Alfie Williams

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Alfie Williams
Personal information
Full name Alfie Keith Williams [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth Watford, England [2]
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team
 Royston Town
Youth career
2014–2016 Tottenham Hotspur
2016–2020 Stevenage
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Stevenage 1 (0)
2020 → Biggleswade (loan) 2 (1)
2021 → Kings Langley (loan) 17 (5)
2021–2022 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 8 (1)
2022 → Kings Langley (loan) 7 (3)
2022 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 → Royston Town (loan) 27 (1)
2023– Royston Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Alfie Keith Williams (born 20 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town.

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A product of the Stevenage academy following his release from Tottenham Hotspur's academy at under-12 level, Williams made his first-team debut for Stevenage in May 2021. He was loaned out on seven occasions during his time at the club, which included two spells at Kings Langley and Hemel Hempstead Town. The last of those loan agreements was at Royston Town during the 2022–23 season, a move that was made permanent in July 2023.

Career

Stevenage

Williams joined the Stevenage academy after being released by Tottenham Hotspur at under-12 level. [3] Whilst a second-year scholar at Stevenage, Williams was loaned to Biggleswade of the Southern League Division One Central in October 2020, in order to gain first-team experience. [4] [5] He made two appearances during the loan spell, scoring once, before returning to Stevenage when Biggleswade's season was suspended due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] Williams signed his first professional contract with Stevenage on 22 April 2021. [3] Having been an unused substitute in the first team on three occasions, [2] he made his professional debut for Stevenage in the club's 1–0 away victory at Scunthorpe United on 8 May 2021, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in the match. [6]

Loan spells

Williams joined Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley on a 28-day loan agreement on 10 September 2021. [7] He made seven appearances during the month, scoring once, before the loan was extended for a further two months on 8 October 2021. [5] [8] Williams scored his first hat-trick in senior football in Kings Langley's 5–0 victory against Hartley Wintney on 9 November 2021. [5] [9] He returned to Stevenage in December 2021 having scored six times in 20 appearances in all competitions during the loan agreement at Kings Langley. [2] [5] Williams joined National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town on loan on 24 December 2021. [10] He scored one goal in eight appearances at Hemel Hempstead, before returning to Kings Langley on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [2] [5] Williams scored three times in seven games during his second loan spell at Kings Langley, [5] which included a goal in a 2–0 victory against Salisbury on the last day of the season to ensure the club avoided relegation by a point. [11]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Williams returned to Hemel Hempstead Town on loan until 1 January 2023. [12] Having made five appearances during the first month of his loan spell at Hemel Hempstead, Williams was recalled by Stevenage and sent on loan to Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United on 17 September 2022, on an agreement until 1 January 2023. [13] He made 12 appearances in all competitions for Hayes & Yeading before joining Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town on 11 November 2022, on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [14] [15] Williams was released by Stevenage in May 2023. [16]

Royston Town

Having scored once in 27 appearances on loan at Royston during the 2022–23 season, [5] Williams joined the club on a permanent basis on 25 July 2023. [17]

Style of play

After signing his first professional contract with Stevenage, academy manager Robbie O'Keefe described Williams as "an offensive, flair-type player". [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2020–21 [18] League Two 1000000010
2021–22 [19] League Two0000000000
2022–23 [20] League Two0000000000
Total1000000010
Biggleswade (loan) 2020–21 [5] SFL Premier Division Central2100—0021
Kings Langley (loan) 2021–22 [5] [21] SFL Premier Division South17520—1 [lower-alpha 1] 1206
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League South 81———81
Kings Langley (loan) 2021–22 [5] SFL Premier Division South73———73
Hemel Hempstead (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League South50——0050
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2022–23 [14] SFL Premier Division South8020—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Royston Town (loan) 2022–23 [5] SFL Premier Division Central27100—00271
Royston Town 2023–24 [22] SFL Premier Division Central0000—0000
Total271000000271
Career total75114000318412
  1. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Soccerway – Alfie Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dreyer, Smith and Williams sign pro deals". Stevenage F.C. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stevenage FC vs. Grimsby Town". Stevenage F.C. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aylesbury United – Alfie Williams". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 0–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Williams & Smith leave on loan". Stevenage F.C. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Williams & Dreyer extend loans". Stevenage F.C. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Mitchard, Roy (9 November 2021). "Match Report: Kings Langley 5–0 Hartley Wintney". Kings Langley F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Hemel add duo". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Alfie Williams joins Hemel Hempstead Town on loan". www.stevenagefc.com. Stevenage F.C. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Alfie Williams joins Hayes & Yeading United on loan". Stevenage F.C. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Hayes & Yeading United – 2022–23 – Fixtures & Results". Hayes & Yeading F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Stevenage FC retained list 2022/23". Stevenage F.C. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  19. ↑ "Games played by Alfie Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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