Romario Piggott
{{short description|Panamanian football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Piggott|Rivera|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Romario Piggott
| image = Romario Piggott.jpg
| caption = Piggott playing for NY International FC in April 2025
| fullname = Romario Antonio Piggott Rivera
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Panama City, Panama
| height = 1.80 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward, attacking midfielder
| collegeyears1 = 2016
| college1 = Ancilla Chargers
| collegecaps1 = 18
| collegegoals1 = 24
| collegeyears2 = 2017
| college2 = Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
| collegecaps2 = 22
| collegegoals2 = 6
| years1 = 2012–2015
| clubs1 = Chepo
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = Tauro
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = Myrtle Beach Mutiny
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2019–2022
| clubs4 = Charleston Battery
| caps4 = 84
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = NY International
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Panama U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Panama U20
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 19 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 12 March 2019
}}
Romario Antonio Piggott Rivera (born 17 July 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
In 2018. Piggot joined the Myrtle Beach Mutiny of the Premier Development League. He played with the team during the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and the regular season.{{cite web |last1=Brooking |first1=Ian |title=2018 US Open Cup Round 1: South Georgia Tormenta’s late rally ends Mutiny in Myrtle Beach |url=https://thecup.us/2018/05/13/2018-us-open-cup-round-1-south-georgia-tormentas-late-rally-ends-mutiny-in-myrtle-beach/ |website=thecup.us |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=en |date=13 May 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Coreschi |first1=Colton |title=Mutiny’s Piggott Named PDL Player of the Week |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/928806 |website=USL League Two |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=en-us |date=21 June 2018}}
On September 7, 2018, Piggot signed with Charleston Battery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news_article/show/947929|title=Charleston Battery signs Romario Piggott|last=Sarah|first=Cardamone|date=September 7, 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 27, 2020}} Following the 2022 season, Piggott was released by Charleston.{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2022/11/22/battery-announce-initial-returning-players-for-2023/|title=Battery announce initial returning players for 2023}}
In late 2024, Piggot joined NY International FC of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Division 1.{{cite web |title=New York International FC Sign Former Panama International Romario Piggott |url=https://nysoccertimes.com/new-york-international-fc-sign-former-panama-international-romario-piggott/ |website=The Soccer Times |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=en |date=3 October 2024}}
Personal life
Piggot is the son of former professional footballer and Panama national football team player Pércival Piggott. He played under his father during his time managing at Tauro.
References
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External links
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Category:Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players
Category:Myrtle Beach Mutiny players
Category:Charleston Battery players
Category:Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Panamanian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Panamanian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Junior college men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Footballers from Panama City
Category:Panama men's under-20 international footballers
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