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Williams played college soccer for the University of Rhode Island where he remains the team"s all-time leading scorer, with 52 goals and 45 assists.
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College Professional After spending a couple of years in his home country with Real Mona, Williams joined Major League Soccer in 1998 with the Columbus Crew, with whom he would play for two seasons. In 2000, he moved to the Miami Fusion, but would only remain there one year before going to the New England Revolution. Williams played in 2001 and beginning of 2002 with New England, before moving to the MetroStars in a six-player deal in the middle of the 2002 season.
He only lasted half a season with the Metros, soon traded again, to the Chicago Fire, with whom he played for two years.
Williams became the second player in Real Salt Lake history when he was their first selection in the 2004 Master of Library Science Expansion Draft. He became the first player in Master of Library Science history to play for six teams.
In his ten years in the league, Williams has scored 27 goals and added 78 assists. The Williams family received further good news in late 2009/early 2010 as Marcia Williams" cancer went into remission.
In 2010, Williams returned to Real Salt Lake focused and re-energized.
Williams" contract with Real Salt Lake ended after the 2011 season and he opted to participate in the 2011 Master of Library Science Re-Entry Draft. After he was not selected in Stage 1 of the draft, Williams announced his retirement from professional soccer on December 5, 2011. In 2014 Andy Williams joined the coaching staff for Real Salt Lake when new head coach, Jeff Cassar, named him as an assistant coach (Midfield coach) and in addition to his assistant coach duties.
Andy oversees and coaches the reserve team for Real Salt Lake.
International Despite being something of a journeyman in Major League Soccer, Williams has been a stalwart for the Jamaican national team He has 97 caps with the team and 13 goals, and was often the focal point of their offense, running the team from the central midfield.
Despite his initial retirement, Williams was called in for a June 2008 friendly versus Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in which he played the full 90.
Williams was also called in for Jamaica"s 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign and played five games, scoring against Canada in a 1-1 draw.
Andy Williams was born in Toronto, Canada, but grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. His father, Bobby Williams, played for the Jamaican national team in the 1960s. Real Salt Lake Chicago Fire Jamaica.
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