Neco Williams
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Personnel | ||
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Surname | Neco Shay Williams | |
birthday | April 13, 2001 | |
place of birth | Wrexham , Wales | |
size | 183 cm | |
position | Right-back | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
2009-2019 | Liverpool FC | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2019– | Liverpool FC | 6 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
2018– | Wales U19 | 8 (4) |
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2019/20 2 As of July 29, 2020 |
Neco Shay Williams (born April 13, 2001 in Wrexham ) is a Welsh football player who plays in the position of right-back for Liverpool FC in the Premier League .
Career
society
Williams joined Liverpool FC's youth academy at the age of six and rose to the youth ranks, representing the club at U18, U19 and U23 levels and in the UEFA Youth League . He suffered a serious back injury that excluded him for most of the 2017/18 season. Two years later he won the FA Youth Cup with Liverpool.
Williams' good performance in the youth selection was rewarded when he made his debut for the senior team on October 30, 2019, with a 5-4 win on penalties (5-5 in regular time) against Arsenal in the EFL Cup was in the starting XI. He played a prominent role in the game, providing a last-minute assist for Divock Origi's goal to equalize 5-5 , which enabled the penalty shoot-out in which Liverpool emerged victorious. In December, he was added to the Liverpool squad that won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup , despite not appearing in either of the club's games in the competition. His debut in the Premier League was on 24 June 2020 shortly after the season after a three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic was resumed, as he, after 74 minutes with a 4: 0 win over Crystal Palace substitute has been. At the end of the 2019/20 season, he was English champion with Liverpool FC.
National team
He is a youth international for Wales. Since he is of English descent, he could also play for England's national team.
successes
Web links
- Neco Williams in the database of weltfussball.de
- Neco Williams in the database of transfermarkt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kathryn Batte: Starlet described by Gerrard as 'magnificent' on bench vs Watford. December 14, 2019, accessed July 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Liverpool FC - Arsenal FC 5: 4 (League Cup 2019/2020, round of 16). Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Liverpool 4-0 Crystal Palace: Reds move within two points of league title . In: BBC Sport . June 24, 2020 ( bbc.com [accessed July 29, 2020]).
- ↑ John Cross: Liverpool youngster Neco Williams facing dilemma over international future. February 6, 2020, accessed July 29, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Williams, Neco |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Neco Shay |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 2001 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wrexham , Wales |