Jomal Williams

Jomal Evans Williams (born 28 April 1994)[1] is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger, and for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Jomal Williams
Personal information
Full name Jomal Evans Williams
Date of birth (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994[1]
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 A.D. Isidro Metapán
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2010 East Mucurapo Secondary
2010–2011 Morvant Caledonia United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 W Connection 36 (18)
2016–2017 → Murciélagos (loan) 32 (3)
2018 → Zira (loan) 12 (1)
2019– A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 (6)
National team‡
2010–2011 Trinidad and Tobago U17 6 (2)
2012 Trinidad and Tobago U20 6 (2)
2012–2015 Trinidad and Tobago U23 5 (0)
2015– Trinidad and Tobago 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Williams' professional career began with W Connection in his native Trinidad and Tobago, where he made his first-team debut in 2011, at the age of 17. During his time with the Savonetta Boys, the team won the TT Pro League title and the FA Trophy during the 2013–14 season. After his fifth season with W Connection, in 2016, he signed his first overseas professional contract with Mexican club Murciélagos.

He is a Trinidad and Tobago international having made his debut in March 2015. Williams has participated in one minor tournament after representing the Soca Warriors in the 2015 Pan American Games.

Early life

Williams was born on 28 April 1994 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Jomal started playing football at the age of seven with local youth club Trendsetter Hawks at the Queen's Park Savannah.[2]

Club career

Beginnings and development (2011–2014)

In October 2014, Williams had a successful trial with Pau FC of Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth tier in French club football. However, due to the club experiencing financial difficulties, terms could not be agreed upon with parent club W Connection regarding a transfer fee and party responsible for paying the players' salary.

Transition to attacking midfielder (2015–2016)

Williams returned for the 2015–16 season with W Connection as an attacking midfielder in the first team and changed from the number 40 jersey in favour of number 10. During the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, he made three appearances against Santos Laguna and Saprissa during W Connections's group stage matches. Afterwards, Williams provided five goals during the First Citizens Cup and TOYOTA Classic en route to W Connection claiming both crowns.[3][4] Consequently, he was named the most valuable player in both cup competitions.[5] One week later, he recorded his first career hat-trick as a professional on December 12 against St. Ann's Rangers.[6] Following his successful month, Williams was named Pro League Player of the Month for December.[7]

In Pro League competition, Jomal benefited from the change in position to a more attacking role, left vacant following Joevin Jones' transfer to Major League Soccer, which led to a breakthrough season as the 21 year-old led the Savonetta Boys with 11 goals – his most Pro League goals in a season. In February 2016, he provided three goals for W Connection en route to finishing runners-up in the 2016 CFU Club Championship and secure qualification for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

Murciélagos (loan)

On 9 June 2016, Williams signed along with former W Connection and international teammate Shahdon Winchester with Mexican club Murciélagos of Ascenso MX prior to the start of the 2016 Apertura for an undisclosed transfer.[9]

Zira (loan)

On 7 February 2018, Williams signed for Zira FK on loan from W Connection until the end of the 2017/18 season.[10]

International career

Williams has represented Trinidad and Tobago on various levels of international competition, having been capped for the under-17,[11] under-20,[12] under-23 Olympic team,[13] and the Trinidad and Tobago national teams.[14]

Youth teams

He began his international career for the under-17 team during qualification for the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where Jomal scored a pair of goals in the final group stage match against Bermuda.[15][16][17] In February 2011, during the continental competition, Williams made an additional two starting appearances against Jamaica and Guatemala, which witnessed Trinidad and Tobago advance to the quarterfinals following a respective draw and win.[18][19] However, the Soca Warriors would lose in the quarterfinals against Canada.[20]

The following year, Williams was called-up to the under-23 team in preparation for their qualification attempt for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[13] He made one appearance after coming on as a 76th minute substitute for Mekeil Williams during the final match, which ended in a 2–0 loss against Honduras that eliminated Trinidad and Tobago from the competition.[21] In August 2012, Williams scored two goals in three matches for the under-20 team during their first round of qualification for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[22] However, in November 2012, he made three additional appearances for the Soca Warriors, which witnessed the team finish a disappointing bottom in their final qualification.[23]

In June 2015, Williams made two appearances during another early exit for the under-23 team from qualification for the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship following a loss to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[24][25] Although Trinidad and Tobago did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Soca Warriors participated in the Pan American Games hosted in Toronto the following month. Williams came on as a substitute during the final two matches, which witnessed the Soca Warriors eliminated after three consecutive losses to Uruguay, Paraguay, and Mexico.[26][27]

Senior team

International debut and first goal (2015–present)

Williams made his full international debut for the national team on 27 March 2015, at the age of 20, having come on as a substitute for Shannon Gomez in the 77th minute against Panama.[14][28] After an impressive form for his club W Connection during the 2015–16 season, Williams was called up for a friendly match against Grenada in St. George's.[29] Two months later, he made an additional three appearances for the Soca Warriors, including two starts as winger. In particular, Williams scored his first international goal on 27 May 2016 against Uruguay in Montevideo at the historic Estadio Centenario.

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 August 2016
Club Season League Cup League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
W Connection 2011–12 TT Pro League 10000100000110
2012–13 9100001000101
2013–14 4243112000116
2014–15 0441300041116
2015–16 13110011630533220
Total 36188416760947533
Murciélagos[30] 2016–17 Ascenso MX 2021000041
Total 2021000041
Career total 381810516760947934
  1. Includes appearances in the Trinidad and Tobago's Classic, Goal Shield, and Pro Bowl
  2. Includes appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Includes appearances in the Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield and CFU Club Championship

International
As of 3 June 2016[31][32]

International appearances
National team Year Friendly Competitive Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
 Trinidad and Tobago 2015100010
2016410041
Total510051

International goals
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.
 27 May 2016 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
4
  Uruguay
1–0
1–3
 Friendly
2.
 3 June 2016 Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China
5
  China PR
2–3
2–4
3.
 10 November 2019 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
18
  Anguilla
1–0
15–0

Honours

Club
W Connection

Awards

References
  1. "Jomal Williams" (in German). Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. Shaun Fuentes (TTFA Media) (19 April 2012). "Jomal Williams could be a key for U-20s". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. Lasana Liburd (31 October 2015). "Williams and Winchester repel "Sharks" bite; Connection lift 7th FCB Cup". Wired868.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) (31 October 2015). "W Connection dethrone Central to claim seventh First Citizens Cup". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. Lasana Liburd (7 December 2015). "MVP Jomal shines as Connection brush aside 10-man Army for Toyota Classic title". Wired868.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. Lasana Liburd (12 December 2015). "Jomal nets hattrick as Connection clobber Rangers; Civic stops Sando". Wired868.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. Randy Bando (22 February 2016). "Wendy's honours Pro League top performers". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. TTFA Media (10 June 2016). "Central FC are the 2016 Caribbean Champions". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. Randy Bando (2 May 2016). "Sharks whip 9-man rivals W Connection 3-0 in 2016 Haiti final". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. "Zirə PFK yeni futbolçu ilə müqavilə bağladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 7 February 2018.
  11. Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (9 February 2011). "Cooper announces final U-17 squad for CONCACAF qualifiers". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. Shaun Fuentes (TTFA Media) (6 August 2012). "U-20 men's team off to St Vincent". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. Shaun Fuentes (TTFA Media) (20 March 2012). "Young Warriors off to St Vincent". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  14. "Player Profile – Jomal Williams". Inshan Mohammad (Soca Warriors Online). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  15. Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (19 August 2010). "U-17 men whip St Kitts in CFU opener". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  16. Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian) (21 August 2010). "Cuba holds Under-17 boys goalless". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  17. Ian Prescott (T&T Express) (23 August 2010). "Jomal double sends T&T through". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  18. Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (15 February 2011). "Henry scores two, T&T ties Jamaica 2-2". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  19. CONCACAF.com (18 February 2011). "T&T seals U-17 QF berth with late goal". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  20. CONCACAF.com (23 February 2011). "T&T U-17 World Cup dream dashed by Canada". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  21. CONCACAF.com (28 March 2012). "Honduras completes Olympic qualifying semis, T&T eliminated". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  22. Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (13 August 2012). "T&T seal spot in final CFU round with 3-0 win". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  23. Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) (10 November 2012). "Curacao dump T&T U-20s from W/Cup qualifiers". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  24. Shaun Fuentes (TTFA Media) (28 June 2015). "T&T Olympic team eliminated after one game". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  25. Shaun Fuentes (TTFA Media) (30 June 2015). "U-23s get morale boosting win over Puerto Rico". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  26. Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) (18 July 2015). "Nathaniel scores; but Paraguay eliminates U-23 Warriors with 5-1 spanking". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  27. Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) (21 July 2015). "T&T U-23s scrap strike and scare Mexico before falling to 4-2 loss". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  28. Randy Bando (28 March 2015). "Warriors edged 1-0 by Panama". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  29. Randy Bando (20 March 2016). "Hart rues missed chances after late Marcus Joseph goal rescues T&T to draw with Grenada". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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