Chloe Williams (born 22 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Championship team Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, she has represented the Wales national team.
.jpg) Williams with Blackburn Rovers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chloe Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2019–2021 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | (6) |
| 2019–2023 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Wales U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:10, 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022 | |||
Club career
editWolverhampton Wanderers
editWilliams joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy aged 15 having started playing age 6 with local team Great Wyrley FC and later West Bromwich Albion.[2] On 17 December 2017, Williams made her Wolves first team debut in an FA Cup second round defeat against Brighouse Town.[3]
Manchester United
editIn July 2019, Williams joined FA WSL club Manchester United,[4] initially as part of the club's under-21 squad but was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 20 October 2019 as an unused substitute for a League Cup group game against Manchester City.[5]
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
editOn 14 November 2021, Williams joined Blackburn Rovers of the Women's Championship on loan for the season.[6] On 14 August 2022, Williams returned to Blackburn Rovers for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Blackburn Rovers
editAfter spending two seasons on loan at Blackburn Rovers, the club announced Williams' permanent signing on a two-year deal on 27 June 2023.[8]
International career
editYouth
editEligible to play for both England and Wales, Williams first attended trials for the Welsh national team following encouragement from her college tutor in July 2017.[2] She went on to represent Wales at under-19 level, appearing in 2018 and 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.[9]
Senior
editIn November 2018, Williams received her first senior call-up for friendlies against Portugal but was later forced to withdraw.[10][11] A year later, Williams received her first competitive senior call-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against Northern Ireland in November 2019.[12][13] She made her senior debut on 19 February 2022 against Belgium in the 2022 Pinatar Cup.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 April 2023.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18[15] | WNL North | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2018–19[16] | WNL D1 Midlands | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Manchester United | 2021–22 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup and FA Women's National League Cup
- ^ a b Birmingham FA Women's County Cup
International
edit- Statistics accurate as of match played 19 February 2022.[14]
| Wales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Chloe Williams - UEFA". UEFA.com.
- ^ a b "Walsall College student kicks off a career in professional women's football". www.walsallcollege.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Women Exit Cup In Nine-Goal Thriller". www.wolves.co.uk. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "McNamara wishes duo well on moves away". www.wolves.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Man Utd Women 2 Man City Women 0 match report". www.manutd.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Safia and Chloe are both Blues". Blackburn Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Chloe checks in". Blackburn Rovers.
- ^ "Chloe's officially ours!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "FAW / U19 squad announced for UEFA Qualifying Round". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "FAW / Squad announced for Portugal double header". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2021 qualifier: Captain Sophie Ingle returns for Wales, but Harding out". 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "FAW / Ludlow names squad for Northern Ireland qualifer". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2021 qualifier: Llewellyn replaces Williams in Wales squad". BBC. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Chloe Williams Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
- ^ "2017–18 Wolverhampton Wanderers". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
- ^ "2018–19 Wolverhampton Wanderers". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
External links
edit- Chloe Williams at Soccerway