament team as a freshman, allowing just three goals in 240 minutes while making 24 saves... Made his career debut as a surprise starter in the regular-season finale at Duke and started the team's two postseason games.
Personal
The son of Russell and Janet Hesmer… Has one sister, Anna Jane, and one brother, David... Was an Academic All-American at Wake Forest, where he majored in History… Served as a groomsman in teammate Brian Carroll's wedding... An excellent athlete who was named all-conference in basketball, football, baseball and soccer in high school... Named 2000 Athlete of the Year by the Wilson Daily Times... A member of the National Honor Society in high school... Enjoys golfing and fishing in his spare time.
