Zac Williams (Welsh footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Issac Williams[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Denbighshire, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021- | Wales U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Wales U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 13 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:33, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Michael Isaac Williams, better known as Zac Williams, (born 27 March 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.
Club career[]
He made his Crewe debut, aged 17, on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy group game against Wolverhampton Wanderers' under-21's at Gresty Road,[3] before making his league debut in the following game, a 2–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers.[4] He made his first start in Crewe's next game, helping the side to a 2-0 win over Gillingham at Gresty Road on 20 November 2021,[5] and then enjoyed a run of games as one of Crewe's first choice centre-backs until falling ill in January 2022.[6] He returned to first-team action, coming on as a half-time substitute for Travis Johnson against Portsmouth at Gresty Road, on 8 March 2022.[7]
International career[]
After winning caps at under-15 and under-16, captaining the team for the latter, he played for the Wales under-18s in March 2021 against England before winning a second cap against the same opposition in September of the same year.[8]
Williams was called up to the Wales under-19s squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo and made appearances against the latter two.[9][10]
Career statistics[]
- As of 13 March 2022.
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2021–22[11] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Crewe Alexandra total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Michael Williams - Defender". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Crewe 3-0 Wolves Under-21s". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Bolton 2-0 Crewe". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Williams Still Ruled Out With Illness". CreweAlex.net. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Welsh Duo Make International Appearances". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Norway 5-0 Wales". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Kosovo 0-3 Wales". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Zac Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- English Football League players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- 2004 births
- Association football defenders
- English football defender stubs