Ben Williams (footballer, born 1999)

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Ben Williams
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Joseph Williams[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Youth career
0000–2017 Blackburn Rovers
2015–2016 → Morecambe (loan)
2017–2018 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Barnsley 36 (0)
2022– Cheltenham Town 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Wales U17
2017–2018 Wales U19
2019– Wales U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:57, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:05, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Benjamin Joseph Williams (born 31 March 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town, as a defender.

Club career[]

Originating from Preston,[2] Williams had spells with Blackburn Rovers and Morecambe[3] before joining Barnsley in June 2017, following a successful trial period.[4] On 4 September 2018, he made his first-team debut during their EFL Trophy victory over Oldham Athletic, featuring for the entire 90 minutes in the 2–1 win.[5]

Williams made his first league appearance for Barnsley against Peterborough United on 6 October.[6]

On 5 January 2022, Williams joined Cheltenham Town for an undisclosed fee.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 4 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 2017–18[2] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[8] League One 11 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 15 0
2019–20[9] Championship 20 0 1 0 0 0 — 21 0
2020–21[10] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 31 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 36 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Barnsley

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "B. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Academy duo make local moves". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Ben Williams Joins The Reds!". Barnsley F.C. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Oldham Athletic vs. Barnsley". Soccerway. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Peterborough United 0 Barnsley 4". Peterborough Today. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Ben Williams: Cheltenham Town sign Barnsley defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Games played by Ben Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Games played by Ben Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Games played by Ben Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. ^ "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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