Chloe Williams (born 22 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers of the Women's Championship, with whom she is dual-registered from Women's Super League team Manchester United. Born in England, she has represented the Wales national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chloe Williams | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 21)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (dual-registered with Manchester United) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2019– | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | (6) |
| 2019– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Wales U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022 | |||
Williams joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy aged 15 having started playing age 6 with local team Great Wyrley FC and later West Bromwich Albion.[2] On 17 December 2017, Williams made her Wolves first team debut in an FA Cup second round defeat against Brighouse Town.[3]
In July 2019, Williams joined FA WSL club Manchester United,[4] initially as part of the club's under-21 squad but was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 20 October 2019 as an unused substitute for a League Cup group game against Manchester City.[5]
On 14 November 2021, Williams joined Blackburn Rovers of the Women's Championship on loan for the season.[6] On 14 August 2022, Williams returned to Blackburn Rovers for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Eligible to play for both England and Wales, Williams first attended trials for the Welsh national team following encouragement from her college tutor in July 2017.[2] She went on to represent Wales at under-19 level, appearing in 2018 and 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.[8]
In November 2018, Williams received her first senior call-up for friendlies against Portugal but was later forced to withdraw.[9][10] A year later, Williams received her first competitive senior call-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against Northern Ireland in November 2019.[11][12] She made her senior debut on 19 February 2022 against Belgium in the 2022 Pinatar Cup.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18[14] | WNL North | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2018–19[15] | WNL D1 Midlands | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Manchester United | 2021–22 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| Wales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. – current squad | |
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