Avondale Williams

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Avondale Williams
Personal information
Full name Prince Avondale Williams [1]
Date of birth (1977-10-10) 10 October 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth British Virgin Islands [2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002 Veterans
2003–2004 Rangers
2004 Veterans
2005–2007 Rangers
2008–2017 Islanders FC
International career
1995 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 (0)
2000–2012 British Virgin Islands 15 (5)
Managerial career
2008–2018 British Virgin Islands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Avondale Williams (born 10 October 1977) is a British Virgin Islander football manager and former player. He played as a forward for Veterans, Rangers, and Islanders FC. He is the British Virgin Islands national team's all-time leading scorer with five goals.

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International career

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

On 30 July 1995, Williams made his international debut for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against Trinidad and Tobago, scoring an own goal in a 5–0 loss. [3]

British Virgin Islands

Williams later switched his allegiance to the British Virgin Islands, making his debut on 5 March 2000 and scoring the Nature Boyz' lone goal in a 5–1 loss to Bermuda. [4] He went on to earn fifteen caps for the British Virgin Islands, scoring a record five goals, including a brace against the Bahamas. [1]

Managerial career

Williams was the manager of the British Virgin Islands national football team from 2008 to 2018. [5]

In 2012, he made a return to his national team by substituting himself on in the 41st minute in a 2012 Caribbean Cup match against Martinique.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 5 September 2012 [1]
Scores and results list British Virgin Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Williams goal.
List of international goals scored by Avondale Williams
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 March 2000 A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands1Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1–41–5 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.4 April 2001 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique3Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 2–12–2 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.30 January 2004A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands5Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 2–05–0 Friendly
4.30 March 2008 Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field, Nassau, Bahamas14Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1–22–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.2–2

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Avondale Williams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "British Virgin Islands – A. Williams – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
  3. ↑ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Trinidad & Tobago vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "British Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Reference at caribbeanfootballdatabase.com".
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