Andy Williams will serve as head scout for Carolina Core FC. Andy will be responsible for driving the development, implementation, and operation of the club’s scouting program.
Williams played soccer for the University of Rhode Island where he is still the team’s all-time leading scorer and part of the 40-40 club, having both 40 goals and 40 assists in his college career.
After college, Williams joined Major League Soccer playing with the Columbus Crew, New England Revolution, MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls), Chicago Fire - winning the Open Cup Championship in 2003, and finally Real Salt Lake - leading them to the MLS Cup in 2009.
With 97 caps and 13 goals, Williams was a committed leader on the Jamaica National team, where he played in the 1998 World Cup, brought home the Caribbean Cup in 2008, and was called back after retirement for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. Williams finished his career with 50 total goals and 95 total assists.
Williams joins the team at Carolina Core FC with ample experience as a Technical Director with FC Arizona where he was responsible for the management and organization of the team as well as the day-to-day operations of the entire club. Subsequently, Williams led the scouting department for Real Salt Lake (RSL) where he scouted and procured international and domestic talent. Many of these players still play for RSL or have gone on to play throughout Europe and Latin America. In addition to his scouting responsibilities, Andy also served as the first team assistant under Head Coach, Jeff Cassar, from 2013-2015.
