Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Baynham | ||
Date of birth | 13 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Preston Lions | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2015 | Brisbane City | ||
2015–2017 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Yavapai Roughriders | 29 | (25) |
2019 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 24 | (10) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | FC Golden State Force | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Reading United | 4 | (1) |
2019 | Lions FC | 1 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Queen's Park | 17 | (5) |
2023–2024 | Lexington SC | 12 | (1) |
2024– | Preston Lions | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:53, 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
William Baynham (born 13 June 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Preston Lions[1] in the Victoria Premier League 1.
Baynham played youth football for Brisbane City from the under-12's side through to the under-18's before moving to England to join the AFC Bournemouth academy. He left England to pursue college soccer opportunities in the United States.
He spent a season at Yavapai College, where he scored 25 goals in 29 appearances for the Roughriders.[2] He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2019, scoring ten goals in 24 game, tallying eight assists for the Gauchos.[3][4]
While at college, Baynham also spent summers playing in the USL League Two, with a spell at FC Golden State Force in 2018,[5] and a spell at Reading United in 2019.[6][7][8]
After leaving college, Baynham signed with National Premier Leagues Queensland side Lions FC on 12 August 2019, where he made a single appearance.[9] In early 2020, Baynham had a trial with USL Championship side Phoenix Rising and with Canadian Premier League side Halifax Wanderers.[10][11]
Baynham was eligible for selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft but went undrafted.[12][13]
On 22 September 2020, Baynham signed his first professional contract with Scottish League Two side Queen's Park,[14][15] where he helped the Spiders to promotion to the Scottish League One with five goals in 17 league appearances and earned himself a new one-year contract.[16] He was released by Queen's Park in the summer of 2022.[17][18]
On 12 January 2023, Baynham returned to the United States and signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season.[19][20]
Baynham holds Australian, Canadian, and British citizenship.[3]