Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Thomas Fish [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 February 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Stockport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Hibernian (loan) | 21 | (3) |
2023–2024 | → Hibernian (loan) | 34 | (1) |
2024– | Cardiff City | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2025 (UTC) |
William Thomas Fish (born 17 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
A graduate of Manchester United's youth system, Fish made his first-team debut for the club in a Premier League game in May 2021. He had a loan spell at Stockport County during the 2021–22 season, and was loaned twice to Hibernian.
Fish has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Fish made his professional debut for Manchester United on 23 May 2021 in their final game of the 2020–21 Premier League season against Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Daniel James in a 2–1 win. [3] [4]
On 23 July 2021, Stockport County signed Fish on a season-long loan. [5] On 7 January 2022, Manchester United announced that he had been recalled from Stockport. [6]
On 1 September 2022, Fish joined Hibernian on a season-long loan. [7] He made his debut for Hibernian in a 1–0 defeat to Dundee United on 11 October 2022. [8] Fish played regularly for Hibs during the second half of the 2022–23 season. After playing for Manchester United in pre-season matches during July 2023, Fish rejoined Hibernian on loan for the 2023–24 season. [9]
On 23 August 2024, Fish left Manchester United and joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City on a four-year deal. [10]
Fish has played youth international football for England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. [11]
In October 2019, Fish scored for the England under-17 team in a defeat against Germany. [12]
On 2 September 2021, Fish made his debut for the England under-19 team during a 2–0 victory over Italy at St. George's Park. [13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 [15] | — | — | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Manchester United | 2020–21 [15] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 [16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2022–23 [17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2023–24 [18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Stockport County (loan) | 2021–22 [16] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Hibernian (loan) | 2022–23 [17] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
Hibernian (loan) | 2023–24 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |
Cardiff City | 2024–25 [19] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 64 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 4 |