| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lewis Van Lier [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 2004 [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough Sports | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Peterborough Sports | 33 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
William Lewis Van Lier (born 7 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Peterborough Sports.
Van Lier joined the youth system at Peterborough United in 2012 and was part of the team that reached the FA Youth Cup fourth round in 2021–22. [2] He won the LFE Goal of The Month award for March 2022. [3] He signed a two-year professional development contract in May 2022. [4] [5] He made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy game on 21 November 2023, when he came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Harley Mills in a 1–0 defeat at Colchester United. [6]
On 12 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired. [7]
On 27 July 2024, Van Lier signed for Peterborough Sports after his contract expiration. [8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 over Oxford City. [9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2023–24 [10] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peterborough Sports | 2024–25 [11] | National League North | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||