Ashley Errol Williams
Ashley Williams is a footballer who is known for his professional career at Swansea City football club, where he played in the Premier League. He also played football internationally for Wales, scoring two for Wales during that period.
23 August 1984
Wolverhampton, England.
African Jamaican. Welsh heritage from his mother
18 December 2004- scored first goal of his football career
26 March 2008- International debut for Wales’ national team
16 September 2008- scored his first goal for Swansea
November 2009- named Wales Footballer of the year at FAW (Football Leaders Award)
November 2009- was also named Clubman of the Year at FAW
December 2010- he and his wife established WillsWorld, a charity to help special needs children
24 September 2011- scored his first Premier League goal
11 October 2020- scored his first goal for Wales’ national team
Ashley Williams was born in Wolverhampton, England to an Afro-Jamaican father and a Welsh mother. Williams has always loved football and he supported Liverpool football club as a child, and his favourite player was John Barnes. When living in Hednesford Town, he worked at a petrol station, as a waiter in Beefeater and he ran a sideshow at Drayton Manor.
Early Football Career
Williams started his football career aged 16 at West Bromwich. He then joined the team at Stockport County Club where he became Captain before joining Swansea Football Club.
Swansea City football club
He joined Swansea City on loan in March 2008 from Stockport County before he was permanently transferred. Williams scored five goals while appearing in 46 championship games in the 2009/2010 season. Swansea was placed at seventh on the table at the end of this season and missed out on play off by one point. He helped the club accomplish their promotion to the Premier League during the 2010/2011 season. Swansea finished the season at eleventh place, when Williams scored his first Premier League goal in this season.
The 2012/2013 season gave Ashley and Swansea their first major trophy in British football.
Everton
He oined Everton football club in 2016, and has scored two goals in his Premier League appearances.
Stoke City football club
He joined Stoke City on loan in 2018/2019 and scored one goal in the championship
league against Norwich City.
Bristol City
He joined Bristol City football club in 2019 on a short term deal. He made appearances in the Championship against Swansea City and against Barnsley where he scored his first goal for Bristol. He retired from professional football in January 2021.
Welsh Footballer of the year in 2009.
The Football Manager Team of the Decade in 2015.
Ashley Williams is married to Vanessa Williams, with two sons Xavier and Raphael.
Entertainment Daily, ‘Who is Euro 2020 pundit Ashley Williams and is he married?’
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Sports Mob, ‘Top facts about Ashley Williams, the late bloomer’,
https://sportmob.com/en/article/972041-Top-facts-about-Ashley-Williams-the-late-bloomer [accessed 19 February 2022]
Swans Info, ‘Ashley Williams a true Swansea City legend’, https://www.scfc2.co.uk/2021/01/26/ashley-williams-a-true-swansea-city-legend/ [accessed 19 February 2022]
