Williams playing for Charleston Battery in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romario Williams | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Portmore, Jamaica | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Charleston Battery (on loan from Atlanta United) |
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Number | 9 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | UCF Knights | 51 | (18) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Orlando City U-23 | 11 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Montreal Impact | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → FC Montreal (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 27 | (10) |
2017– | Atlanta United | 0 | (0) |
2017– | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 6 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Jamaica U17 | 4 | (1) |
2015 | Jamaica U23 | 3 | (3) |
2016– | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3:11, 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2014 |
Romario Williams (born 15 August 1994) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for the Charleston Battery on loan from Atlanta United FC. He is named after the legendary Brazilian footballer, Romario.
Williams played college soccer at the University of Central Florida. With the UCF Knights men's soccer program, Williams recorded 18 goals and five assists in 51 games, 46 as starter. Williams was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference all-conference first team in 2014. He was also the 2013 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Williams was selected by the Montreal Impact third overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on 15 January 2015. Williams made his professional debut on 28 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Orlando City SC.
On 11 December 2016 Atlanta United FC acquired Williams from the Impact in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
Williams has represented the U-17 level of the Jamaican national team, playing in three games at the 2011 U17 FIFA World Cup. He had previously started four of five games at the CONCACAF qualifiers. Romario also played the Jamaica u23 national team in March 2015. Williams made his Jamaica senior national team debut in a 1-0 Caribbean Cup qualify win over Suriname on November 13, 2016.