Rhys Williams ( born 3 February 2001 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a kernel back for EFL Championship club Swansea City on lend from Liverpool .
career [edit ]
Williams joined Liverpool ‘s academy aged 10 [ 3 ] and won the FA Youth Cup with the Liverpool youth team in 2019. [ 4 ] He joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan in August 2019. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
In September 2020, Williams signed a long-run contract with Liverpool. [ 7 ] He made his debut for Liverpool in the EFL Cup on 24 September 2020, against Lincoln City, partnering Virgil van Dijk in cardinal defense mechanism. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] On 21 October 2020, Williams came on as a 90th hour ersatz against AFC Ajax in the UEFA Champions League. [ 11 ] He made his second Champions League appearance the following week, where he came on as a thirtieth infinitesimal stand-in against FC Midtjylland after an injury to Fabinho. Liverpool went on to win 2–0, with Jürgen Klopp praising his performance after the plot, saying to the urge, “ He did well, everything looks promising ”. [ 12 ] On 4 November 2020, Williams played the full 90 minutes in the Champions League away game against Atalanta, keeping a clean tabloid in a 5–0 winnings. On 16 December 2020, Williams made his Premier League debut with a starting signal in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. [ 13 ] On 8 May, he slotted back aboard Nathaniel Phillips in a 2–0 win over Southampton. [ 14 ] He went on to play every one game in the center of the defense mechanism for Liverpool as they finished one-third. [ citation needed ] On 31 August 2021 he signed a newly contract with Liverpool and joined Swansea City on lend until 30 June 2022. [ 15 ]
International career [edit ]
Williams played for the England U18 team between March and May 2019 and was called up for the England U19 team for the International Marbella Cup in October 2019. [ 16 ]
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On 5 October 2020, Williams received his beginning call-up to the England U21 squad [ 17 ] and made his debut during a 3–3 draw against Andorra on 7 October 2020. [ 18 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 11 September 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Honours [edit ]
Liverpool Youth
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References [edit ]
- Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website