Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naomi Eloise Williams [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 2004 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2022 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2025–2026 | → Bristol City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2025 |
Naomi Eloise Williams (born 24 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City on loan from Women's Super League club Arsenal.
Williams joined the Arsenal Academy aged 13, [2] signing for the club as an academy player. [3] She was formerly a ballgirl at Meadow Park, the ground where Arsenal previously played their home matches. [4] Prior to joining the first team, she featured in 13 matches in the Academy League for Arsenal. [5]
On 23 June 2023, having "grown up" at the club, Williams signed her first professional contract with Arsenal aged 18, [3] [6] having trained with the first team since 16 years old. [4]
On 24 May 2024, Williams made her debut for Arsenal in an A-Leagues All Stars Women game at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. [7] Williams was credited with making a pair of impressive saves, [8] including denying Hannah Wilkinson a late equaliser with a finger tip save in extra time. [7] [9] Arsenal won the match 1–0 with manager Jonas Eidevall attributing the victory to Alessia Russo's goal and Williams' save. [9] The Sydney Morning Herald has described her as "a highly rated Arsenal youth product". [4]
On 2 September 2025, Arsenal announced that Williams would spend the 2025–26 season on loan at Bristol City. [10]
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