Randell Alphonso Williams (born 30 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back and winger for EFL Championship club Hull City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Randell Alphonso Williams[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Full back Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Tower Hamlets | |||
2016–2017 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Exeter City | 76 | (9) |
2021– | Hull City | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 16 October 2022 (UTC) |
After spending time with the Tottenham Hotspur academy and playing non-league football for Tower Hamlets, Williams signed for Crystal Palace in January 2016.[4][5] He had been on trial with the club in December 2015.[6][7] Williams was released by Palace at the end of the 2016–17 season; in July 2017 he signed for Watford.[8] He moved on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in January 2018.[9] He made his professional debut on 2 April 2018, in a league game against Grimsby Town,[10] and was praised by Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth for his performance.[11] He returned to Wycombe in July 2018 for a second loan spell,[12] which ended on 1 January 2019.[13]
He moved to Exeter City on a free transfer on 18 January 2019.[14][15] He scored his first goal for Exeter in the 4–0 derby victory against local rivals Plymouth Argyle.[16] Williams ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goals and 14 assists, and was awarded Player of the Season and Goal of the Season by the club.[17]
He was offered a new contract by Exeter on 12 May 2021, with the club saying they expected him to leave.[18][19]
On 17 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for Hull City on a free transfer on 1 July 2021.[20][21] He made his debut for Hull on 14 August 2021 when he came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Richie Smallwood in the 3–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers.[22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2016–17[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Watford | 2017–18[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18[10] | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2018–19[24] | League One | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 3 |
Exeter City | 2018–19[24] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2019–20[25] | League Two | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
2020–21[26] | League Two | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
Total | 76 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 9 | ||
Hull City | 2021–22[27] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2022–23[28] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 122 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 13 |
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Hull City A.F.C. – current squad | |
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