Gareth Williams (footballer)
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| Gareth Williams | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth John Williams | |
| Date of birth | December 16, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in | |
| Playing position | Centre Mid | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Watford | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998-2001 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2004 2004-2007 2007- |
Nottingham Forest Leicester City Watford |
142 (9) 78 (3) 3 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2002- | Scotland | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gareth John Williams (born December 16, 1981) is a Scottish professional footballer of Welsh descent, who currently plays for Watford.
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[edit] Club career
He started his career at Nottingham Forest, a product of Paul Hart's successful youth system alongside Jermaine Jenas and David Prutton. While at Forest, Williams was described as the "best passer at the club" by former City Ground boss David Platt.
Williams signed a 3 year deal with Midlands rivals Leicester City in July 2004. With his contract up at the end of the season, he joined Watford for an undisclosed fee on January 31, 2007.
On February 3, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Watford against Bolton Wanderers F.C. [1]
[edit] International career
He has captained the Scotland Under-21 team and won the first of his 5 full caps against Nigeria at Pittodrie in April 2002. Until this point, he had been eligible to play for Wales.
[edit] References
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
[edit] External links
| Watford F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Chamberlain | 2 Chambers | 3 Stewart | 4 Mackay | 6 DeMerit | 7 Francis | 8 Mahon | 9 King | 10 Henderson | 11 Powell | 12 Doyley | 15 Kabba | 16 Lee | 17 Shittu | 18 Bouazza | 20 Bangura | 22 Osborne | 23 Mariappa | 24 Priskin | 25 Williams | 26 Foster | 27 Grant | 29 Smith | 30 Parkes | 31 Rinaldi | 33 Loach | 34 Gill | 35 Campana | 37 Hoskins | 38 Williamson | 41 Cavalli | –– Avinel | Manager: Boothroyd |
