Gerard Williams (footballer)

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Gerard Williams
Personal information
Full name Gerard Geron Augustus Williams
Date of birth (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 35)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Williams began his youth football career at Old Road Jets. Later he joined Sunderland's U21 squad.

W Connection

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.

TRAU

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]

International career

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.

Career statistics

International

As of match played on 16 November 2023 [12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saint Kitts and Nevis 200630
200720
200851
200921
201080
201160
201230
201300
201460
201560
201680
201760
201850
201970
202000
202160
202220
2023100
Total852
Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.6 February 2008 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 6Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 1–11–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round [13]
2.12 July 2009 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 11Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–22–3 Friendly [14]

Honours

W Connection [15]

See also

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