Thomas Williams (soccer)

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Thomas Williams
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ivory Williams III [1]
Date of birth (2004-08-15) August 15, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Titusville, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 68
Youth career
2015–2021 Orlando City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Orlando City B 54 (0)
2021– Orlando City 4 (0)
International career‡
2020 United States U17 3 (0)
2022 United States U19 3 (0)
2023 United States U20 1 (0)
2023– United States U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 4, 2023

Thomas Ivory Williams III (born August 15, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Orlando City. [3]

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Career

Orlando City

As a member of the Orlando City academy since 2015, Williams played 84 games and scored 8 goals across multiple age groups in four seasons with the team. [4]

In March 2020, Williams signed an academy contract with Orlando City B, Orlando City's USL League One affiliate, ahead of the 2020 season. [5] He made his debut on August 7, 2020, playing the full 90 minutes during a 2–0 win over New England Revolution II. [6]

Having spent the first part of the 2021 season with the club's under-17 academy team, Williams was signed to an MLS homegrown contract by Orlando City on June 15, 2021, guaranteed through 2024, with a club option in 2025. Aged 16 years, 304 days, he became the club's youngest first-team signing, surpassing the record set by Tommy Redding in 2014. Williams had trained with the first-team during the previous two preseason camps. [7]

On January 22, 2025, it was announced that Williams had signed new contract with the club through 2026, with a club option for 2027. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played October 20, 2024 [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalPlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2020 USL League One 130————130
2022 MLS Next Pro 140————140
2023 140——10—150
2024 260——10—270
Total54000001000560
Orlando City 2021 Major League Soccer 00——000000
2022 4010—00—50
2023 000000000000
2024 00—00000000
Total401000000050
Career total59010001000610

    Honors

    Orlando City

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    References

    1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Orlando City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
    2. ↑ "Thomas Williams". Orlando City SC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    3. 1 2 "Thomas Williams – Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
    4. ↑ "Thomas Williams OCSC DA profile". www.ocsc.ussoccerda.com.
    5. ↑ Poe, Julia (March 3, 2020). "Orlando City B announces roster for 2020 USL League One season". Pro Soccer USA.
    6. ↑ "New England Revolution II vs. Orlando City B - August 7, 2020". www.uslleagueone.com.
    7. ↑ "Orlando City SC Signs Defender Thomas Williams as Club's 11th All-Time Homegrown". www.orlandocitysc.com.
    8. ↑ "Orlando City SC inks Homegrown defender Thomas Williams to new contract". Orlando City . January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.


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