Ronwen Williams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronwen Hayden Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shatterprufe Rovers | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| SuperSport United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2022 | SuperSport United | 278 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | South Africa U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | South Africa | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 21 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of match played 10 June 2021 | |||
Ronwen Hayden Williams (born 21 January 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for both Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa national team.
Club career
Early career
Williams spent part of his youth career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspurs.[1]
SuperSport United
Williams joined SuperSport United as a youth player in 2004. He made his debut in the CAF Champions League in January 2012 against Matlama FC, and in the PSL was four months later against Free State Stars. He kept clean sheets in both games.[2]
Mamelodi Sundowns
On 21 July 2022, Williams signed with Mamelodi Sundowns after a 12 year career at SuperSport United.[3] He made his debut in the 2022/23 opener against Cape Town City FC where he made a string of great saves and keeping a clean sheet.
International career
Williams made his first match for South Africa on 5 March 2014, in a friendly against Brazil, due to a sprained ankle suffered by the first-choice keeper, Itumeleng Khune.[4][5] In August 2021, new Bafana coach Hugo Broos named Williams as the new Bafana Bafana captain, taking the armband from Thulani Hlatshwayo who failed to make the squad. [6]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 10 June 2021[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Supersport United
- Nedbank Cup: 2015, 2016
- MTN 8: 2017
References
- ^ Modise, Jimmy (5 June 2017). "7 Things You Didn't Know About Ronwen Williams". Diski 365. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "SuperSport". supersport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns | Ronwen Williams Joins Masandawana!". Mamelodi Sundowns | Official Website. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Williams set for dream Bafana debut". eNCA. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Williams makes international debut | The New Age Online". Thenewage.co.za. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Broos names Williams as Bafana Bafana skipper, Tau deputy captain". Sowetanlive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Ronwen Williams at National-Football-Teams.com
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