Ro-Shaun Williams

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Ro-Shaun Williams
Personal information
Full name Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Larne
Number 35
Youth career
Fletcher Moss Rangers
2008–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Shrewsbury Town 81 (0)
2021–2023 Doncaster Rovers 64 (1)
2024– Larne 1 (0)
International career
England U17
England U18
2016 England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:03, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams (born 3 September 1998), known as Ro-Shaun Williams, is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Larne.

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Early and personal life

Williams was born in Manchester, [2] and grew up in Whalley Range. [4] In 2014 he said that Ryan Giggs was his hero. [4] At the age of 15 he broke Darren Campbell's 100-metre schoolboy sprinting record. [4] [5]

Club career

Manchester United

Williams began his football career at Fletcher Moss Rangers, [6] he then moved to Manchester United at the age of nine, [7] joining the club at his mother's insistence so that he stopped kicking a football around inside the house. [4] He was linked with a loan move away from the club at the start of the 2018–19 season, [8] but joined the club's pre-season tour of the United States. [9] Later that season he spent time training with the first-team whilst still playing for their youth team. [10]

Shrewsbury Town

He signed for Shrewsbury Town in January 2019. [5] He made his professional debut on 9 February 2019 in a 1–1 EFL League One draw away to Bristol Rovers. [11]

In April 2021 Williams said he was hoping to soon hit the 100 game milestone for Shrewsbury. [12]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [13]

Doncaster Rovers

On 18 June 2021 it was announced that Williams would transfer to Doncaster Rovers on 1 July 2021, following the expiry of his Shrewsbury contract, after he signed a two-year deal. [14] [15] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season. [16]

Larne

In January 2024 he signed for Northern Irish club Larne. [17]

International career

He has represented England at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels. [5] He is eligible for Grenada through his mother who was born on the island in Victoria. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19 [11] League One 160000000160
2019–20 [18] League One25060003 [lower-alpha 1] 0340
2020–21 [19] League One40030103 [lower-alpha 1] 0470
Total810901060970
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22 [20] League One32000102 [lower-alpha 1] 0350
2022–23 [21] League Two32110101 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
Total641102030701
Career total145110030901671
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2015 and 30/09/2015". The Football Association. p. 5. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Ro-Shaun Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ro-Shaun Williams". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Samuel Luckhurst (17 July 2018). "Manchester United are about to unleash their new Paul Pogba". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ro-Shaun Williams & Scott Golbourne: Shrewsbury sign defensive duo". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Lewis Cox (15 October 2019). "Marcus Rashford spurs on Shrewsbury Town defender Ro-Shaun Williams". Shropshire Star . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Manchester United Football Star has Grenadian Roots". Now Grenada. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Paul Vegas (6 July 2018). "Man Utd defender Ro-Shaun Williams: I face a huge season". Tribal Football. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mason Greenwood, RoShaun Williams and Tahith Chong: Man Utd's youngsters taken on US to". Sky Sports. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Liam Corless (17 January 2019). "Manchester United might already have the defensive leader they need". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Cox, Lewis. "Ro-Shaun Williams keen to hit Shrewsbury Town milestone this term". www.shropshirestar.com.
  13. ↑ "Released and retained list". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  14. ↑ "Ro-Shaun Williams becomes Doncaster Rovers' third summer signing". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Rovers sign ex-Shrews defender Williams". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "Williams among seven set to leave Doncaster Rovers" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68085072
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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