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Iñaki Williams
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Williams Arthuer
Date of birth (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 15
Youth career
Natación Pamplona
2009–2012 Pamplona
2012 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Basconia 18 (7)
2013–2015 Bilbao Athletic 32 (21)
2014– Athletic Bilbao 44 (9)
International career‡
2015– Spain U21 4 (1)
2016– Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016

Iñaki Williams Arthuer (born 15 June 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a forward.[1]

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay to a Ghanaian father and a Liberian mother,[2] Williams joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama youth system in 2012 at age 16. In the same year he made his debuts as a senior, playing for the farm team which competed in Tercera División.

On 25 June 2013, Williams signed a new contract with the Basque club, running until 2017,[3] and was subsequently promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. After suffering a knee injury in August,[4] he returned to activity in October,[5] and appeared in 14 matches during the season, scoring eight goals.

At the start of 2014–15, Williams scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over SD Amorebieta,[6] and followed this on 7 September 2014 with another treble in a 5–1 rout of SD Leioa.[7] Despite only playing the first half of the campaign, his 13 goals from 18 games helped the team ascend to Segunda División.

On 6 December 2014, after profitting from Aritz Aduriz's injury,[8] Williams made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Córdoba CF.[9] He netted his first goal on 19 February of the following year, starting and contributing to a 2–2 draw at Torino F.C. for the UEFA Europa League's round-of-32,[10] becoming in the process the first black player to score for the club.[11]

On 17 May 2015, Williams scored his first goal in the top flight, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away success over Elche CF to help Athletic come from behind 0–2.[12] Thirteen days later, he headed a consolation goal in the 1–3 loss to FC Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey at the Camp Nou.[13]

Williams scored a brace before giving away a penalty in Athletic's 3–1 win away to Real Betis, on 1 November 2015.[14] He repeated the feat the following match, at home against FK Partizan in the Europa League group stage (5–1).[15] Finding the net in his third match running, he scored "a phenomenal volley" to help beat RCD Espanyol 2–1 at the San Mamés.[16]

In late January 2016, having been scouted by the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, Williams agreed to an extension of his contract until 2021. The deal included a €50 million buyout clause.[17] He was sent off on 6 February at the end of a goalless home draw with Villarreal CF, together with opponent Daniele Bonera.[18]

International career

On 20 March 2015, Williams received his first international call-up, being named in Albert Celades' Spain under-21 squad for friendlies with Norway and Belarus.[19] He made his debut on the 26th against the former, replacing goalscorer Munir El Haddadi at half-time of a 2–0 friendly win in Cartagena.[20]

Williams was one of 11 stand-by players for Vicente del Bosque's Spain squad at UEFA Euro 2016.[21] Around the same time, he was also coveted by the Ghanaian national team by their Spanish scout Gerard Nus.[22] He made his debut for the former on 29 May, replacing fellow debutant Marco Asensio at the hour mark of a 3–1 friendly defeat of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2016[24]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bilbao Athletic 2013–14 Segunda División B 14 8 — — 14 8
2014–15 18 13 — — 18 13
Total 32 21 0 0 0 0 32 21
Athletic Bilbao 2014–15 La Liga 19 1 4 1 2 1 25 3
2015–16 25 8 5 3 7 2 37 13
Total 44 9 9 4 9 3 62 16
Career total 76 30 9 4 9 3 94 37

References

  1. ^ "Iñaki Williams, la pantera de Lezama". La República (in Spanish). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Williams set to be called up for the Champions League". Diario AS. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ "El Athletic blinda a una de sus joyas del juvenil: Iñaki Williams". Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Iñaki Williams, de 2 a 5 meses de baja". El Correo (in Spanish). 15 August 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Iñaki Williams regresa con gol". El Correo (in Spanish). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Williams, con tres goles, abandera a un letal Bilbao Athletic" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "El Athletic comienza el blindaje de Iñaki Williams" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Vía libre para el joven Iñaki Williams por la lesión de Aduriz". Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Ghilas devuelve la sonrisa al Córdoba". Marca (in Spanish). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Honours even between Torino and Athletic". UEFA.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Inaki Williams becomes first black Athletic Bilbao goalscorer in 117-year history". Sky Sports. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Williams señala a Europa". Marca (in Spanish). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Lionel Messi double gives Barcelona Cup final win over Athletic Bilbao". The Guardian. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Williams fires improving Bilbao to victory at Betis". Eurosport. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Williams at the double as Athletic go clear". UEFA.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Inaki Williams scores phenomenal volley for Athletic Bilbao against Espanyol". Sky Sports. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  17. ^ Aarons, Ed (21 January 2016). "Athletic Bilbao's Iñaki Williams signs new contract with €50m release clause". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Torres grabs 100th Atletico goal in win over Eibar". Reuters. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Williams, a la sub-21". El País (in Spanish). 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  21. ^ "Euro 2016: Costa and Mata dropped from Spain's provisional squad". Yahoo! Sports. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  22. ^ Narkortu Teye, Prince (2 May 2016). "Gerard Nus: Inaki Williams could play for Ghana". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Nolito endulza un duelo atípico" (in Spanish). Marca. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "Iñaki Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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