Jessica Williams (footballer)

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Jessica Williams
Personal information
Full name Jessica Lemique Williams
Date of birth (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 University of Cape Town
Number 1
Youth career
Cape Town Spurs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Vasco Da Gama
2022-2023 TUT Matsatsantsa
2024 Badgers
2025- University of Cape Town
International career
2018-2019 South Africa U-20
2019- South Africa (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jessica Lemique Williams (born 2 December 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for SAFA Women's League club the University of Cape Town and the South Africa women's national team.

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She previously played for Spurs W.F.C and currently plays for Sasol Women's League side Badgers. [1] In 2025 she joined SAFA Women's League club the University of Cape Town. [2]

International career

She competed for the South Africa women's U/20 in 2017 against Burundi. [3]

She received her first call up for the women's senior team in 2019 against Jamaica. [4] Williams competed for the senior women's national team at the 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship where she kept a clean sheet against Namibia. [5] [6] [7]

She scored her first international goal when she converted a free-kick against Eswatini in a 3–0 win. [8] [9]

International clean sheets

No.DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
1.22 October 2024Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–0 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.25 October 2024Isaac Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 3–0
3.28 October 2024Madibaz Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 8–1

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 October 2024Isaac Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 2–03–0 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship

References

  1. ↑ SAFA (2020-03-03). "Banyana Banyana to Face Lesotho, Ellis Makes Several Changes". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  2. ↑ "Jessica Williams signs for Hollywoodbets Super League newcomers UCT | soccer". SABC. 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  3. ↑ Berman, Alon (2017-11-05). "Burundi setback for Basetsana". TeamSA. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20191109/281625307118754?srsltid=AfmBOopGd0oTtOAroAFvCv7nmIh1bPaXuOATUlS7Jdk8ZtgKr-KgRdT5 . Retrieved 2024-10-23– via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Khumalo to lead 2024 COSAFA Women's Championships team - SAFA.net". 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  6. ↑ Pillay, Alicia (2024-10-23). "South Africa Gets COSAFA Women's Championship off to a Winning Start". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  7. ↑ "Williams happy to be back on the Banyana radar - SAFA.net". 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  8. ↑ "WATCH: Goalkeeper Williams scores sensational free-kick for South Africa and Banyana Banyana succumb to heavy Denmark defeat | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  9. ↑ "Banyana Banyana goalkeeper surprised by the attention her freekick is getting | soccer". SABC. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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