Personal information | |||
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Full name | Katie Williams | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2004 | Bangor City Girls F.C. | ||
2004–2007 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
2007–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
2008 | Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | ||
2009–2011 | Liverpool | ||
International career‡ | |||
2004–2010 | Wales | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2010 |
Katie Williams (born 24 May 1984) is a former footballer who played for the Welsh national team and Liverpool. Williams played as a central defender and accumulated twenty caps for Wales.
Williams began her career at home-town club Bangor City, before moving on to Tranmere Rovers and Blackburn Rovers.[1] She spent the 2008 off-season in the American W-League with the Fredericksburg Lady Gunners[2] but suffered a damaged cruciate ligament.[1] Williams also played for Caernarfon Town in the North Wales Women's Football League in 2015/2016 season.[3]
On her recovery she joined Liverpool.[1] In February 2011 Williams remained registered to Liverpool,[4] but she was not included in the club's 2011 FA WSL squad.
Williams won six caps for Wales at U19 level.[5] She made her senior debut in a 3–2 Algarve Cup win over Portugal in March 2004.[5][6]