Mekeil Williams

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Mekeil Williams
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Williams in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mekeil Andy Williams [1]
Date of birth (1990-07-24) 24 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Police FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Ma Pau
2011–2012 W Connection
2012Pogoń Szczecin (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2013 FC Fyn 8 (0)
2013–2015 W Connection
2015–2016 Antigua GFC 25 (0)
2016–2017 Colorado Rapids 38 (0)
2018 Richmond Kickers 27 (0)
2019 Oklahoma City Energy 28 (1)
2020 Municipal 12 (0)
2021–2022 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 53 (1)
2023 Chattanooga Red Wolves 29 (1)
2024– Police FC
International career
2012–2022 Trinidad and Tobago 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:11, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Mekeil Andy Williams (born 24 July 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Police FC. [3] [4]

Contents

Club career

Born in Port of Spain, Williams spent his early career with Ma Pau and W Connection. [5] In February 2012 he joined Polish club Pogoń Szczecin on a five-month loan deal. [6] [7] He moved to Danish club FC Fyn in August 2012 on a free transfer. [8] After returning to Trinidad to play with W Connection, he signed a two-year contract with Guatemalan club Antigua GFC in June 2015. [1]

Williams signed for Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids on 4 February 2016. [9]

Williams signed for USL side Richmond Kickers for the 2018 season on 16 February 2018. [10]

He signed for Oklahoma City Energy for the 2019 season. [11]

Williams moved to Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala side Municipal on 30 December 2019. [12]

On 10 March 2021, Williams signed a one-year deal with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [13]

Williams joined USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves on 2 March 2023. [14]

International career

Williams with Trinidad and Tobago. MekeilWilliams.jpg
Williams with Trinidad and Tobago.

He made his senior international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2012, scoring on his debut. [5]

Honours

Ma Pau

Williams Connection [15]

Antigua GFC

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References

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  2. Mekeil Williams at WorldFootball.net
  3. The big Splash: One on One with W Connection’s Mekeil Williams wired868.com
  4. Mekeil Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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  7. Mekeil Williams at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  8. "Mekeil Williams moves to Denmark". Trinidad Express. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. "Colorado Rapids sign Trinidad & Tobago international defender Mekeil Williams". Colorado Rapids. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. "KICKERS SIGN MEKEIL WILLIAMS". richmondkickers.com. Richmond Kickers. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. "Energy FC Sign Trinidad and Tobago Defender Mekeil Williams". oursportscentral.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  12. "Municipal se refuerza con un jugador de Trinidad y Tobago | Soy502". www.soy502.com.
  13. Staff, Riverhounds (10 March 2021). "Riverhounds SC sign Mekeil Williams". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - USL.
  14. "Chattanooga Red Wolves Sign Defender Mekeil Williams".
  15. 1 2 3 "Mekeil Williams" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.