Eryk Williamson

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Eryk Williamson
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Williamson with the Portland Timbers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eryk Tyrek Williamson [1]
Date of birth (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 19
Youth career
D.C. United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Maryland Terrapins 58 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Portland Timbers 76 (5)
2018–2020 Portland Timbers 2 34 (7)
2018 → Santa Clara (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 United States U20 20 (4)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
2021– United States 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winner CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
Portland Timbers F.C.
Winner MLS is Back Tournament 2020
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 28, 2023

Eryk Tyrek Williamson (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

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Early career

Williamson attended the University of Maryland, where he played in the 2015–2017 seasons, appearing in 58 matches and scoring 14 goals. [3] In 2017, he was awarded the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and was a member of the All-Big Ten First Team. [3]

Club career

Williamson was a member of the D.C. United Academy, and therefore not eligible for the MLS SuperDraft, before being traded to the Portland Timbers in January 2018. [4] [5] Williamson was linked with a move to Schalke in early 2018, but Schalke never made an offer. [6] He made his professional debut as a member of Portland Timbers 2 on April 4, 2018, against Tulsa, and scored his first goal on May 12 of that year against Tacoma.

He made his debut for the Timbers senior team as a substitute on June 2, 2018, against the Los Angeles Galaxy, earned his first start on June 26, 2019, against Montreal, and scored his first goal on September 20, 2020, against Seattle. [7] Williamson was a key member of the Timbers team that won the MLS is Back tournament in 2020. [8]

International career

Williamson appeared for the United States U-20 team 20 times in 2017, including 5 appearances at the U-20 World Cup and 6 at the U-20 CONCACAF Championship (which the U.S. won), and played for the U-23 team once in 2019. [9]

He made his debut with the senior national team on July 11, 2021, in a Gold Cup game against Haiti. [7]

Personal

Williamson is the cousin of the singer, actress, and producer Queen Latifah. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of April 7, 2024 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers 2 2018 USL 153———153
2019 USL Championship 194———194
Total347———347
Portland Timbers 2018 MLS 0010——10
2019 MLS7010——80
2020 MLS213——5 [lower-alpha 1] 0263
2021 MLS141—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0—181
2022 MLS220———220
2023 MLS60———60
2024 MLS61———61
Total765204050875
Career total1101220405012112
  1. ↑ Four appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played January 28, 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202140
202320
Total60

Honors

Portland Timbers

United States U20

United States

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF . June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Eryk Williamson". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Eryk Williamson – Men's Soccer". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "DC United trade Eryk Williamson's Homegrown rights to Portland Timbers". mlssoccer.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Goff, Steven (January 23, 2018). "D.C. United trades homegrown prospect Eryk Williamson to Timbers". The Washington Post.
  6. ↑ "Report: Schalke keen on DC United academy product Eryk Williamson". mlssoccer.com. January 8, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Eryk Williamson". MLSsoccer. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Eryk Williamson". Portland Timbers. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Eryk Williamson Career Statistics | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Eryk Williamson Bio".
  11. ↑ Eryk Williamson at Soccerway. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Eryk Williamson at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ↑ "U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS". ussoccer.com. March 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "United States beats Mexico in Gold Cup final on late Miles Robinson header". ESPN . August 1, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023.


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