Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerard Geron Augustus Williams | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Old Road Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TRAU | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Old Road Jets | ||
2009–2018 | W Connection | 34 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Cayon Rockets | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | TRAU | 13 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Cayon Rockets | ||
2021– | TRAU | 27 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 [1] | |||
2006– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 85 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 |
Gerard Geron Augustus Williams (born 4 June 1988) is a Kittitian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club TRAU and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. [2]
Williams began his youth football career at Old Road Jets. Later he joined Sunderland's U21 squad.
In 2007, he signed for TT Pro League heavyweights W Connection from local Saint Kitts and Nevis side Old Road. [3] He appeared in 19 CONCACAF Champions League matches with the Trinidadian side. He won some domestic and international trophies like TT Pro League, Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield and Caribbean Club Championship with the club from 2009 to 2018.
In 2019, Williams signed for the Indian I-League side TRAU F.C. and represented the Manipuri outfit in 13 league matches. [4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win match against Churchill Brothers SC in 2020. [5]
On 25 December 2021, rejoined TRAU ahead of the team's 2021–22 I-League season. In 2022, he appeared with TRAU against NEROCA in "Imphal Derby" in Group-C opener during the 131st edition of Durand Cup, [6] [7] where they were defeated by 3–1. [8] [9]
They later began their league journey of 2022–23 season on 15 November in their 1–1 draw against Aizawl. [10]
He made his international debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team against Barbados on 20 October in 2006. [11]
He scored his first international goal in 2008 against Belize in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification match.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2006 | 3 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 0 | |
2008 | 5 | 1 | |
2009 | 2 | 1 | |
2010 | 8 | 0 | |
2011 | 6 | 0 | |
2012 | 3 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | 8 | 0 | |
2017 | 6 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 85 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 6 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round | [13] |
2. | 12 July 2009 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly | [14] |
W Connection [15]
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