Augustine Williams
Williams in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2015–2016 Nomads SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Portland Timbers 2 65 (11)
2017 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2019–2021 LA Galaxy II 55 (20)
2021 LA Galaxy 7 (0)
2021 → San Diego Loyal (Loan) 12 (6)
2022–2023 Charleston Battery 63 (29)
International career‡
2021– Sierra Leone 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2022

Augustine "Augi" Williams (born 3 August 1997) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Portland Timbers

Williams joined United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 on 3 August 2016.[1] Additionally, he made his debut for the Portland Timbers in a U.S. Open Cup contest against Seattle Sounders FC on 13 June 2017, scoring Portland's lone goal in the 2-1 defeat.[2]

LA Galaxy

After two seasons in Portland, Williams joined LA Galaxy II on 28 January 2019.[3] On 30 April 2021, he was promoted to the LA Galaxy senior roster.[4] In August, however, he signed on loan with San Diego Loyal of the USL Championship.[5]

Following the 2021 season, Williams' contract option was declined by the Galaxy.[6]

Charleston Battery

On 9 February 2022, Williams signed with USL Championship club Charleston Battery to a two-year contract.[7] Williams scored in his debut for the club, a match-winner against FC Tulsa on March 12. He scored his 50th career goal in the USL Championship regular season on August 12 in a 1-3 victory over New York Red Bulls II.[8] The striker would lead the team in goals and set a new career-high with 16 goals, along with three assists.[9] He additionally became the Battery's first double-digit goalscorer since 2018.[10] Williams was garnered All-League Second Team honors following the conclusion of the season.[11]

Williams enjoyed success in his second year with the Battery, helping lead their turnaround campaign to reach the 2023 USL Championship Final. He again led the team in scoring with 16 goals across all competitions and added three assists across 38 games. Nine of his goals in 2023 were match-winners. Williams was named to the league's Team of the Week four times and won Player of the Week for Week 6.[12][13] In the playoffs, Williams scored two goals and one assist, his second proving to be a match-winner to secure the Eastern Conference title. In the title match, Williams scored during the PK shootout as the Battery eventually came up short 2-3 on penalties. He became a free agent following the 2023 season.[14]

International career

Williams made his debut for Sierra Leone on 15 June 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin.[15] On 30 December 2021, Williams was named to John Keister's final 28-man Sierra Leone squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[16] He was called up again for a pair of friendlies in September 2022 against South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, featuring in both games. Williams started another match on 19 November 2022 against the Algeria A' national football team.[17]

Honors

Charleston Battery

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "T2 sign forward Augustine Williams | Portland Timbers".
  2. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Augustine Williams | LA Galaxy".
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy II sign forward Augustine Williams | LA Galaxy".
  4. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Augustine Williams | LA Galaxy".
  5. ↑ "LA Galaxy loan forward Augustine Williams to San Diego Loyal SC | LA Galaxy".
  6. ↑ "Who's in, who's out? All 27 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com".
  7. ↑ "Sierra Leone International Augustine Williams Joins Battery". 9 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Apodaca brace, Williams goal lead Battery to victory over New York".
  9. ↑ "Charleston Battery Player Stats".
  10. ↑ "Paterson's Late Equalizer Earns Battery Dramatic Point Against Switchbacks".
  11. ↑ https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2022/11/01/augi-williams-named-to-usl-championship-all-league-team/
  12. ↑ https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2023/04/18/williams-named-player-of-the-week-dodson-polvara-markanich-to-team-of-the-week/
  13. ↑ https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2023/08/01/dodson-williams-named-to-team-of-the-week-for-week-21/
  14. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (December 1, 2023). "Barajas leads Charleston Battery returnees in first roster moves". USL Championship.
  15. ↑ "Sierra Leone v Benin game report". ESPN. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "John Keister names his final Sierra Leone Afcon squad". 30 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Sierra Leone (0) Vs (3) Algeria || 2022 International Friendly Match Highlights".
  18. ↑ "USL Championship Announces 2022 All-League Teams". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. November 1, 2022. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.


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