Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Indy Eleven | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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) |
2024– | Indy Eleven | 15 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Sierra Leone | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
Augustine "Augi" Williams (born 3 August 1997) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Indy Eleven and the Sierra Leone national team.
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]
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]
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 12 March. He scored his 50th career goal in the USL Championship regular season on 12 August 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]
Williams signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven on 24 January 2024, ahead of the 2024 USL Championship season. [15] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away defeat to Oakland Roots on 9 March in the first league game of the season. [16] Williams scored his first goal for Indy Eleven in his home debut on 23 March, in a 1–1 draw against Sacramento Republic. [17]
Williams scored his second goal for the club on 20 April, in a 1–1 draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks. [18] He scored a brace at Miami FC on 12 May, in a 3–1 league victory. [19]
Williams made his debut for Sierra Leone on 15 June 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin. [20] On 30 December 2021, Williams was named to John Keister's final 28-man Sierra Leone squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [21] 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. [22]
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