Rhys Williams (soccer, born 1995)

Rhys Williams
Personal information
Full name Rhys Williams
Date of birth (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth White Plains, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Winger, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Detroit City FC
Number 2
Youth career
Weston FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Columbia Lions 49 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 New York Red Bulls U-23
2017 New York Cosmos B 9 (1)
2018 Real Monarchs 6 (0)
2019 Lansing Ignite 21 (1)
2020 South Georgia Tormenta 10 (0)
2021 Stumptown AC 28 (3)
2022– Detroit City 104 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024

Rhys Williams (born August 9, 1995) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Detroit City FC in the USL Championship. Scored his first goal for Detroit City FC on June 27, 2024 against Birmingham Legion FC at Keyworth Stadium and quickly scored his second the following game on June 30, 2024 against Miami FC at FIU Football Stadium in Miami, Florida. On October 19, 2024 he scored his third goal for Detroit City FC against Miami FC at Keyworth Stadium.

Career

College and PDL

Williams played college soccer at Columbia University between 2013 and 2016.[1]

While at college, Williams appeared for New York Red Bulls U-23 in both the National Premier Soccer League[2] and the Premier Development League.[3]

Professional

Following college in April 2017, Williams signed a professional contract with National Premier Soccer League side New York Cosmos B.[4]

On February 15, 2018, Williams signed with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs.[5]

On January 14, 2019, Williams joined USL League One side Lansing Ignite ahead of their inaugural 2019 season.[6]

Williams signed with South Georgia Tormenta of USL League One on January 14, 2020.[7]

In April 2021, Williams joined National Independent Soccer Association side Stumptown AC ahead of the spring 2021 season.[8]

In January 2022, Williams joined USL Championship side Detroit City FC ahead of the 2022 season.[9][10] Williams helped DCFC get into the playoffs in the '22 season, in '23, where they won their first playoff game since joining the league, and in '24. On September 22nd, it was announced that Williams had played his 100th game for the club, becoming the club's 6th city centurion in club history and 2nd to gain that honor in the season, a week behind teammate Michael Bryant.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Rhys Williams - Men's Soccer". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Red Bulls U23s Win NPSL Championship". Newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "New York Red Bulls U23 - 2016 Playoffs - Roster - # - RHYS WILLIAMS - D". www.uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cosmos B Announces 2017 Roster". NYCosmos.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Real Monarchs SLC sign Josh Heard, Rhys Williams". RSL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lansing Ignite Signs Defender Williams". USLLeagueOne.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "TORMENTA FC SIGNS DEFENDER RHYS WILLIAMS". TormentaFC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Roster". Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Detroit City FC tweet announcing the signing". Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Detroit City FC Announces USL Championship Signees". Detroit City FC. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Pregame Tweet". x.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tweet". x.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.


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