Zac Williams (Welsh footballer)

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Zac Williams
Personal information
Full name Michael Issac Williams[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Denbighshire, Wales
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2021 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Crewe Alexandra 29 (0)
National team‡
2021- Wales U18 2 (0)
2021– Wales U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:39, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Michael Isaac Williams, better known as Zac Williams, (born 27 March 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.

Club career

He made his Crewe debut, aged 17, on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy group game against Wolverhampton Wanderers' under-21's at Gresty Road,[3] before making his league debut in the following game, a 2–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers.[4] He made his first start in Crewe's next game, helping the side to a 2-0 win over Gillingham at Gresty Road on 20 November 2021,[5] and then enjoyed a run of games as one of Crewe's first choice centre-backs until falling ill in January 2022.[6] He returned to first-team action, coming on as a half-time substitute for Travis Johnson against Portsmouth at Gresty Road, on 8 March 2022.[7]

In May 2022, Williams signed a new contract at Crewe.[8]

International career

After winning caps at under-15 and under-16, captaining the team for the latter, he played for the Wales under-18s in March 2021 against England before winning a second cap against the same opposition in September of the same year.[9][10]

Williams was called up to the Wales under-19s squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo, and made appearances against the latter two in October 2021.[11][12] He earned three further under-19 caps, playing as captain against Hungary[13] and Republic of Ireland,[14] and, after coming on as a second half substitute, scoring against Gibraltar,[15] in 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers on 21, 24 and 27 September 2022 respectively.[16]

Career statistics

As of 3 October 2022.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2021–22[17] League One 19 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 20 0
2022–23[18] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Crewe Alexandra total 29 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 32 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Michael Williams - Defender". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Crewe 3-0 Wolves Under-21s". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Bolton 2-0 Crewe". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Williams Still Ruled Out With Illness". CreweAlex.net. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Zac Williams: Wales U19 defender agrees new Crewe Alexandra deal". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "CYMRU DENIED BY LATE ENGLAND EQUALISER IN U18 DRAW". FAW. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Welsh Duo Make International Appearances". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Norway 5-0 Wales". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Kosovo 0-3 Wales". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Wales 0 - 0 Hungary". Uefa.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Republic of Ireland 2-0 Wales". Uefa.com. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Gibraltar 2-9 Wales". Uefa.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Wales under-19s - UEFA 2023". DragonSoccer.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Zac Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Zac Williams in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.


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