Dylan Williams (footballer, born 1997)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dylan Williams[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Saffron Walden, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Needham Market | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | Cambridge United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Cambridge United | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Soham Town Rangers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2016 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → A.F.C. Sudbury (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2017–2019 | St Neots Town | 61 | (18) |
2019 | Biggleswade Town | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Lowestoft Town | 28 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Biggleswade Town | 16 | (4) |
2020–2023 | St Ives Town | 64 | (8) |
2023– | Needham Market | 56 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC) |
Dylan Williams (born 14 October 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Needham Market, where he plays as a midfielder.
Career
Williams joined Cambridge United's youth academy aged 9.
In February 2016, Williams joined Isthmian Division One North side Soham Town Rangers on loan.[2] He scored 2 goals in 8 league appearances for his hometown club, before returning to parent club Cambridge United.
Williams made his first-team debut for Cambridge United on 19 April 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 7–0 League Two win over Morecambe.[3]
Williams started the 2016/17 season on loan at National League South side Wealdstone.[4] He made 9 league appearances for Wealdstone, before another loan at Isthmian Premier side A.F.C. Sudbury, where he scored 4 goals in 19 league appearances.
Williams was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2016–17 season, and subsequently signed for Southern Premier side St Neots Town.[5] Williams scored 18 goals in 61 league appearances for St Neots Town, before joining local and divisional rivals Biggleswade Town on 21 January 2019.[6]
But, after less than six weeks at Biggleswade Town, Williams left to join fellow divisional rivals Lowestoft Town.[7]
After 3 goals in 28 league appearances for Lowestoft Town, Williams rejoined Biggleswade Town in November 2019. He scored 4 goals in 16 league appearances in his second spell at the club.
On 11 July 2020, Williams joined fellow Southern League Premier Central side St Ives Town.[8] He 8 goals in 64 league appearances across two and a half seasons.
In January 2023, Williams moved to Needham Market.[9] In the 2023/24 season, he helped lead the club to the Southern League Premier Central title and promotion to the National League North for the first time in the club's history.
References
- ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Dylan Williams - First Team - Soham Town Rangers FC". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Who is Dylan Williams? Cambridge United's latest young prospect". Cambridge News. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Two more sign up". Wealdstone FC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "St Neots Town confirm Dylan Williams signing following Cambridge United exit". Cambridge News. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Squad Update ( Ins & Outs), pitchero.com, 21 January 2019
- ^ Lowestoft make two new signings ahead of Kettering clash, lowestoftjournal.co.uk, 1 March 2019
- ^ "Williams Makes St Ives Switch". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ WILLIAMS JOINS THE MARKETMEN, needhammarketfc.co.uk, 20 January 2023
External links
- Dylan Williams at Aylesbury United
- Dylan Williams at Soccerbase
- Dylan Williams at FootballDatabase.eu