Lydia Williams

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Lydia Williams
Personal information
Full nameLydia Grace Yilkari Williams
Date of birth (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988
Place of birthKatanning, Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubCanberra United
Number1
Youth career
Tuggeranong
Woden
AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
AIS
2008–2012Canberra United34(0)
2012–2013Piteå IF19(0)
2013–Canberra United0(0)
National team
2005–Australia26(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2011

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. 1.0 1.1 "Player Profile - Lydia Williams". Canberra United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  2. Sherwood, Merryn (29 September 2008). "Williams takes walk on the wild side". Canberra United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  3. "Lydia Williams - Pride of the Deadlys". Vibe. October 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  4. "Inspirational keeper takes road less travelled". FIFA. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  5. "FIFA Player Statistics: Lydia Williams". FIFA. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  6. "Player Profile - Lydia Williams". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 


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