Thomas Williams (soccer)

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Thomas Williams
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ivory Williams III
Date of birth (2004-08-15) August 15, 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Titusville, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
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 41 (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 November 25, 2023
‡ 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 Orlando City in Major League Soccer. [2]

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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. [3]

In March 2020, Williams signed an academy contract with Orlando City B, Orlando City's USL League One affiliate, ahead of the 2020 season. [4] He made his debut on August 7, 2020, playing the full 90 minutes during a 2–0 win over New England Revolution II. [5]

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. [6]

Career statistics

As of November 25, 2023 [2]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalPlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2020 USL League One 130————130
2022 MLS Next Pro 140————140
2023 140——10—150
Total41000001000420
Orlando City 2021 Major League Soccer 00——000000
2022 4010—00—50
2023 000000000000
Total401000000050
Career total45010001000470

    Honors

    Orlando City

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    References

    1. ↑ "Thomas Williams". Orlando City SC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    2. 1 2 "Thomas Williams – Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
    3. ↑ "Thomas Williams OCSC DA profile". www.ocsc.ussoccerda.com.
    4. ↑ Poe, Julia (March 3, 2020). "Orlando City B announces roster for 2020 USL League One season". Pro Soccer USA.
    5. ↑ "New England Revolution II vs. Orlando City B - August 7, 2020". www.uslleagueone.com.
    6. ↑ "Orlando City SC Signs Defender Thomas Williams as Club's 11th All-Time Homegrown". www.orlandocitysc.com.


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