Sam Williams (footballer)

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Sam Williams

Personal information
Full name	Sam Williams
Date of birth	9 June 1987 (1987-06-09)
Place of birth	Greenwich, London, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Dagenham & Redbridge
Number	7
Youth career
	Charlton Athletic
2005–2006	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2006	→ Wrexham (loan)	15	(2)
2006	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	3	(1)
2008	→ Colchester United (loan)	1	(0)
2009	→ Walsall (loan)	5	(1)
2009	→ Brentford (loan)	11	(2)
2009–2011	Yeovil Town	70	(6)
2011–	Dagenham & Redbridge	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Sam Williams (born 9 June 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge.

Career

Naturally a defensive midfielder before the start of the 2005–06 season, Williams took straight into the role of an attacker, after injuries to strikers. Although never having started a first team game for Aston Villa, Williams was a regular scorer for the clubs reserves.

WIlliams was sent on loan multiple times to gain first team experience, his first loan spell being at Wrexham where he scored on his debut against Wycombe Wanderers.

In November 2008, Williams spent a month on loan at League One side Colchester United, again scoring on his debut in a 1–0 victory over Bournemouth.

In January 2009 he joined Walsall on another single month loan deal. He returned to Villa on 26 February due to a hip injury, although Saddlers boss Chris Hutchings refused to rule out Williams returning to the Bescot Stadium again.

Williams then joined Brentford on an initial one month loan with a view to extend the deal. He came on as a substitute on his début against Barnet and missed a sitter, however 4 days later he came on again as a substitute and scored the goal in front on 10,672 fans which saw Brentford snatch a point in the 3-3 draw with Wycombe Wanderers. The loan was extended until the 2008–09 season on 25 March.

He joined Yeovil Town on 21 July 2009 on a two year deal after impressing whilst on trial at the club. His first goal for the club was on 12 September in a 2 - 2 draw with Stockport.

He was informed by the club at the end of the season that he would not be awarded a new deal.
Williams joined Charlton Athletic on trial in July 2011 and scored in his uncompetitive debut against Welling United on 9 July 2011. In August 2011 Williams signed for Dagenham & Redbridge.

External links

• Sam Williams career stats at Soccerbase
• Sam Williams' profile at the Yeovil site