Yomby William

Yomby William
Personal information
Full name	Richard Lowe Yomby William
Date of birth	June 18, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bafoussam, Cameroon
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Richmond Kickers
Number	2
Youth career
	FootStar
2005–2007	Old Dominion Monarchs
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Virginia Beach Submariners
2007	Hampton Roads Piranhas
2008	Kansas City Wizards
2008	Puerto Rico Islanders
2009–	Richmond Kickers
Managerial career
2014–	VCU Rams (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2016

Richard Lowe Yomby William (born June 18, 1984 in Bafoussam) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Professional Division.

Career

Youth and College

William 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

William 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.^[1] He was named to the USL Second Division All-League First Team^[2] 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.^[3]

Honors

Richmond Kickers

USL Defender of the Year: 2009
USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009

References

^ Puerto Rico transfers Yomby William
^ Five Kickers take All-League honors
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

[1] Puerto Rico transfers Yomby William

[2] Five Kickers take All-League honors

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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