Andy Williams (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Rhode Island Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Real Mona F.C. | ||
| 1998 | Harbour View | ||
| 1998–1999 | Columbus Crew | 41 | (1) |
| 2000 | Miami Fusion | 20 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | New England Revolution | 25 | (3) |
| 2002 | MetroStars | 19 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Chicago Fire | 49 | (6) |
| 2005–2011 | Real Salt Lake | 189 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2008 | Jamaica | 97 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2009 |
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Andrew "Andy" Williams (born 23 September 1977 in Toronto) is a retired Canadian-born Jamaican footballer who last played for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.
Williams played college soccer for the University of Rhode Island where he remains the team's all-time leading scorer, with 52 goals and 45 assists.
After spending a couple of years in his home country with Real Mona, Williams joined Major League Soccer in 1998 with the Columbus Crew, with whom he would play for two seasons. In 2000, he moved to the Miami Fusion, but would only remain there one year before going to the New England Revolution. Williams played in 2001 and beginning of 2002 with New England, before moving to the MetroStars in a six-player deal in the middle of the 2002 season. He only lasted half a season with the Metros, soon traded again, to the Chicago Fire, with whom he played for two years.
Williams became the second player in Real Salt Lake history when he was their first selection in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft. He became the first player in MLS history to play for six teams. In his ten years in the league, Williams has scored 27 goals and added 78 assists. After leading Jamaica to the Caribbean title in 2008, Williams suffered through the prolonged illness of his wife during the 2009 season, which culminated with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup in November 2009. The Williams family received further good news in late 2009/early 2010 as Marcia Williams' cancer went into remission. In 2010, Williams returned to Real Salt Lake focused and re-energized.
Williams' contract with Real Salt Lake ended after the 2011 season and he opted to participate in the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. After he was not selected in Stage 1 of the draft, Williams announced his retirement from professional soccer on December 5, 2011.
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