Ryan Williams (footballer, born 1991)

For other people of the same name, see Ryan Williams (disambiguation).
Ryan Williams
Personal information
Full name Ryan Anthony Williams[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2009 Chester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009 Chester City 0 (0)
2009–2011 Colwyn Bay 10 (1)
2010–2011 → Llandudno (loan) 16 (7)
2011 → Llandudno (loan)
2011–2012 Rhyl 35 (16)
2013–2015 Morecambe 53 (5)
2015–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2016– Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 (0)
National team‡
2010 England Futsal 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:38, 27 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:08, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Ryan Anthony Williams (born 8 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a midfielder. After beginning his career at Chester City, Williams came to prominence with Morecambe and built a reputation as a free kick specialist.[2] He won an international futsal cap for England.

Career

Chester City

Born in Birkenhead, Williams came through the youth ranks at League Two side Chester City and a transfer embargo saw him and other youngsters promoted to the club's first team during the 2008–09 season at age 17.[3] He was an unused substitute in seven matches between September and December 2008 and made his senior debut for the club in a 7–0 Cheshire Senior Cup semi-final defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 20 January 2009,[4][5][6] but tore ankle ligaments on the stroke of half time and failed to recover before the Seals' relegation at the end of the season.[7] Williams was released on 21 September 2009.[8]

Non-league football

Williams signed for Northern Premier League Division One North side Colwyn Bay in late 2009.[9] He helped the side achieve promotion to the Premier Division and moved on to sign for Cymru Alliance side Llandudno on loan during the 2010–11 season,[10][11] with his performances winning him the club's Player of the Year award and a place in the league's Team of the Year.[9] Williams signed with fellow Cymru Alliance side Rhyl in July 2011, putting in another Cymru Alliance Team of the Year performance across the 2011–12 season.[9] He departed Rhyl midway through the 2012–13 season.[12]

Morecambe

Williams began training with League Two side Morecambe in July 2012, but was not offered a contract due to financial constraints.[13] After the departure of Joe Mwasile on loan, funds were made available for Williams to be offered a short-term contract with the Shrimps in October 2012,[12] worth just £100 a week.[14] International clearance problems held up the signing,[15] with Williams taking the opportunity to spend time on trial with Premier League side Stoke City,[7] making two appearances for the club's Development Squad in November 2012.[16] Williams finally signed for Morecambe on 7 January 2013 and finally made his Football League debut in a match versus Plymouth Argyle five days later,[17] coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Gary McDonald.[18] He crowned his day with a long-range goal in the 80th minute, though the Shrimps would lose 2–1.[19] He scored his second goal in three games versus Dagenham & Redbridge two weeks later, this time scoring a late winner in a 2–1 victory.[18] A first start versus York City on 2 February and Man of the Match performances later in the month versus Exeter City and Aldershot Town saw Williams sign a new contract running until the end of the 2013–14 season.[20] Williams made 16 appearances and scored two goals during the second half of the 2012–13 season.[18]

Williams was a regular starter during the 2013–14 season and got his campaign off to a flyer, netting long range goals with a free kick in a League Cup first round victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers and a 25-yard strike in a league draw with Torquay United.[21] His performances saw him sign a new one-year contract extension in February 2014.[22] Williams made 29 appearances and scored four goals during his first full season of league football.[23] Williams began the 2014–15 season alternating between a starting berth and a place on the bench, failing to score any goals.[24] Williams missed the final two months of the 2014–15 season with a hernia problem and finished the campaign with 16 appearances and no goals.[25] Williams was released in May 2015 after making 61 appearances and scoring five goals during his two-and-a-half year spell at the Globe Arena.[26][27]

Brentford

On 11 June 2015, Williams signed a one-year deal with Championship club Brentford, with the option for a further year.[28] His only appearance for the Bees came with a start in a 4–0 League Cup first round humbling at the hands of Oxford United on 11 August.[29] On 1 February 2016 and having failed to win a call into the squad in over four months,[30] Williams' contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[31]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 1 February 2016, Williams joined Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a deal running until the end of the 2015–16 season.[32] He made his debut two weeks later as a late substitute in a 3–1 victory over Aberdeen.[29]

Futsal

Williams played futsal for Tranmere Victoria and Liverpool and was named in the England squad for the 2010 FA Futsal Four Nations Tournament.[33][34] He made his debut in the final of the tournament, a 3–2 defeat to Turkey.[7]

Personal life

After dropping out of professional football in 2009, Williams studied to become a personal trainer, eventually launching Roqstar Fitness, based in New Brighton.[7]

Honours

Career statistics

As of match played 19 March 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester City 2008–09[35] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]000
2009–10[36] Conference Premier 0 0 ——— 0 0
Total 0000001010
Morecambe 2012–13[18] League Two 162———162
2013–14[23] 25 3 1 0 2 1 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 29 4
2014–15[25] 12 0 1 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 16 0
Total 535203130616
Brentford 2015–16[29] Championship 000010—10
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2015–16[29] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Career total 575204140676
  1. ↑ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Ryan Williams". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford sign free kick specialist Ryan Williams from Morecambe". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  3. ↑ Administrator, northwales. "Chester City hit by transfer embargo". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Williams Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ↑ "January 2009 News". www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Match Programmes 2008/09". www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Total Football exclusive: Interview with Ryan Williams :: Total Football Magazine - Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, Non-League News". 2014-09-13. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ryan Williams - Evo Football Consultancy". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  10. ↑ Administrator, northwales. "Football: New faces at Llandudno FC". Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  11. ↑ Administrator, northwales. "Football: Llandudno FC are ruthless against Ruthin". Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  12. 1 2 "Bentley welcomes Williams arrival". BBC. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  13. ↑ "Morecambe boss Bentley admits transfer struggles". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  14. ↑ "Bentley: If one of my lot went on strike I'd get him in a headlock and sort it out". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  15. ↑ Morecambe_user. "Bentley delighted with Williams deal". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Player x-ray :: Ryan Williams :: Stoke City :: footballzz.co.uk". www.footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  17. ↑ "Ryan Williams signs for Morecambe - Evo Football Consultancy". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  19. ↑ "Plymouth 2-1 Morecambe". BBC. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  20. ↑ "Williams signs Shrimps deal". www.morecambefc.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  21. ↑ "Williams wants to be goal threat". BBC. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  22. ↑ "Williams & Wright sign Shrimps deals". BBC. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  23. 1 2 "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  24. ↑ "Ryan Williams Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  25. 1 2 "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  26. ↑ "Morecambe announce retained list: Captain Mark Hughes one of eight released". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  27. ↑ "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  28. ↑ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford sign former Morecambe and Chester City attacking midfield player Ryan Williams". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  29. 1 2 3 4 "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  30. ↑ "Ryan Williams Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  31. ↑ Wickham, Chris. "Ryan Williams leaves Brentford". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  32. ↑ "Signing Brace - Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC". ictfc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  33. ↑ "Futsal Planet". futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  34. ↑ "Ryan Williams - Former Players - The Team - Liverpool Futsal Club". Pitchero. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  35. ↑ "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Season 2008/2009 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  36. ↑ "Ryan Williams | Football Stats | Morecambe | Season 2009/2010 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

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