Ethan Williams (footballer)

Ethan Williams

Personal information
Full name	Ethan Demai Williams [1]
Date of birth	(2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Falkirk (on loan from Manchester United)
Youth career
	Rochdale
2019–2024	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Manchester United	0	(0)
2025	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	17	(2)
2025–	→ Falkirk (loan)	8	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Ethan Demai Williams (born 14 November 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Falkirk, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United. ^[3]

Career

Born in Manchester, ^[2] Williams began his career with Rochdale, signing for Manchester United in 2019. ^{[4] [5]}

He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in January 2025. ^[6] On 31 August 2025, Williams began a season-long loan with Falkirk. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United U21	2023–24 [8]	—			—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
	2024–25 [9]	—			—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
Manchester United	2024–25 [9]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2025–26 [10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2024–25 [9]	League Two	17	2	—		—		0	0	17	2
Falkirk (loan)	2025–26 [10]	Scottish Premiership	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Career total			25	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	29	3

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Personal life

His uncle is former footballer Alex Williams, who played for Manchester City. ^[11]

References

1. "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com.
2. "Ethan Williams". 11v11. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
3. "England - E. Williams - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
4. Newbould, Kyle (19 September 2023). "Ethan Williams profile - Man Utd youngster involved in training". Manchester Evening News.
5. Wilks, Mitchell (7 February 2024). "Man Utd's Manc born & bred winger extraordinaire is a two-footed freak sent from space". Planet Football.
6. "Ethan Williams: Cheltenham Town sign Manchester United winger on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2025.
7. "ETHAN WILLIAMS JOINS ON LOAN FROM MANCHESTER UNITED - Falkirk Football Club". Falkirk FC. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
8. "Games played by Ethan Williams in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
9. "Games played by Ethan Williams in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
10. "Games played by Ethan Williams in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
11. Bajkowski, Simon (28 October 2023). "Nephew of Man City great is impressing Erik ten Hag at Man United". Manchester Evening News.