The Charleston Battery announced the re-signing of Romario Piggott to the 2021 roster on Thursday, pending league and federation approval. The Panamanian midfielder returns to the Black and Yellow for his third season with the club, where he has made 36 total appearances.
“I’m really excited to be back after a long injury and all the hard work finally I will be able to be back on the field,” said Piggott. “I’m looking forward to helping the team as much as I can to make the playoffs and compete for the championship.”
A crafty playmaker, Piggott was a pivotal part of the Battery midfield in 2020, tallying two goals, one assist, and nine key passes, before his season was cut short due to injury. Piggott started all 11 of his appearances during the campaign.
Piggott first signed with Charleston in September 2018, but he debuted with the Battery in 2019. During his first season, he tallied three goals and three assists in 26 appearances (21 starts). Piggott scored what proved to be the match-winning goal against Indy Eleven at home on September 9, 2019.
A native of Panama City, Panama, Piggott played professionally for four seasons in the Panamanian Football League (LPF), for Chepo F.C. and Tauro F.C., making 73 appearances and scoring four goals in Panama’s top division from 2012-2015.
On the international stage, Piggott represented his country with the U-17 and U-20 national teams. With the U-17 team, Piggott made four total appearances, two in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and two in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. For the U-20 team, he made three appearances and scored one goal in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Piggott then played collegiately in the United States from 2016-2017. He spent 2016 with Ancilla Community College in Plymouth, Indiana, and 2017 with Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The midfielder also played with the Myrtle Beach Mutiny (USL PDL) in the summer of 2018 before signing with Charleston.
Piggott will wear number 8 and re-joins the Battery ahead of the club’s away match against Tampa Bay Rowdies on July 2, 2021.
