David Williams (Australian soccer)
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David Joel Williams (born 26 February 1988) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Perth Glory. Williams is the first Indigenous Australian player to play for A-League club Melbourne City.[1] He also represented Australia's national team twice.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | David Joel Williams | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Pine Hills | |||||||||||||||||
Westside | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Mitchelton | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | QAS | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Queensland Roar | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Brøndby | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | → North Queensland Fury (loan) | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | North Queensland Fury | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Melbourne City | 101 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Haladás | 66 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | ATK | 18 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 37 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Perth Glory | 32 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Australia U17 | 14 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Australia U20 | 12 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Australia U23 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Australia | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2010 |
Born in Brisbane, Williams played youth football at the Queensland Academy of Sport before making his professional debut for Queensland Roar. Williams has played for several A-League clubs including Queensland Roar, North Queensland Fury, Sydney FC and Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix.
Williams has also played in Europe for Danish Superliga (Denmark) club Brøndby and Hungarian NB I club Haladás.
Williams is a member of the Indigenous Football Australia Council, which oversees John Moriarty Football, an Indigenous grassroots football initiative.[2]