| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Grainger | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 2008 [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Wales U15 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Wales U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Wales U17 | 9 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:27, 26 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
William Grainger (born 20 November 2008) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
Whilst at U16 level, he contributed to 48 goals for the Owls and Wales U17s, whilst also scoring 14 goals for Wednesday's U18, Grainger started his two-year scholarship at Sheffield Wednesday in May 2025. [2] [3] [4] At the beginning of the 2025–2026 season he made the first team squads against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup and Wrexham in the Championship. [5] [6] He made his senior debut at 16 years old against Leeds United in the EFL Cup when he came on to replace other debutant George Brown. [7]
He was selected for Wales U16 to compete in the Victory Shield. [8] At 16 he was selected for the Wales U19 squad but didn't make an appearance. [9] He got his first call up Wales U18 just after he made his senior debut for Sheffield Wednesday in August 2025. [10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2025–26 [11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||