Richard Lowe Yomby William (born June 18, 1981 in Bafoussam) is a retired Cameroonian footballer who spent the majority of his career with the Richmond Kickers.[1] He is currently an assistant coach at Old Dominion University for their men's soccer program.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yomby Lowe Richard William | ||
| Date of birth | June 18, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bafoussam, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FootStar | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Old Dominion Monarchs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Virginia Beach Submariners | 12 | (1) |
| 2007 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 14 | (0) |
| 2008 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2018 | Richmond Kickers | 216 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Richmond Kickers youth | ||
| 2018– | Old Dominion Monarchs (asst.) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 11, 2020 | |||
Career
editYouth and College
editWilliam attended high school at Lycee Classique Bafoussam in Cameroon, played club soccer for FootStar, and attended the University of Oschang, before moving to the United States in 2005 to attend and play college soccer at Old Dominion University. In his career at Old Dominion, William scored one goal and one assist, with 10 total shots.
During his college years, William also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Hampton Roads Piranhas.
Professional
editWilliam was drafted with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards and signed a developmental contract before transferring to Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division later that year.
In 2009 Yomby signed for the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division.[2] He was named to the USL Second Division All-League First Team[3] and won the defender of the year title. His Kickers team won the 2009 USL Second Division championship.
Yomby remained with Richmond for the 2010 and 2011 seasons and was defender of the year finalist and first team all league both seasons. The club signed him to a contract for the 2012 season on September 1, 2011.[4]
Honors
editRichmond Kickers
edit- USL all team 2009/ Defender of the year
- USL all team 2010/ Defender of the year finalist
- USL all team 2011/ Defender of the year finalist
- USL all team 2012/ Defender of the year finalist
- USL all team 2013/ Defender of the year finalist
- USL all team 2014/ Defender of the year finalist.
- USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009
References
edit- ^ "Yomby Announces His Retirement". 27 July 2018.
- ^ Puerto Rico transfers Yomby William
- ^ Five Kickers take All-League honors
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.