Sam Williams (born 9 June 1987) is an English footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| 2005–2006 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Wrexham (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Colchester United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Walsall (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Brentford (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Yeovil Town | 70 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 43 | (10) |
| Total | 148 | (22) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editNaturally a defensive midfielder before the start of the 2005–06 season, Williams took straight into the role of an attacker, after injuries to strikers. Although never having started a first team game for Aston Villa, Williams was a regular scorer for the clubs reserves.
Williams was sent on loan multiple times to gain first team experience, his first loan spell being at Wrexham where he scored on his debut against Wycombe Wanderers.
In November 2008, Williams spent a month on loan at League One side Colchester United, again scoring on his debut in a 1–0 victory over AFC Bournemouth.
In January 2009 he joined Walsall on another single month loan deal. He returned to Villa on 26 February due to a hip injury, although Saddlers boss Chris Hutchings refused to rule out Williams returning to the Bescot Stadium again.
Williams then joined Brentford on an initial one-month loan with a view to extend the deal. He came on as a substitute on his début against Barnet and missed a sitter, however 4 days later he came on again as a substitute and scored the goal in front on 10,672 fans which saw Brentford snatch a point in the 3–3 draw with Wycombe Wanderers.[2] The loan was extended until the 2008–09 season on 25 March.[3]
He joined Yeovil Town on 21 July 2009 on a two-year deal after impressing whilst on trial at the club.[4] His first goal for the club was on 12 September in a 2 – 2 draw with Stockport.[5]
He was informed by the club at the end of the season that he would not be awarded a new deal.[6]
Williams joined Charlton Athletic on trial in July 2011 and scored in his uncompetitive debut against Welling United on 9 July 2011.
In August 2011 Williams signed for Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] On 7 May 2013, he was released by the Daggers due to the expiry of his contract.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of 26 February 2013.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other{ | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2005–06[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2005–06[13] | League Two | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2006–07[14] | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2008–09[15] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2008–09[15] | League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Brentford (loan) | 2008–09[15] | League Two | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Yeovil Town | 2009–10[16] | League One | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| 2011–12[17] | League One | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Total | 70 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2011–12[18] | League Two | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 2012–13[19] | League Two | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 8 | |
| Total | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 11 | ||
| Career totals | 148 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 163 | 24 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Sam Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Walsall hope for Williams return". Express and Star. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Williams extends Brentford stay". BBC Sport. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "Sam's the Man". YTFC. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ "Yeovil Town 2–2 Stockport County".
- ^ "Terry Skiverton offers seven new Yeovil Town deals". BBC Sport. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign unattached quartet". BBC Sport. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Daggers Announce Released Players List". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Wrexham 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Williams in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Sam Williams in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Williams in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Williams in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Williams in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Williams in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
External links
edit- Sam Williams at Soccerbase
- Sam Williams's profile at the Yeovil site
