# Romario Williams

Romario Garfield Williams (born 15 August 1994) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Indy Eleven and the Jamaica national team. 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.
In July, 2022 Williams signed a contract with USL Championship side New Mexico United
Williams signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on January 5, 2023.

#### Hartford Athletic

On 4 January 2024, Williams signed with Hartford Athletic. In the season opener and his debut with the club on 9 March, Williams would slot in a penalty to score his first goal for Hartford and help them defeat El Paso Locomotive in a 1–0 win. Williams made 12 total league and cup appearances for Hartford in 2024, scoring 3 goals.

#### Indy Eleven

On 14 June 2024, Williams was traded to fellow USL Championship side Indy Eleven in exchange for defender Younes Boudadi. He made his debut for the Indianapolis-based club on 22 June, replacing Jack Blake at halftime in a 1–0 home loss to Orange County SC. Williams scored his first goal for the club on 31 August in a 1–1 home draw against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. He ended the season with two league goals and an assist for the club. On 20 November 2024, Indy Eleven announced that Williams would remain with the team for a second season.

## 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. He also played for 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. He was called up for Jamaica's 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League A and scored the second goal in a 2–0 away win against Nicaragua on 10 October 2024.

## Personal

Williams is 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 match played 3 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Playoffs | Playoffs | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Montreal Impact | 2016 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Montreal Impact | Total | 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 |
| Atlanta United | 2018 | MLS | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Atlanta United | 2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Atlanta United | Total | 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 |
| Atlanta United 2 (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 |
| Atlanta United 2 (loan) | Total | 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 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 5 |
| Qadsia SC | 2021–22 | Kuwaiti Premier League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| New Mexico United | 2022 | USL Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2023 | USL Championship | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 15 |
| Hartford Athletic | 2024 | USL Championship | 11 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 3 |
| Indy Eleven | 2024 | USL Championship | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 225 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 80 |
* ↑ All appearances in the USL Cup Playoffs
* ↑ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup

### International

    As of November 18, 2024
Jamaica :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.

## Honours

Jamaica
* CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2017
* CONCACAF Nations League third place: 2024
Atlanta United
* MLS Cup: 2018
* Eastern Conference: 2018
Individual
* AAC Offensive Player of the Year: 2013