Will de Havilland

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Will de Havilland
Personal information
Full name William Lee de Havilland [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Huntingdon, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Maidenhead United
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2013 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Millwall 0 (0)
2013–2014Cambridge City (loan) 2 (0)
2014Histon (loan) 4 (0)
2014Histon (loan) 10 (1)
2014 Bishop's Stortford 1 (0)
2014–2016 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2016–2018 Wycombe Wanderers 19 (0)
2017Aldershot Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018Maidstone United (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 Maidstone United 42 (3)
2019–2021 Dover Athletic 42 (5)
2021– Maidenhead United 98 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

William Lee de Havilland [1] (born 8 November 1994) [2] is an English professional footballer who plays for Maidenhead United, as a defender.

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De Havilland began his career with Millwall, never making a first-team appearance, and spending loan spells with non-league clubs Cambridge City and Histon. After leaving Millwall in 2014 he had a brief spell, also in non-league, with Bishop's Stortford, before returning to league football with Sheffield Wednesday. He left the club after two years, having not made a first-team appearance, and signed for Wycombe Wanderers where he made his professional debut. He spent loan spells at non-league Aldershot Town and Maidstone United. In June 2018 it was announced that he would sign a permanent contract with Maidstone United in July 2018.

Career

De Havilland began his career with Millwall, spending a loan spell with Cambridge City and two loan spells with Histon. [2] After playing for Bishop's Stortford, [3] he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in August 2014. [4] He moved to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2016. [5] He signed on loan for Aldershot Town in July 2017. [6] He signed on loan for Maidstone United in February 2018. [7]

In May 2018 it was announced that he would not be retained by Wycombe following the end of the 2017–18 season. [8] Later that month Maidstone United announced that De Havilland would re-sign for them. [9] [10] Maidstone United were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season, and de Havilland had a relegation clause in his contract. [11] He signed for Dover Athletic in June 2019. [12] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that de Havilland was out of contract and had left the club. [13]

On 1 July 2021 it was announced that he had joined Maidenhead United. [14]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2013–14 [15] Championship 0000000000
Cambridge City (loan) 2013–14 [16] SFL Premier Division2000000020
Histon (loan) 2013–14 [2] Conference North 141000000141
Bishop's Stortford 2014–15 [2] Conference South 1000000010
Sheffield Wednesday 2014–15 [17] Championship0000000000
2015–16 [18] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers 2016–17 [19] League Two 16010006 [lower-alpha 1] 0230
2017–18 [20] League Two3010002 [lower-alpha 1] 161
Total190200081291
Aldershot Town (loan) 2017–18 [2] National League 8000000080
Maidstone United (loan) 2017–18 [2] National League100000000100
Maidstone United 2018–19 [2] National League42330006 [lower-alpha 2] 2515
Dover Athletic 2019–20 [2] National League293201 [lower-alpha 2] 0323
2020–21 [2] National League132001 [lower-alpha 2] 0142
Total4252020465
Maidenhead United 2021–22 [2] National League2711000281
2022–23 [2] National League342213 [lower-alpha 2] 0393
2022–23 [2] National League371201 [lower-alpha 2] 0401
Total98451401075
Career total236131210020326817
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Playing style

De Havilland, a defender, bases his playing style on John Terry and Gary Cahill. [21]

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