Jordan Williams (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Jordan Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Central midfielder Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Swindon Town (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wrexham | |||
| 2009–2014 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Notts County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Wales U17 | |||
| 2014– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 13 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Michael Jordan Williams (born 6 November 1995), known as Jordan Williams, is a Welsh footballer who plays for Swindon Town on loan from Liverpool. He can play either central midfield or centre-back.[2]
Club career
Early career
Williams joined Liverpool academy at U14 level, having previously been playing for Wrexham.[2]
2014–15 season
On 23 September 2014, he made his first-team debut in League Cup clash against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute in 79th minute for Jordan Rossiter. Williams scored in the penalty shootout.[3] He was an unused substitute in the game against AFC Wimbledon in the third round of the FA Cup, and against Blackburn Rovers in a quarter-final of the same tournament, as well as Premier League games against Burnley and Manchester City and a Europa League clash against Turkish side Beşiktaş J.K.[4][5] On 22 January 2015, he signed new two-and-a-half year deal with Liverpool.[6]
On 26 March, Williams was loaned out to Notts County.[7]
2015-16 season
On 10 July 2015 he joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[8][9]
In March 2016, during a Europa League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford, a tweet was sent from Williams' Twitter account mocking the Munich Air Disaster. Williams claimed his Twitter account had been hacked, he apologised and deleted his account. Liverpool confirmed they would look into the matter.[10]
International career
Williams made his Wales under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Lithuania on 9 September 2014.[11] In August 2015 he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time. [12]
Personal life
Williams was born in Bangor, North Wales. He is a fluent Welsh speaker,[13] and attended Welsh-medium school Ysgol y Garnedd.[14]
Club statistics
- As of 29 September 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| Liverpool | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Notts County (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 3 September 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Jordan Williams". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Liverpool 2-2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Liverpool". BBC Football. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Jordan Williams aiming to hold-down permanent place with Liverpool first-team". Empire of the Kop. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Liverpool FC starlet Jordan Williams signs new contract". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "Notts County Snap Up Premier League Duo On Loan". Notts County F.C. 26 March 2015. line feed character in
|title=at position 6 (help) - ↑ "Liverpool midfielder Jordan Williams joins Swindon on loan". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Shaw, Chris (10 July 2015). "Liverpool midfielder Jordan Williams joins Swindon on loan". Liverpool F.C.
- ↑ Williams tweet
- ↑ "Lithuania U21 1-1 Wales U21". faw.org.
- ↑ Williams senior call up
- ↑ "Ar y Marc". BBC Radio Cymru. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ "Cymro 19 oed yn sgorio i Lerpwl". Golwg 360. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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