Wasiri Williams
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ola Wasiri Williams | ||
Date of birth | (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Bromley | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Ashford United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018 | → Lewisham Borough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Tunbridge Wells (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2019 | Sheppey United | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Lordswood | 10 | (0) |
2020 | Walton & Hersham | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Staines Town | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Corinthian-Casuals | 14 | (0) |
2022 | Braintree Town | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Dundalk (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2023– | Partick Thistle | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 24 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ola Wasiri Williams (born 1 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.
Career
Early career
Williams spent the early part of his career in the English non leagues, having spells at numerous clubs across the English non league football pyramid.[1]
Swansea City
In June 2022 Williams was signed by English Championship side Swansea City on an initial one year deal, with the option to extend his deal by an additional year.[1]
Dundalk (loan)
In February 2023 Williams joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on a loan deal until June 2023, taking the number 22 shirt.[2] [3]
Williams departed Dundalk in June 2023.[4]
Partick Thistle
In June 2023 Williams joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a two-year contract, taking the number 4 jersey.[5] [6] [7]
Williams scored his first goal for Thistle in a 6–0 away win against Edinburgh City in Scottish League Cup group stages in July 2024.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 September 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bromley | 2017–18[9] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[9] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ashford United (loan) | 2017–18[10] | Isthmian League South Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Lewisham Borough (loan) | 2018–19[11] | Southern Counties East League Division One | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Tunbridge Wells (loan) | 2018–19[11] | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
Sheppey United | 2019–20[12] | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Lordswood | 2019–20[12] | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Walton & Hersham | 2019–20[13] | Combined Counties League Division One | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Staines Town | 2020–21[14] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Corinthian-Casuals | 2021–22[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Braintree Town | 2021–22[9] | National League South | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Swansea City | 2022–23[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Dundalk (loan) | 2023[9] | League of Ireland | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Partick Thistle | 2023–24[9] | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 94 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in the FA Vase
- ^ One appearance in the FA Vase, one in the Southern Counties East League Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- ^ a b "Swansea City sign defender Wasiri Williams | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
- ^ "Wasiri Williams joins Dundalk on loan | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
- ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (February 21, 2023). "WASIRI ARRIVES FROM SWANSEA". Dundalk Football Club.
- ^ Team, Extratime. "Wasiri Williams departs Dundalk". extratime.com.
- ^ "Wasiri Williams agrees a two year contract with Thistle". Partick Thistle FC.
- ^ "The inside track on what Partick Thistle fans can expect from Wasiri Williams". The Herald. June 29, 2023.
- ^ Irvine, David (2023-07-07). "'My inspiration' - Williams on partner's cancer battle and Partick Thistle move". uk.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Edinburgh City vs Partick Thistle: League Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b c d e f "O. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Ashford United – Appearances – Ola Williams – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Wasiri Ola Williams Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Wasiri Ola Williams Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Ola Williams Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Staines Town – Appearances – Mo Sabek – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Corinthian-Casuals – Appearances – Wasiri Williams – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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