Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Michael Williams [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 December 1996||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2017 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Barnsley (loan) | 34 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | (1) |
2020– | Bristol City | 110 | (2) |
International career | |||
2016 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 25 January 2025 (UTC) |
Joseph Michael Williams (born 8 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Bristol City as a midfielder.
Williams began his career with Everton, spending loan spells at Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers, later playing for Wigan Athletic and Bristol City.
Williams was born in Liverpool, Merseyside. [2] He joined local side Everton at the age of seven, progressing through the age groups to become a first year scholar in June 2013. [3] In November 2014 he appeared as an unused substitute for the UEFA Europa League game against FC Krasnodar. [2]
In July 2017 he joined Barnsley on loan. [4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win at Burton Albion on 31 October 2017. [5]
On 23 August 2018 he joined Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan. [6] [7]
In July 2019 he signed for Wigan Athletic. [8] [9]
On 20 August 2020, Williams signed for Bristol City for £1,200,000 signing a four-year deal. [10] [11] On 29 May 2024, Williams signed a new three-year contract extension. [12]
He has represented England at under-20 youth level. [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2017–18 [5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 [14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2017–18 [5] | Championship | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2018–19 [14] | Championship | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
Wigan Athletic | 2019–20 [15] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |
Bristol City | 2020–21 [16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 [17] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [18] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2023–24 [19] | Championship | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
2024–25 [20] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 110 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 2 | ||
Career total | 211 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 3 |
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