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'''Nicholas''' "'''Nico'''" '''Williams Arthuer''' (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[La Liga]] club [[Athletic Bilbao]] and the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]]. |
'''Nicholas''' "'''Nico'''" '''Williams Arthuer''' (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[La Liga]] club [[Athletic Bilbao]] and the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]]. |
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Born in Pamplona, he started his football career at the Athletic Bilbao youth academy in 2013 and was promoted to the reserve team in 2020. Williams made his La Liga debut in April 2021 and his first goals for the Lions came in January 2022. By September 2022, he had become a regular starter and was named player of the match in a win against Elche CF. Internationally, Williams first represented Spain at the under-18 level in 2020 and received his first senior squad call-up in 2022. He scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Jordan and was subsequently selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Williams was born to Ghanaian parents who migrated to Spain. |
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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
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Revision as of 11:28, 18 July 2023
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Williams Arthuer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Navarre, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | CD Pamplona | ||
| 2012–2013 | Osasuna | ||
| 2013–2019 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Basconia | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bilbao Athletic | 24 | (9) |
| 2021– | Athletic Bilbao | 72 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Spain U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021– | Spain U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Spain | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 4 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:19, 29 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nicholas "Nico" Williams Arthuer (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.
Club career
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Williams joined the youth academy of Athletic Bilbao in 2013 from hometown side CA Osasuna.[2] He began his senior career with the club's farm team, Basconia, during the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 11 May 2020, Williams was promoted to the reserve team in the Segunda División B.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 28 April of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jon Morcillo in a 2–2 home draw against Real Valladolid;[5] his brother Iñaki also came off the bench ten minutes later. It was the first time two siblings had been on the pitch at the same time for the club since Julio and Patxi Salinas in 1986.[6]
Williams scored his first two goals for the Lions on 6 January 2022, in a 2–0 win over Atlético Mancha Real in the campaign's Copa del Rey.[7] Seven days later, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid in the semi-final of the 2021–22 Supercopa de España.[8] On 20 January 2022, Williams was given a first team contract after meeting a number of clauses.[9]
Williams was a starter in four of the first five matches of the 2022–23 La Liga campaign, and was named player of the match in a 4–1 away win against Elche CF on 11 September 2022. In the first half-hour of the match he pressurised an opponent into conceding an own goal, won a penalty for a trip (converted by Oihan Sancet) then scored himself via a dribble from the right wing and powerful shot for his first goal in the competition.[10] Coincidentally this was the same venue and opponent where his brother first found the net in the league seven years earlier.[11] He scored again the following week, the decisive goal of a 3–2 victory over Rayo Vallecano and his first at San Mamés.[12]
International career
Williams first represented Spain with the under-18 squad in 2020, scoring two goals in four games.[13] He was called up to the Spain under-19s in February 2021,[14] and made his debut for the under-21s in September of the same year.[15] He received his first call-up to the senior squad, coached by Luis Enrique, for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League fixtures in September 2022.[16] On November 17 he scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Jordan and subsequently was called up for 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
Williams was born in Pamplona to Ghanaian parents, who travelled across the Sahara Desert to reach Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city located in North Africa.[17][18][19] His elder brother Iñaki Williams is also a footballer and a forward; he too was brought up at Athletic Bilbao having been born in Spain a short time after his parents arrived there.[20][21] Nico typically wears Williams Jr on the back of his shirt, including in international matches which do not involve Iñaki. Growing up, he was a fan of Asamoah Gyan.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 June 2023[23]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basconia | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Athletic Bilbao B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 9 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[c] | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 36 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 43 | 9 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 115 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Tercera División play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- As of match played 28 March 2023.
- Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Williams goal.[24]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2022 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 3 |  Jordan |
3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
See also
References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 27. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Rabuñal, Iago Castro (8 May 2020). "Nico Williams, la nueva gran promesa del Athletic" [Nico Williams, the new great promise of Athletic] (in Spanish).
- ^ "Nico Williams sube al filial e Iñaki le espera pronto a su lado" [Nico Williams goes up to the subsidiary and Iñaki will be waiting for him soon by his side]. AS.com (in Spanish). 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Nico Williams y Nico Serrano, al Bilbao Athletic" [Nico Williams and Nico Serrano, to Bilbao Athletic]. Athletic Club website (in Spanish). 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Athletic Club vs. Real Valladolid". Soccerway. 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Draw against Real Valladolid at San Mamés". Athletic Club website. 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Nico Williams' double ends the illusion of Atlético Mancha Real". Spain's News. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Nico Williams scores dramatic late winner as Athletic Club stun Atletico Madrid with comeback". Eurosport. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Nico Williams earns first-team contract". Athletic Bilbao. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Nico Williams opens La Liga account as Athletic Bilbao thrash Elche, Shina Oludare, Goal.com, 11 September 2022
- ^ Nico Williams follows in brother Inaki footsteps after scoring for Athletic Bilbao at Elche, GhanaSoccernet, 14 September 2022
- ^ "Williams brothers enjoy stirring send-off at Athletic after international calls | Sid Lowe". the Guardian. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "La Selección Sub 18 llama a Nico Williams, hermano de Iñaki" [The Under 18 National Team calls Nico Williams, Iñaki's brother]. www.besoccer.com (in Spanish). 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Nico Serrano y Nico Williams, convocados por la selección española sub-19" [Nico Serrano and Nico Williams, called up by the Spanish U19 team]. Athletic Club website (in Spanish). 16 February 2021.
- ^ Vencedor and Nico Williams make their Spain Under-21 debuts Athletic Club official website, 3 September 2021
- ^ Big blow for Ghana as Spain names Nico Williams in squad for September friendly matches, GhanaWeb, 16 September 2022
- ^ "Iñaki Williams explains how he got his name and why Bilbao means so much to him". Diario AS. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Nico Williams: Spain U-17 coach tips Bilbao youngster for greatness". Footy Ghana. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Iñaki Williams: 'My parents crossed the desert barefoot to get to Spain'". Guardian. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Río, Endika (10 February 2019). "El hermano de Iñaki Williams debuta con gol en el juvenil del Athletic" [Iñaki Williams's brother debuts with goal for Athletic youths]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Abizanda, Jorge (31 January 2021). "El imparable ascenso de Nico Williams en el Athletic" [The unstoppable rise of Nico Williams at Athletic]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Exclusive Interview With Nico Williams, retrieved 24 January 2023
- ^ "N. Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Nico Williams". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
- Nicholas Williams at Athletic Club
- Nico Williams at BDFutbol
- Nico Williams at ESPN FC
- Nico Williams at FBref.com
- Nico Williams at Soccerway
- Nico Williams at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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