Andersen Williams

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Andersen Williams
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-02) April 2, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Calgary Wild FC
Number 29
Youth career
Calgary South West United SC
2017–2020 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Texas A&M Aggies 55 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Calgary Foothills WFC
2025– Calgary Wild FC 1 (0)
International career
2018 Canada U17 10 (4)
2019 Canada U18
2020 Canada U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 12, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of March 4, 2020

Andersen Williams (born April 2, 2002) is a soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Williams began playing youth soccer with Calgary South West United SC at age six, also playing with the Whitecaps FC Alberta South Academy Centre, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2017. [1] [2] In 2019, she received the Whitecaps Academy Most Promising Female Player award. [3]

College career

In 2020, Williams began attending Texas A&M University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [4] After her second match in her freshman season, she suffered an torn ACL injury which kept her out for the remainder of the season, [5] as well as her entire sophomore season. [4] On September 16, 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 3-2 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs. [6] [7] After returning to play for the 2022 season, she won the school's Aggie Comeback Award, after the season. [8] Ahead of the 2024 season, she was named co-captain of the team. [9] [10] She also earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll three times. [4]

Club career

In 2023, Williams played with Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer. [11]

In September 2025, Williams signed a professional contract with Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League. [12]

International career

Williams debut in the Canada national program in March 2017, attending an identification camp. [1] She played with the Canada U17 team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica U17 on June 6, 2018, that qualified the team for the semi-finals. [13] [14] In the third-place match, she scored the winning goal in the 89th minute to defeat Haiti U17 2-1, that qualified the team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [15] In 2019, she played with the Canada U18 team at a friendly tournament in England. [4] She played for the Canada U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [1]

Personal life

Williams' aunt is former Canada water polo player Cora Campbell and her uncle is former Canadian football player Nigel Williams. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Andersen Williams at Canada Soccer
  2. "Andersen Williams Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  3. "Winners announced for 2019 Whitecaps FC BMO Player Awards Ceremony". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . September 24, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Andersen Williams Texas A&M profile". Texas A&M Aggies .
  5. "Together again in the Lonestar State: From 'Caps REX to Texas rivals". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . March 8, 2021.
  6. Dick, Thomas (September 16, 2022). "Aggies Drop SEC Opener vs. Georgia, 3-2". Texas A&M Aggies .
  7. Brown, Travis (October 19, 2022). "Two ACL tears makes comeback sweeter for Texas A&M forward Andersen Williams". My Aggie Nation.
  8. Pounds, Tyler (April 24, 2023). "Aggies Celebrate Student-Athletes at Legacy Awards". Texas A&M Aggies .
  9. Dick, Thomas (February 6, 2024). "Calzada and Williams Named Captains for 2024". Texas A&M Aggies .
  10. "Calzada, Williams named A&M soccer team's capains". My Aggie Nation. February 6, 2024.
  11. "UWS Roster". Calgary Foothills FC.
  12. "Local Talent Andersen Williams and Goalkeeper Laurence Gladu Join Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Wild FC . September 6, 2025.
  13. "Andersen Williams leads Canada into semifinals at women's U17 soccer championship". CBC Sports . June 6, 2018.
  14. "Andersen Williams scores twice for Canada U-17s in 2-1 win over Costa Rica". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . June 6, 2018.
  15. "Andersen Williams and the goal that sent Canada to the World Cup". FIFA . October 3, 2018.