Randell Williams

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Randell Williams
Personal information
Full name Randell Alphonso Williams[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 19
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tower Hamlets
2016–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2017–2019 Watford 0 (0)
2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2019 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 20 (2)
2019–2021 Exeter City 76 (9)
2021– Hull City 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Randell Alphonso Williams (born 30 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back and winger for EFL Championship club Hull City.

Career[]

Early career[]

After spending time with the Tottenham Hotspur academy and playing non-league football for Tower Hamlets, Williams signed for Crystal Palace in January 2016.[4][5] He had been on trial with the club in December 2015.[6][7] Williams was released by Palace at the end of the 2016–17 season; in July 2017 he signed for Watford.[8] He moved on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in January 2018.[9] He made his professional debut on 2 April 2018, in a league game against Grimsby Town,[10] and was praised by Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth for his performance.[11] He returned to Wycombe in July 2018 for a second loan spell,[12] which ended on 1 January 2019.[13]

Exeter City[]

He moved to Exeter City on a free transfer on 18 January 2019.[14][15] He scored his first goal for Exeter in the 4–0 derby victory against local rivals Plymouth Argyle.[16] Williams ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goals and 14 assists, and was awarded Player of the Season and Goal of the Season by the club.[17]

He was offered a new contract by Exeter on 12 May 2021, with the club saying they expected him to leave.[18][19]

Hull City[]

On 17 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for Hull City on a free transfer on 1 July 2021.[20][21] He made his debut for Hull on 14 August 2021 when he came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Richie Smallwood in the 3–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers.[22]

Career statistics[]

As of 22 January 2022.
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
Crystal Palace 2016–17[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Watford 2017–18[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[10] League Two 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[24] League One 20 2 1 0 1 1 1[a] 0 23 3
Exeter City 2018–19[24] League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2019–20[25] League Two 37 5 4 0 0 0 5[b] 0 46 5
2020–21[26] League Two 29 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 4
Total 76 9 5 0 1 0 5 0 87 9
Hull City 2021–22[27] Championship 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 115 12 7 0 2 1 6 0 130 13
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ 2 appearances in the EFL Trophy and 3 appearances in the League Two play-offs.

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ Randell Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Randell Williams – Midfielder – First Team – Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Randell Williams Signs For Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace sign non-league teenager Randall Williams". BBC Sport. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ^ George Session (8 December 2015). "Tower Hamlets boss delighted Williams is set to sign for Crystal Palace". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ^ Mark Ritson (17 December 2015). "DONE DEAL: Crystal Palace boss confirms club have signed Essex League winger Randell Williams". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Former Crystal Palace winger Randall Williams signs deal with Watford after impressing on trial". Watford Observer. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Randell Williams: Wycombe Wanderers sign Watford forward on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "Games played by Randell Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. ^ Matt Storey (3 April 2018). "Watford winger praised for 'fantastic' display on debut". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Randell Williams: Watford loan forward to Wycombe Wanderers for second spell". BBC Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Loan players return to parent clubs". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Randell Williams signs for City". Exeter City F.C. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Randell Williams and Jaden Brown: Exeter City sign Watford winger and Huddersfield full-back". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Exeter City 4–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  17. ^ "