Lydia Williams
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Katanning, Australia | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Canberra United | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tuggeranong | |||
Woden | |||
AIS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
AIS | |||
2008–2012 | Canberra United | 34 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Piteå IF | 19 | (0) |
2013– | Canberra United | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005– | Australia | 26 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Lydia Williams (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League.[1]
Early life
Williams was born in Katanning, Western Australia to a father of Aboriginal descent and a mother from the United States.[2][3][4]
Playing career
Club career
After playing junior football for Tuggeranong and Woden in the Australian Capital Territory Williams joined the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program.[1]
Williams joined Australian W-League team Canberra United in 2008.
International career
She has represented Australia at the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Under 20 Women's Championship.[5][6]
Honours
- With Australia
- AFC Women's Asian Cup Winners: 2010
See also
- Women's association football in Australia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player Profile - Lydia Williams". Canberra United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ Sherwood, Merryn (29 September 2008). "Williams takes walk on the wild side". Canberra United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Lydia Williams - Pride of the Deadlys". Vibe. October 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Inspirational keeper takes road less travelled". FIFA. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Lydia Williams". FIFA. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Player Profile - Lydia Williams". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
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