Richard Lowe Yomby William (born June 18, 1981 in

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) is a retired

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ian

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er who spent the majority of his career with the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. He is currently an assistant coach at

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for their men's soccer program.

Career

Youth and College

William attended high school at Lycee Classique Bafoussam in Cameroon, played club soccer for

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, and attended the University of Oschang, before moving to the United States in 2005 to attend and play

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. In his career at Old Dominion, William scored one goal and one assist, with 10 total shots. During his college years, William also played in the

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with the

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Professional

William was drafted with the 23rd overall pick in the

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and signed a developmental contract before transferring to

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of the

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later that year. In 2009 Yomby signed for the

of the

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. He was named to the USL Second Division All-League First Team and won the defender of the year title. His Kickers team won the 2009 USL Second Division championship. Yomby remained with Richmond for the 2010 and 2011 seasons and was defender of the year finalist and first team all league both seasons. The club signed him to a contract for the 2012 season on September 1, 2011.

Honors

Richmond Kickers

* USL all team 2009/ Defender of the year * USL all team 2010/ Defender of the year finalist * USL all team 2011/ Defender of the year finalist * USL all team 2012/ Defender of the year finalist * USL all team 2013/ Defender of the year finalist * USL all team 2014/ Defender of the year finalist. *

Champions (1):

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References

External links

Richmond Kickers bioMLS player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:William, Yomby 1981 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Old Dominion Monarchs men's soccer players Richmond Kickers players Puerto Rico Islanders players Sporting Kansas City players Virginia Beach Piranhas players USL League Two players USL First Division players USL Second Division players USL Championship players Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico Expatriate soccer players in the United States Sporting Kansas City draft picks Association football defenders Old Dominion Monarchs men's soccer coaches Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States