Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kian Paul James Williams | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 July 2000||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leicester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Barwell (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019 | → Stratford Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Magni Grenivík | 14 | (5) |
2019 | Stratford Town | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Keflavík | 52 | (11) |
2023– | Valour FC | 23 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 |
Kian Paul James Williams (born 1 July 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.
Williams played in the Leicester City youth system from the U10 level through to the U21s. [3] [4]
In August 2018, Leicester City sent him on loan to Barwell in the seventh tier Southern Football League Premier Division Central. [5] In January 2019, he went on loan to Stratford Town also in the seventh tier Southern Football League Premier Division Central. [6]
In August 2019, Williams joined Icelandic club Magni Grenivík in the second tier 1. deild karla. [7] Three months later, following the season, he returned to England. [8]
In October 2019, he returned to Stratford Town. [9] [10]
In February 2020, he signed with Keflavík ÍF in the Icelandic second tier. [11] He helped them earn promotion to the top tier Úrvalsdeild [12] and signed an extension through 2022. [13] After the 2022 season, he departed the club. [14] Afterwards, he returned to England and was training with Burton Albion. [3] [15]
In December 2022, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC for the 2023 season. [16] [17] Cavalry FC had also been interested in signing Williams, but he chose to join Valour. [18] He scored his first CPL goal on April 30 in a 1-1 draw against Cavalry. [19] After beginning the season as a winger, he transitioned to the striker role late in the season. [20] In 2023, he finished tied for the team lead in goals with four and led the team in assists with five. [21] In February 2024, he signed an extension with the club through the 2025 season. [22] [23]
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