#4 Ramiz Hamouda
Position: Defender
Birthdate: May 26, 2008
Age: 15
Hometown: Parkside, KS
Citizenship: United States
Previous Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy
Birmingham Legion FC signed 15-year-old U.S. Youth National Team defender Ramiz Hamouda to his first professional contract. One of the Generation Adidas Cup U15 Group Stage Best XI last summer with Sporting Kansas City Academy, Hamouda will join Legion FC’s roster this preseason, pending league and federation approval.
“We’re excited to sign Ramiz to a professional contract with Legion FC,” said President and General Manager Jay Heaps. “Ramiz is a young player with great potential and joins us having already been a notable player for the U.S. Youth National Team program as it won a Concacaf title last year.”
Hamouda helped guide the U.S. Under-15 Men’s Youth National Team to the 2023 Concacaf Boys’ U-15 League A Championship Title last August where the side defeated Mexico 4-2 in the final at Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Hamouda started in four of the six games, including the final against Mexico.
Hamouda previously joined Sporting Kansas City Academy in 2020, making his way through the U-15 ranks in 2022. He attended his first USYNT training camp in January 2023.
“I’m thrilled to sign my first professional contract with Birmingham Legion FC,” said Hamouda. “I am excited to join the team and get to work.”