Men's Soccer | 6/3/2019 2:34:00 PM
Moon Township, Pa. – Devon "Speedy" Williams, a former midfielder (2011-14) for the Robert Morris University men's soccer team, has been called up to the Jamaica Men's National Team for its friendly against the United States on Wednesday, June 5, as announced by the organization this past Friday.
Williams has been a regular on senior roster as of late, playing four matches with the Reggae Boyz over last year and 2019. The former Colonial made his first appearance in the Jamaica Starting XI in an international friendly against 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier South Korea on Jan. 30, 2018, and has played a total of 143 minutes – with one start – in three CONCACAF Nations League qualification matches against Bonaire, Suriname, and El Salvador.
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Back with Louisville City FC for a third straight season, Williams has seen 1,080 minutes over 12 starts in 2018-19. He's completing 69.8 percent of long passes, and 82.7 percent of all passes, adding 25 shot attempts on the offensive end. Williams has been a part of three straight United Soccer League (USL) Championship title-winning sides, contributing a brace in the USL Cup semifinals last November, and the game-winning assist in the 2017 USL Cup final.
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Last month, Williams was named to Jamaica's provisional 40-man roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Reggae Boyz will play their three group stage matches on June 17 against Honduras, June 21 against El Salvador, and June 25 against Curaçao.
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Jamaica's friendly against the United States will be played at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and is slated for a 7:00 PM (ET) kickoff. It will be broadcast on FS1, UniMas, and UDN.
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