| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Baynham | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2015 | Brisbane City | ||
| 2015–2017 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Yavapai Roughriders | 29 | (25) |
| 2019 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 24 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | FC Golden State Force | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Reading United | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Lions FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Queen's Park | 17 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Lexington SC | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | Preston Lions | 16 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:53, 17 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
William Baynham (born 13 June 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Preston Lions [1] in the Victoria Premier League 1.
Baynham played youth football for Brisbane City from the under-12's side through to the under-18's before moving to England to join the AFC Bournemouth academy. He left England to pursue college soccer opportunities in the United States.
He spent a season at Yavapai College, where he scored 25 goals in 29 appearances for the Roughriders. [2] He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2019, scoring ten goals in 24 game, tallying eight assists for the Gauchos. [3] [4]
While at college, Baynham also spent summers playing in the USL League Two, with a spell at FC Golden State Force in 2018, [5] and a spell at Reading United in 2019. [6] [7] [8]
After leaving college, Baynham signed with National Premier Leagues Queensland side Lions FC on 12 August 2019, where he made a single appearance. [9] In early 2020, Baynham had a trial with USL Championship side Phoenix Rising and with Canadian Premier League side Halifax Wanderers. [10] [11]
Baynham was eligible for selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft but went undrafted. [12] [13]
On 22 September 2020, Baynham signed his first professional contract with Scottish League Two side Queen's Park, [14] [15] where he helped the Spiders to promotion to the Scottish League One with five goals in 17 league appearances and earned himself a new one-year contract. [16] He was released by Queen's Park in the summer of 2022. [17] [18]
On 12 January 2023, Baynham returned to the United States and signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season. [19] [20]
Baynham holds Australian, Canadian, and British citizenship. [3]