Fred Hamel

Who is Fred Hamel?

Fred Hamel is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. He is currently a professor at the University of Puget Sound.

Hamel was selected for the 1977 U.S. National U-17 team's tour of Germany. He also was selected twice to play in the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs. In 1980, Hamel captained the Bishop Blanchet High School soccer team to the state championship. His youth team, the Lake City Hawks won the Washington State championship seven times in ten years.

Hamel played for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League from 1980 to 1982. He never cracked the first team during the outdoor seasons, but saw several games during two indoor seasons. In 1985, he played for the San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Alliance Challenge Series. The Earthquakes won the Western Alliance league that year with Hamel as a starting midfielder. That year Hamel also earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Santa Clara.

Hamel has coached several youth teams, including high school teams in Illinois and Washington State.