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Romario Garfield Williams (born 15 August 1994) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Qadsia SC in the Kuwait Premier League. He is named after the legendary Brazilian footballer, Romário.
Club career
Youth
Williams graduated from Kingston College in Jamaica and then attended university in Orlando. He 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. He 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.
Professional
Williams was selected by Montreal Impact third overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on 15 January 2015. He 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.On 7 April 2018, he scored his first career MLS goal in a 5–0 rout of Los Angeles FC.
On 1 July 2019, Williams was traded to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money. After one season with the crew, Williams joined Miami FC of the USL Championship in January 2020.
In December 2020 Williams moved abroad to Egypt and joined Al Ittihad of the Egyptian Premier League. On 16 August 2021, Williams moved abroad to Kuwait and joined Qadsia SC of the Kuwait Premier League.
International career
Williams has represented the U-17 level of the Jamaica national U-17 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 U-23 national team in March 2015. Williams made his Jamaica senior national team debut in a 1–0 Caribbean Cup qualify win over Suriname on 13 November 2016.
Personal
He was named after Romário, Brazilian football legend who won the 1994 FIFA World Cup a month before he was born.
In February 2018 Williams received a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 October 2020
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City U-23 | 2014 | PDL | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | |||
| Montreal Impact | 2015 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FC Montreal (loan) | 2015 | USL | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Charleston Battery (loan) | 2016 | USL | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 10 | |
| Atlanta United | 2017 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Charleston Battery (loan) | 2017 | USL | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 15 | |
| Atlanta United 2 (loan) | 2018 | USL | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 3 | |||
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2019 | MLS | 7 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Miami FC | 2020 | USL Championship | 16 | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 51 | ||
International
- As of September 9, 2018
| Jamaica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 July 2017 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Curaçao | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 20 July 2017 | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States |  Canada | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honors
- Jamaica
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up: 2017
- Atlanta United
- MLS Cup
- Winners: 2018
- Eastern Conference
- Winners : 2018
