Wasiri Williams
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ola Wasiri Williams | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 2000 | ||
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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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)
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- Living people
- 2000 births
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Footballers from London
- Bromley F.C. players
- Ashford United F.C. players
- Lewisham Borough F.C. players
- Tunbridge Wells F.C. players
- Sheppey United F.C. players
- Lordswood F.C. players
- Walton & Hersham F.C. players
- Staines Town F.C. players
- Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Southern Counties East Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Professional Football League players