Romaario Williams ( Eng. Romario Williams ; August 15, 1994 , Portmore , Jamaica ) - Jamaican footballer , striker of the Atlanta United club and Jamaica .
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| Was born | August 15, 1994 (24 years) Portmore , Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 180 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Atlanta United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Romario Williams was born in the city of Portmore and was named after the famous Brazilian footballer Romario [1] . While studying at the University of Central Florida, he played for the UCF Knights university team. Williams scored 18 goals and made five assists in 51 matches (46 of which went into the first team). The American Sports Conference , which organizes the competition, recognized him as the best player in 2013 and included the symbolic team tournament in 2014 [2] . In addition, during 2014, in addition to university competitions, he regularly played in the Premier Development League for Orlando City U-23, in which he took part in 11 league games and scored 7 goals.
On January 15, 2015, on the MLS Superdraft , Williams was selected by the Montreal Impact Club under number three [3] . His professional debut took place on March 28, 2015 in a match against Orlando City (2: 2) [4] . Romario was not able to gain a foothold in the team and played for the USL clubs - the farm club " Montreal " and " Charleston Battery " on loan [5] .
On December 11, 2016, Atlanta United acquired Williams in exchange for choosing a new player in the third round of the Superdraft MLS 2018 [6] . However, after passing through the preparatory camp with Atlanta on March 2, he went back to Charleston Battery [7] until the end of the 2017 season. Romario made his debut for “Atlanta United” on March 11, 2018 in a match against DC United (3: 1), replacing in the 84th minute. On April 7, 2018, in a meeting with Los Angeles , he scored his first goal in the MLS, sending the last of five unanswered goals to the opponents [8] .
Career in the national team
In 2011, as part of the Jamaica U-17 team, he took part in the junior world championships , in which he played in all three matches against Japan, Argentina and France [9] , but his team did not leave the group. In 2015, he was involved in the Olympic team of Jamaica , in which he scored three goals in three matches.
On November 13, 2016, he made his debut in official games in the national team of Jamaica in the qualifying match for the 2017 Caribbean Cup against the national team of Suriname (1: 0).
In 2017 he was called to the national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup . In this tournament, Williams scored his first goals for the national team: in the group stage match against Curaçao and in the quarterfinal against Canada .
Goals for the national team
As of April 30, 2018
| room | date | Stadium | Enemy | Score | Result | Competition |
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| one | July 9, 2017 | Kualcomm Stadium , San Diego , USA | Curacao | 1 : 0 | 2: 0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 |
| 2 | July 20, 2017 | University of Phoenix Stadium , Glendale , USA | Canada | 2 : 0 | 2: 1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 |
Notes
- Mari UCF forward MLS SuperDraft forward Romario Williams . Orlando Sentinel (10 January 2015). The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
- ↑ American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Regular Season Awards (Eng.) . American Athletic Conference . TheAmerican.org (14 November 2014). The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Impact selects forward Romario Williams (English) . Montreal Impact (January 15, 2015). The appeal date is July 16, 2018.
- ↑ Recap: Montreal 2–2 Orlando (English) . MLSSoccer.com. The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Romario Williams loaned to the Charleston Battery (English) . Montreal Impact (18 March 2016). The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Atlanta United make-up roster moves during active MLS half-day trade window . Atlanta United FC (11 December 2016). The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Williams Returns to Battery on Loan (English) . United Soccer League (3 February 2017). The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Ryan Catanese. Atlanta United runs rampant in 5-0 win over LAFC (Eng.) . Atlanta United FC (April 7, 2018). The appeal date is July 16, 2018.
- ↑ Profile of Romario Williams (English) . fifa.com. The date of circulation is July 23, 2017.
Links
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt
- Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
- Profile on National Football Teams (English)
- Profile on worldfootball.net (English)
- Profile on the MLS website