George Williams (footballer, born 1995)

George Williams
Williams playing for Wales against the Netherlands in 2015
Personal information
Full name George Christopher Williams[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Hemel Hempstead Town
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2012 Milton Keynes Dons
2012–2014 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Milton Keynes Dons 2 (0)
2012–2018 Fulham 15 (0)
2015Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 4 (0)
2016Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 11 (0)
2018St Johnstone (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2020 Forest Green Rovers 42 (8)
2020–2021 Grimsby Town 19 (2)
2021–2022 Barrow 18 (1)
2022– Boreham Wood 8 (2)
2023Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 16 (2)
2023– Hemel Hempstead Town 25 (8)
International career
2012 Wales U17 2 (0)
2013 Wales U19 7 (1)
2014–2016 Wales U21 3 (0)
2014–2016 Wales 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

George Christopher Williams (born 7 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.

He has previously played in the Football League for Fulham, Milton Keynes Dons, Gillingham, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town and Barrow, as well as in the Scottish Premiership with St Johnstone and for non-league club Boreham Wood. He is a former Wales international who earned 7 caps between 2014 and 2016 and was part of their UEFA Euro 2016 squad.

Between 12 November 2011 and 1 September 2020, Williams was the record holder for being the youngest ever player to score in the FA Cup at the age of 16 years and 66 days following his goal for Milton Keynes Dons in a 6–0 win over Nantwich Town.[4]

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "George Williams". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. ^ "Whitton 16-year-old becomes the youngest ever player to score in the FA Cup". East Anglian Daily Times. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy