Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 December 2002 | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2021 | Burnley | ||
2021 | Aston Villa | ||
2021–2022 | Burnley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Alvechurch | 39 | (3) |
2023– | Walsall | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023, 18:15 (UTC) |
Harry Williams (born 15 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Walsall.[1]
Williams was a youth player at West Bromwich Albion but left following the conclusion of his contract in 2021. He had trials with Burnley and Aston Villa, playing for both in Premier League 2, before signing with Burnley for the 2021–22 season.[2][3][4]
Williams joined Alvechurch in 2022 and scoring three goals in thirty-nine appearances during the 2022–23 season.[5] With Alvechurch, he helped upset EFL League One side Cheltenham Town to reach the second round of the FA Cup in November 2022, as the lowest ranked team left in the competition.[6]
He signed for Walsall in July 2023 for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract with the option of another.[7] On 5 August 2023, he made his league debut for Walsall in a 1–2 EFL League Two defeat to Morecambe.[8]
Williams was described by Mat Sadler, the manager who gave him his professional league debut, as being “good in the air”, and that he “loves heading the football”.[9]