Raees Bangura-Williams

Raees Bangura-Williams

Raees Bangura-Williams in 2025.
Personal information
Full name	Ra'ees Mekhi Elijah Bangura-Williams [1]
Date of birth	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Millwall
Number	31
Youth career
2020–2021	Tooting & Mitcham United
2023–2025	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Tooting & Mitcham United	32	(3)
2023–	Millwall	12	(1)
International career‡
2025–	England U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:12, 14 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:46, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Raees Mekhi Elijah Bangura-Williams (born 2 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall.

Career

He was at Chelsea in their pre-academy from five to eight years-old. He signed at Watford when he was at under-nine level. Throughout his teenage years he trained with clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and with Norwich City without progressing with the clubs due to his slight build. He played non-league for Tooting & Mitcham United from the age of 16 years-old and made his debut in the first team at the age of 17. He had further trials with clubs such as Brentford, Middlesbrough, Fleetwood and Millwall, and despite initially being turned down, he signed with Millwall in December 2023. ^[2]

He signed a new long-term contract with Millwall in January 2025. ^[3] He made a goalscoring debut for Millwall, appearing as a second-half substitute to score in a 3-0 win in the FA Cup against Dagenham and Redbridge on 13 January 2025. ^{[4] [5]} The following week, he made his EFL Championship debut as a second-half substitute against Hull City. ^[6] He made his first EFL Championship start in a 2-2 draw against Cardiff City on 21 January 2025. ^[7]

On 13 May 2025, Bangura-Williams signed a "long-term contract" with Millwall. ^[8] On 13 September 2025, he scored his first goal for Millwall with an equaliser against rivals, Charlton Athletic, having a 2nd goal disallowed for handball, as the game ended in a 1-1 draw. ^[9]

International career

On 24 March 2025, Bangura-Williams made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 2-2 draw with Switzerland in Marbella ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tooting & Mitcham United	2021–22 [11]	Isthmian League South Central Division	6	0	0	0	—		3 [a]	0	9	0
	2022–23 [12]	Isthmian League South Central Division	26	4	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	28	4
	Total		32	4	0	0	—		5	0	37	4
Millwall	2023–24 [13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25 [14]	Championship	10	0	3	1	0	0	—		13	1
	2025–26 [15]	Championship	2	1	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
	Total		12	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	17	1
Career total			44	5	3	1	2	0	5	0	54	6

1. Two Appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy and one in London Senior Cup
2. One Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy and one in London Senior Cup

References

1. "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
2. Scott, Will (5 December 2024). "'Every time you play a club who's rejected you, you want to prove them wrong' – Under-21 ace Ra'ees Bangura-Williams on his journey from non-league to Millwall's academy". Southwark News. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. Aarons, Ed (13 January 2025). "Mihailo Ivanovic's bizarre goal inspires Millwall to FA Cup win over Dagenham". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. Bazeley, Edward (24 January 2025). "Millwall FC may have found their Romain Esse replacement". Football League World. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
5. "MILLWALL VS. DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE 3 - 0". Soccerway. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
6. Scott, Will (20 January 2025). "Millwall boss 'pleased' with Ra'ees Bangura-Williams' performance in Championship debut". Southwark News. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
7. Cawley, Richard (23 January 2025). "Ra'ees Bangura-Williams continues to make most of Millwall first-team chance". London News Online. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
8. "Millwall's Bangura-Williams signs new contract". BBC Sport. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
9. "Charlton Athletic 1-1 Millwall: Ra'ees Bangura-Williams earns late point for Lions". Sky Sports. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
10. Hunt, Holly (24 March 2025). "Report: Report: England ELS 2-2 Switzerland". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
11. "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Raees Bangura-Williams – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
12. "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Raees Bangura-Williams – 2022-2023". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
13. "Games played by Raees Bangura-Williams in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
14. "Games played by Raees Bangura-Williams in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
15. "Games played by Raees Bangura-Williams in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Tooting & Mitcham caps