Devon Chesterton "Speedy" Williams (born 8 April 1992) is a Jamaican professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Jamaica national team.

Career

Youth and college

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Williams began his career in the youth ranks of St. George's College. While with St.George's Williams led the school to two youth championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he joined Real Mona F.C. and remained at the club through 2014. In 2011 Williams accepted an offer to play

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for

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. Williams was handed the number 10 shirt and in his four years with the Colonials he appeared in 71 matches scoring 6 goals and recording 15 assists. During the 2014 season Williams also played with

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Professional career

New York Red Bulls

After a lengthy trial with the club, Williams signed with

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on 8 July 2015. He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2015, appearing as a starter in a 2–0 victory over

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. The following week Williams recorded his first assist for New York, helping Red Bull II to a 4–3 victory over Richmond Kickers. On 12 August 2015, Williams recorded his second assist of the season when he spotted

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with a perfect cross into the box which was headed in helping NYRB II to a 1–1 draw against

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. On 22 August 2015, Williams scored his first goal as a professional, helping New York to a 2–0 victory over

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. On 6 July 2016, he made his

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debut in a mid-season friendly against Mexican powerhouse

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. The Red Bulls went on to win the match by a 2–0 score. On 12 August 2016 Williams scored his first goal of the season for New York in a 5–1 victory over

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Louisville City FC

On December 26, 2021,

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announced that they had signed Williams for the 2017 season. Williams made his debut for Louisville on March 25, 2017, in a 0–0 draw versus

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. Williams scored his first goal for Louisville on September 10, 2017, during a 3–0 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC.

Miami FC

On January 8, 2021, Williams was signed by

side

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ahead of the 2021 season. Williams made his debut for his new team on May 2, 2021, during a 2–1 victory over

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. He scored his first goal for Miami on May 15, the only goal in a victory over his former club, New York Red Bulls II. On August 17, 2021, Williams was named USL Championship Player of the Week for week 17 of the 2021 season in recognition of his brace scored against Pittsburgh in a 3–2 victory for Miami.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

On 22 December 2022, it was announced that Williams would join USL Championship side

for the 2023 season.

International career

Williams has represented

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at the U-20 national team level, making five appearances for his country. On 11 August 2010, he made his first international appearance with the senior national team, appearing in a 3–1 victory over

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.''

Honors

Club

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(1):

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

(2):

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

Individual

*USL Championship All League First Team:

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

References

External links

Speedy Williams rmucolonials.com player profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Devon 1992 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Robert Morris Colonials men's soccer players Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 players New York Red Bulls II players Louisville City FC players Miami FC players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States USL League Two players USL Championship players Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers People educated at St. George's College, Jamaica