Chavany Shaunjay Willis (born 17 September 1997) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Union Omaha.

Chavany Willis
Personal information
Full name Chavany Shaunjay Willis[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Union Omaha
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Boys' Town 44 (2)
2017–2020 Portmore United 60 (11)
2019Bethlehem Steel (loan) 27 (3)
2021 Arnett Gardens F.C. 4 (1)
2022– Union Omaha 29 (3)
International career
2019 Jamaica U23 2 (0)
2019– Jamaica 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Career

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Club

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Willis transferred from Boys Town FC to Portmore United F.C. in 2017, where he played for two seasons. In 2019, Willis was sent on loan to USL Championship team, Bethlehem Steel FC.[2]

In 2022, Willis transferred to USL League One club Union Omaha for an undisclosed fee.[3]

International

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Willis was called up by Jamaica in September 2019 to face Antigua and Guyana in CONCACAF Nations League.[4] Willis made his first senior national start versus Guyana.[5]

International goals

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Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2019 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao   Aruba 1–0 6–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2. 15 November 2019 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda   Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 2–0

Honors

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Portmore United

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2017–18, 2018–19[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chavany Willis - Profile". Premier League Jamaica. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Portmore's Willis hopes to make best of 'Steel' move". Jamaica Observer. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ Rolfes, Justin (24 February 2022). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM MIDFIELDER CHAVANY WILLIS". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Steel FC's Chavany Willis earns first call-up for Jamaican National Team | Philadelphia Union". Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Chavany Willis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Acquires Midfielder Chavany Willis | Philadelphia Union".