Dioh Williams
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dioh Clarence Williams | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | T.C. Sports Club | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Black Star | |||
Tasha Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Floda BoIF | 21 | (14) |
2003–2007 | Häcken | 120 | (64) |
2007–2010 | AGF | 67 | (23) |
2010 | → Alania Vladikavkaz | 1 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Häcken | 63 | (15) |
2014–2016[1] | Gefle | 76 | (36) |
2018– | T.C. Sports Club | 5 | (9) |
National team | |||
2004–2016 | Liberia | 27 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2018 |
Dioh Williams (born 8 October 1984) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for T.C. Sports Club in the Dhivehi Premier League.
He has mostly spent his career in Sweden, representing top tier clubs BK Häcken and Gefle IF. He has also played for clubs in Denmark and Russia. Williams was a member of the Liberian national football team.
Club career[]
Floda BoIF[]
Dioh Williams was one of several Liberian footballers who were brought to Sweden by Floda Bolf by manager Stig Johanasson in the late 1990s after having been discovered at the Gothia Cup. These Liberian players included Dulee Johnson, Natus Ponnie, Jimmy Dixon and Stephen Hills.
BK Hacken[]
During the 2003 season, Dioh transferred to Allsvenska club, BK Hacken, from Floda Bolf. Dioh had success at BK Hacken and became the Allsvenska-recognized top scorer with 20 goals during the 2006–2007 season. Dioh was a regular starter for the entire four years with BK Haken.
AGF Aarhus[]
In the summer of 2007, Dioh transfer from BK Hacken to Danish Superliga club AGF Aarhus for 1,10 Million euros and signed a 4 years contract. Dioh became an instant hit and scored regularly for AGF Aarhus.
Alania Vladikavkaz[]
Dioh was loaned from AGF Aarhus to Russian Premier League club Alania Vladikavkaz during the 2010–2011 season.
BK Hacken[]
On January 1, 2011, Dioh returned to his previous club BK Hacken and signed a 36-month contract.
Gefle IF[]
On February 14, 2014, Dioh transfer from BK Hacken to Gefle IF for an undisclosed fee and signed a 3 years contract. Dioh was a regular goal scorer at Gefle IF and had a successful 3 season at the Club.
T.C. Sports Club[]
On February 28, 2018, Williams signed with T.C. Sports Club in the Dhivehi Premier League on a free transfer.
International career[]
Dioh have been a member of Liberia national football team since 2004. He have represented Liberia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, as well as the qualifying competition for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
References[]
- ^ Gefle IF-ikon slutar omedelbart – mitt i nya lagbygget‚ gd.se, 19 December 2016
External links[]
- Dioh Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dioh Williams at LiberianSoccer.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-04-12)
- Official Danish Superliga stats
- Dioh Williams at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Dioh Williams – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Liberian footballers
- Liberia international footballers
- Floda BoIF players
- Gefle IF players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Danish Superliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Liberian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Russian Premier League players
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
- Sportspeople from Monrovia
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- T.C. Sports Club players
- Liberian football biography stubs