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Shaun Williams (born 19 October 1986) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English League Two club Gillingham. He has previously played for Drogheda United, Finn Harps, Sporting Fingal, MK Dons, Millwall and Portsmouth.

Shaun Williams
Williams playing for Milton Keynes Dons in 2013
Personal information
Full name Shaun Williams[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Portmarnock, Dublin, Ireland[3]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Gillingham
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2006 Drogheda United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Drogheda United 4 (0)
2007Dundalk (loan) 25 (8)
2008Finn Harps (loan) 14 (2)
2009–2010 Sporting Fingal 45 (13)
2011–2014 Milton Keynes Dons 108 (19)
2014–2021 Millwall 252 (18)
2021–2022 Portsmouth 31 (0)
2022– Gillingham 2 (0)
National team
2007 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (1)
2010 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (1)
2010 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:20, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Career



Drogheda United


Raised in Portmarnock in North Dublin, Williams signed for nearby League of Ireland club Drogheda United at the start of the 2005 season and played with the club's under 21 side for the year. After impressing for the under 21 side, Williams was offered a full time professional contract with the club which he signed ahead of the 2006 season. Struggling to make his first team breakthrough that year, Drogheda looked to loan him out for the following year for experience.[3]


Dundalk loan

Williams spent the 2007 League of Ireland First Division season on loan at Drogheda United's County Louth rivals Dundalk. He made 25 appearances, scoring 8 goals as Dundalk finished in 3rd place.[4]


Finn Harps loan

He spent the opening half of the 2008 season on loan from Drogheda United at Finn Harps following their promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division in 2007 via the playoffs. He made 14 appearances, scoring two goals.[4] His first goal came in the opening match of the season as Harps beat fellow Premier Division newcomers Cobh Ramblers 2–1 in Finn Park.[5] He followed that up with his second in three games as Harps beat U.C.D. 1–0.[6] Failing to score in the rest of his appearances for Harps, his loan ended in Summer 2008 as he returned to Drogheda United for the remainder of the season.[4]


Return from loans

He made his first team debut for the club on 20 July 2008, coming off the bench at half time for Sami Ristilä in a 1–0 win over Cork City.[7] He went on to make a further 3 appearances before the end of the season.[4]


Sporting Fingal


Williams signed for League of Ireland First Division side Sporting Fingal and made his debut away to Waterford United on 7 March 2009.[8] He scored 10 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions as his side finished 3rd in the league, beating Bray Wanderers 4–2 on aggregate in the Promotion/Relegation Play-off Final.[9] They also beat Sligo Rovers to win the 2009 FAI Cup with Williams playing the full 90 minutes of the Final at Tallaght Stadium.[10] He was voted into the PFAI First Division Team of the Year at the end of the season.[11] The 2010 season was Fingal's first ever season in the League of Ireland Premier Division but they and Williams took to it well, finishing in 4th place and earning a UEFA Europa League place for the following season.[12] Williams made his first appearances in European competition in July 2010 when he captain his side at home and away to C.S. Marítimo of Portugal as they lost both legs 3–2.[13][14] Williams was selected in the League of Ireland XI to play a friendly against Manchester United in the first ever match at the Aviva Stadium.[15] At the end of the season, Williams won the 2010 PFAI Young Player of the Year award as voted by his fellow players at the end of the season.[16] Just weeks before the 2011 season, Sporting Fingal went out of existence due to financial difficulties leaving Williams a free agent.[17]


Milton Keynes Dons


On 16 March 2011, Williams signed for MK Dons. Despite making his name as an attacking midfielder, he has played primarily as a centre half for MK Dons, due to injuries and a small squad. At the end of the 2012/13 campaign, Williams was crowned the MK Dons Player of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year.[citation needed]


Millwall


Williams in action for Millwall against Swindon Town in 2015
Williams in action for Millwall against Swindon Town in 2015

On 27 January 2014, Williams signed for Millwall on a 2+12-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[18] During his time at Millwall he accumulated 290 appearances in all competitions, scoring 22 goals.


Portsmouth


On 25 June 2021, Williams signed for Portsmouth.[19] Williams was released after one season at the club.[20]


Gillingham


On 10 June 2022, Williams signed for Gillingham.[21], the second time he had played for manager Neil Harris, having previously played for him at Millwall.


International career


He made his senior Republic of Ireland debut at the age of 31 in a 2-0 friendly loss against France in May 2018.[22] Williams scored his first senior international goal for Ireland on 6 September 2018, after coming off the bench against Wales in the UEFA Nations League.[23]


International goals


Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–41–42018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Career statistics


Professional appearances – correct as of end of 2021–22 season.[24]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Drogheda United 2006 League of Ireland Premier Division 0000000[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]000
Dundalk (loan) 2007 League of Ireland First Division 2580000258
Finn Harps (loan) 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division 1420010152
Drogheda United 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division 400[lower-alpha 3]00[lower-alpha 2]040
Drogheda United Total 400000000040
Sporting Fingal 2009 League of Ireland First Division 13861303[lower-alpha 4]12510
2010 League of Ireland Premier Division 32551102[lower-alpha 5]00[lower-alpha 6]0406
Sporting Fingal Total 45131124020316516
Milton Keynes Dons 2011–12 EFL League One 39840303[lower-alpha 7]0498
2012–13 44373301[lower-alpha 8]0556
2013–14 25841202[lower-alpha 8]13310
Milton Keynes Dons Total 10819154806113724
Millwall 2013–14 EFL Championship 171171
2014–15 3820010392
2015–16 EFL League One 33220107[lower-alpha 9]2434
2016–17 45460114[lower-alpha 10]0565
2017–18 35230200[lower-alpha 8]0402
2018–19 EFL Championship 3154021376
2019–20 3220020342
2020–21 2200020240
Millwall Total 2521815011212029022
Portsmouth 2021–22 EFL League One 31020100010350
Career Total 479534362522022257165
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  7. 1 appearance in EFL Trophy & 2 appearances in EFL League One Playoffs
  8. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  9. 4 appearances in EFL Trophy & 3 appearances in EFL League One Playoffs
  10. 2 appearances in EFL Trophy & 3 appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

Honours


Millwall

Individual


References


  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Millwall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "Shaun Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Shaun Williams".
  4. "Shaun Williams - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  5. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division - Finn Harps -v- Cobh Ramblers". Extratime.ie.
  6. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division - Finn Harps -v- UCD". Extratime.ie.
  7. "Drogheda United 0 - 1 Cork City".
  8. "Waterford United 1 - 1 Sporting Fingal".
  9. "RT Sport: Bray Wanderers 2-2 Sporting Fingal". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009.
  10. "RT Sport: Sligo Rovers 1-2 Sporting Fingal". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010.
  11. "Bohemians dominate PFAI selections". RTÉ.ie. 5 November 2009.
  12. "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  13. "CS Maritimo 3-2 Sporting Fingal". RTÉ.ie. 15 July 2010.
  14. "Sporting Fingal 2 - 3 Maritimo".
  15. "Airtricity XI 1-7 Manchester United". RTÉ.ie. 4 August 2010.
  16. "Ryan wins PFAI Player of the Year". RTè.ie. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  17. "League in new crisis as Fingal go to wall".
  18. "Williams set to sign". Millwall FC. 27 January 2014.
  19. "Blues Complete Williams Signing". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. "Pompey Retained List: Summer 2022". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  21. "Gills sign Shaun William". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  22. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "France vs. Ireland (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  23. Leahy, Ed (6 September 2018). "Cardiff nightmare for O'Neill as clinical Wales coast to victory". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  24. "Republic of Ireland – S.Williams". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  25. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  26. "Bohemians dominate PFAI selections". 5 November 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. "Hoops and Sligo dominate PFAI nominations". 21 October 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  28. "Young Player of the Year - previous winners". PFAI. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  29. "Williams named Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2018.



На других языках


- [en] Shaun Williams (footballer)

[fr] Shaun Williams (football)

Shaun Williams est un footballeur irlandais né le 19 octobre 1986 à Dublin. Il joue actuellement pour le Portsmouth FC.

[it] Shaun Williams (calciatore)

Shaun Williams (Dublino, 19 ottobre 1986) è un calciatore irlandese, difensore o centrocampista del Portsmouth.



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