Katie Williams (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katie Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Bangor City Girls F.C. | ||
| 2004–2007 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2007–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2008 | Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | ||
| 2009–2011 | Liverpool | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2010 | Wales | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2010 | |||
Katie Williams (born 24 May 1984) is a former footballer who played for the Welsh national team and Liverpool. Williams played as a central defender and accumulated twenty caps for Wales.
Club career
Williams began her career at home-town club Bangor City, before moving on to Tranmere Rovers and Blackburn Rovers.[1] She spent the 2008 off-season in the American W-League with the Fredericksburg Lady Gunners[2] but suffered a damaged cruciate ligament.[1] Williams also played for Caernarfon Town in the North Wales Women's Football League in 2015/2016 season.[3]
On her recovery she joined Liverpool.[1] In February 2011 Williams remained registered to Liverpool,[4] but she was not included in the club's 2011 FA WSL squad.
International career
Williams won six caps for Wales at U19 level.[5] She made her senior debut in a 3–2 Algarve Cup win over Portugal in March 2004.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Players". Liverpool Ladies Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Rovers end season at Arsenal after Everton defeat". Clitheroe Advertiser. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Jones, Dave (12 April 2016). "Female Focus: Katie Williams (Caernarfon Town)". North Wales Live. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Foster Named for Qualifiers". Liverpool Ladies Football Club. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ a b "International Teams – Katie Williams". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "International Matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
External links
- Katie Williams at UEFA
- Katie Williams at FAW
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bangor, Gwynedd
- Welsh women's footballers
- Liverpool F.C. Women players
- Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers W.F.C. players
- Wales women's international footballers
- FA Women's National League players
- Women's association football defenders
- Fredericksburg Lady Gunners players
- USL W-League (1995–2015) players
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
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