Joe Williams (footballer, born 1996)

Joseph Michael Williams (born 8 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City, as a midfielder.

Joe Williams
Personal information
Full name Joseph Michael Williams[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Everton 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Barnsley (loan) 34 (1)
2018–2019 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2020 Wigan Athletic 38 (1)
2020– Bristol City 1 (0)
National team
2016 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:23, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Williams began his career with Everton, spending loan spells at Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers, later playing for Wigan Athletic and Bristol City.

Club career

Williams was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.[2] He joined local side Everton at the age of seven, progressing through the age groups to become a first year scholar in June 2013.[3] In November 2014 he appeared as an unused substitute for the UEFA Europa League game against FC Krasnodar.[2]

In July 2017 he joined Barnsley on loan.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win at Burton Albion on 31 October 2017.[5]

On 23 August 2018 he joined Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan.[6][7]

In July 2019 he signed for Wigan Athletic.[8][9]

On 20 August 2020, Williams signed for Bristol City for £1,200,000 signing a four-year deal.[10][11]

International career

He has represented England at under-20 youth level.[12]

Career statistics
As of 7 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18[5] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[13] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Barnsley (loan) 2017–18[5] Championship 3411030—381
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[13] Championship 2900000—290
Wigan Athletic 2019–20[14] Championship 3811010—401
Bristol City 2020–21[15] Championship 100000—10
Career total 10223040001082

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. "Joe Williams: Everton midfielder joins Barnsley on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. "Games played by Joe Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. "Wanderers sign Everton star on loan". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. "Joe Williams: Bolton Wanderers sign Everton midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. "Everton midfielder Joe Williams joins Wigan Athletic". www.wigantoday.net.
  9. "Joe Williams: Wigan Athletic sign Everton midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 31 July 2019.
  10. "Joe Williams: Bristol City sign midfielder from Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. "wigantoday.net: "LIVE BLOG: Wigan Athletic administrators’ Thursday press conference"
  12. "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. "Games played by Joe Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  14. "Games played by Joe Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by Joe Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  • Profile at the Everton F.C. website
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