Chloe Williams (footballer)

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Chloe Williams
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Williams with Blackburn Rovers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Chloe Williams
Date of birth (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Walsall, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2019–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 (6)
2019–2023 Manchester United 0 (0)
2021–2023 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 23 (1)
2023– Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Wales U19 10 (0)
2022– Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022

Chloe Williams (born 22 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Championship team Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, she has represented the Wales national team.

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Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Williams joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy aged 15 having started playing age 6 with local team Great Wyrley FC and later West Bromwich Albion. [2] On 17 December 2017, Williams made her Wolves first team debut in an FA Cup second round defeat against Brighouse Town. [3]

Manchester United

In July 2019, Williams joined FA WSL club Manchester United, [4] initially as part of the club's under-21 squad but was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 20 October 2019 as an unused substitute for a League Cup group game against Manchester City. [5]

Blackburn Rovers loan

On 14 November 2021, Williams joined Blackburn Rovers of the Women's Championship on loan for the season. [6] On 14 August 2022, Williams returned to Blackburn Rovers for the 2022–23 season. [7]

Blackburn Rovers

After spending two seasons on loan at Blackburn Rovers, the club announced Williams' permanent signing on a two-year deal on 27 June 2023. [8]

International career

Youth

Eligible to play for both England and Wales, Williams first attended trials for the Welsh national team following encouragement from her college tutor in July 2017. [2] She went on to represent Wales at under-19 level, appearing in 2018 and 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. [9]

Senior

In November 2018, Williams received her first senior call-up for friendlies against Portugal but was later forced to withdraw. [10] [11] A year later, Williams received her first competitive senior call-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against Northern Ireland in November 2019. [12] [13] She made her senior debut on 19 February 2022 against Belgium in the 2022 Pinatar Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 April 2023. [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague Cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18 [15] WNL North 11110001 [lower-alpha 2] 0131
2018–19 [16] WNL D1 Midlands 17510201 [lower-alpha 2] 0215
Total286202020346
Manchester United 2021–22 WSL 000000—00
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2021–22 Championship 501000—60
2022–23 1810030—211
Total231103000271
Career total517305020617
  1. ↑ Includes the FA Women's League Cup and FA Women's National League Cup
  2. 1 2 Birmingham FA Women's County Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 February 2022. [14]
Wales
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Walsall College student kicks off a career in professional women's football". www.walsallcollege.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women Exit Cup In Nine-Goal Thriller". www.wolves.co.uk. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "McNamara wishes duo well on moves away". www.wolves.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Man Utd Women 2 Man City Women 0 match report". www.manutd.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ↑ FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Safia and Chloe are both Blues". Blackburn Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Chloe checks in". Blackburn Rovers.
  8. ↑ "Chloe's officially ours!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "FAW / U19 squad announced for UEFA Qualifying Round". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "FAW / Squad announced for Portugal double header". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Women's Euro 2021 qualifier: Captain Sophie Ingle returns for Wales, but Harding out". 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "FAW / Ludlow names squad for Northern Ireland qualifer". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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  14. 1 2 "Chloe Williams Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
  15. ↑ "2017–18 Wolverhampton Wanderers". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  16. ↑ "2018–19 Wolverhampton Wanderers". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
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