Shaun Williams (footballer)

Shaun Williams (born 19 October 1986) is an Irish professional footballer who play as a defensive midfielder or central defender for Championship club Millwall. He has previously played for Drogheda United, Finn Harps, Sporting Fingal and MK Dons.

Shaun Williams
Williams playing for Milton Keynes Dons in 2013
Personal information
Full name Shaun Williams[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Drogheda United 5 (0)
2007 → Dundalk (loan) ? (7)
2008 → Finn Harps (loan) 14 (2)
2009–2010 Sporting Fingal 45 (13)
2011–2014 Milton Keynes Dons 108 (19)
2014– Millwall 232 (18)
National team
2007 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (1)
2010 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (1)
2010 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
2018– Republic of Ireland 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Finn Harps

Williams spent the opening half of the 2008 season on loan from Drogheda United at Finn Harps following their promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division in 2007 via the play offs. He made 12 appearances, scoring two goals. His first goal came in the opening match of the season as Harps beat fellow Premier Division newcomers Cobh Ramblers 2–1 in Finn Park.[3] He followed that up with his second in three games as Harps beat U.C.D. 1–0.[4] Failing to score in the rest of his appearances for Harps, his loan ended in Summer 2008 as he returned to Drogheda United for the remainder of the season.

Sporting Fingal

Williams won the 2010 Players Football Association of Ireland (PFAI) Young Player of the Year award as voted by his peers in the Airtricity League.[5] His season for Fingal, during which he represented the Ireland Under-23s and the League of Ireland XI against Manchester United, drew acclaim for his fellow players who chose him above a competitive field of nominees.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 16 March 2011, Williams signed for MK Dons. Despite making his name as an attacking midfielder, he has played primarily as a centre half for MK Dons, due to injuries and a small squad. At the end of the 2012/13 campaign, Williams was crowned the MK Dons Player of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year.

Millwall
Williams in action for Millwall against Swindon Town in 2015.

On 27 January 2014, Williams signed for Millwall on a ​2 1⁄2-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the national team at the age of 31 in a 2-0 friendly loss against France in May 2018.[7] Williams scored his first senior international goal for Ireland on 6 September 2018, after coming off the bench against Wales in the UEFA Nations League.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–41–42018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 18 October 2020.[9]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Drogheda United 2005 League of Ireland Premier Division ——
2006 0[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]0
Dundalk (loan) 2007 League of Ireland First Division 7——7
Finn Harps (loan) 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division 1420010——152
Drogheda United 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division 40——0[lower-alpha 3]00[lower-alpha 2]040
2009 100000——10
Drogheda United Total 500000000050
Sporting Fingal 2009 League of Ireland First Division 1386130—3[lower-alpha 4]12510
2010 League of Ireland Premier Division 32551102[lower-alpha 5]00[lower-alpha 6]0406
Sporting Fingal Total 45131124020316516
Milton Keynes Dons 2011–12 EFL League One 3984030—3[lower-alpha 7]0498
2012–13 4437330—1[lower-alpha 8]0556
2013–14 2584120—2[lower-alpha 8]13310
Milton Keynes Dons Total 1081915480—6113724
Millwall 2013–14 EFL Championship 171————171
2014–15 3820010——392
2015–16 EFL League One 3322010—7[lower-alpha 9]2434
2016–17 4546011—4[lower-alpha 10]0565
2017–18 3523020—0[lower-alpha 8]0402
2018–19 EFL Championship 3154021——376
2019–20 3220020——342
2020–21 200020——40
Millwall Total 23218150112—12027022
Career Total 404524162422021249264
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  7. 1 appearance in EFL Trophy & 2 appearances in EFL League One Playoffs
  8. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  9. 4 appearances in EFL Trophy & 3 appearances in EFL League One Playoffs
  10. 2 appearances in EFL Trophy & 3 appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

Honours

Millwall

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Millwall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "Shaun Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division - Finn Harps -v- Cobh Ramblers". Extratime.ie.
  4. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division - Finn Harps -v- UCD". Extratime.ie.
  5. "Ryan wins PFAI Player of the Year". RTè.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  6. "Williams set to sign". Millwall FC. 27 January 2014.
  7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "France vs. Ireland (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  8. "Cardiff nightmare for O'Neill as clinical Wales coast to victory". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. "Republic of Ireland – S.Williams". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  10. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. "Young Player of the Year - previous winners". PFAI. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  12. "Williams named Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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