Randell Williams

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Randell Williams
Personal information
Full name Randell Alphonso Williams [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lambeth, England [2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3]
Position(s) Full back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
Number 9
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Tower Hamlets 10 (1)
2016–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2017–2019 Watford 0 (0)
2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2019 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 20 (2)
2019–2021 Exeter City 76 (9)
2021–2023 Hull City 20 (0)
2023–2025 Bolton Wanderers 63 (5)
2025– Leyton Orient 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Randell Alphonso Williams (born 30 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back and winger for Leyton Orient.

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Career

Early career

After spending time with the Tottenham Hotspur academy and playing non-league football for Tower Hamlets, [4] Williams signed for Crystal Palace in January 2016. [5] [6] He had been on trial with the club in December 2015. [7] [8] Williams was released by Palace at the end of the 2016–17 season; in July 2017 he signed for Watford. [9] He moved on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in January 2018. [10] He made his professional debut on 2 April 2018, in a league game against Grimsby Town, [11] and was praised by Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth for his performance. [12] He returned to Wycombe in July 2018 for a second loan spell, [13] which ended on 1 January 2019. [14]

Exeter City

He moved to Exeter City on a free transfer on 18 January 2019. [15] [16] He scored his first goal for Exeter in the 4–0 derby victory against local rivals Plymouth Argyle. [17] Williams ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goals and 14 assists, and was awarded Player of the Season and Goal of the Season by the club. [18]

He was offered a new contract by Exeter on 12 May 2021, with the club saying they expected him to leave. [19] [20]

Hull City

On 17 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for Hull City on a free transfer on 1 July 2021. [21] [22] He made his debut for Hull on 14 August 2021 when he came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Richie Smallwood in the 3–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers. [23]

Bolton Wanderers

On 5 January 2023, Williams joined Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club. [24] [25] On 14 February, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 home win against MK Dons. [26] On 2 April, he was an unused substitute in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final. Bolton went on to win 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle to win the trophy. [27]

Leyton Orient

In February 2025, Williams signed for Leyton Orient. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2016–17 [29] Premier League 0000000000
Watford 2017–18 [11] Premier League0000000000
2018–19 [30] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18 [11] League Two 6100000061
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2018–19 [30] League One 20210111 [a] 0233
Exeter City 2018–19 [30] League Two100000000100
2019–20 [31] League Two37540005 [b] 0465
2020–21 [32] League Two294100100314
Total769501050879
Hull City 2021–22 [33] Championship 130100000140
2022–23 [26] Championship7000100080
Total200101000220
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23 [26] League One151——4 [c] 0191
2023–24 [34] League One32330005 [d] 1404
2024–25 [35] League One161102030221
Total6354020121816
Leyton Orient 2024–25 [35] League One2100000021
Career total187181105118122120
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and three appearances in the League Two play-offs.
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League One play-offs

Honours

Bolton Wanderers
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Randell Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Randell Williams". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Randell Williams player stats | Essex Senior Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Randell Williams Signs For Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Crystal Palace sign non-league teenager Randall Williams". BBC Sport. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ↑ George Session (8 December 2015). "Tower Hamlets boss delighted Williams is set to sign for Crystal Palace". East London Advertiser. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Mark Ritson (17 December 2015). "DONE DEAL: Crystal Palace boss confirms club have signed Essex League winger Randell Williams". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Former Crystal Palace winger Randall Williams signs deal with Watford after impressing on trial". Watford Observer. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Randell Williams: Wycombe Wanderers sign Watford forward on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Randell Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Matt Storey (3 April 2018). "Watford winger praised for 'fantastic' display on debut". Hertfordshire Mercury. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Randell Williams: Watford loan forward to Wycombe Wanderers for second spell". BBC Sport. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Loan players return to parent clubs". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Randell Williams signs for City". Exeter City F.C. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Randell Williams and Jaden Brown: Exeter City sign Watford winger and Huddersfield full-back". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Exeter City 4–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  18. 1 2 "🏆 Randell Williams voted YOUR Apple Taxis' Player of the Season". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "📝 Retained List announced". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  20. ↑ Cooper, Barry (13 May 2021). "Randell Williams on the lookout for a new club". HullLive. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Randell Williams Signs For Hull City". Hull City AFC. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Hull sign Exeter midfielder Williams". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Hull City 0–3 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Williams Is A Wanderer!". www.bwfc.co.uk. 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Bolton sign winger Williams from Hull". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Randell Williams in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  27. 1 2 "Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  28. ↑ "Randell Williams: Bolton Wanderers winger moves to Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 3 February 2025.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Randell Williams in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Randell Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Randell Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Randell Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Randell Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Randell Williams in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  35. 1 2 "Games played by Randell Williams in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  36. ↑ "Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year". Yahoo! Sport. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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