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Michael Isaac Williams, better known as Zac Williams, (born 27 March 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.

Zac Williams

Personal information
Full name	Michael Issac Williams[1]
Date of birth	(2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 18)
Place of birth	Denbighshire, Wales
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	4
Youth career
2012–2021	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Crewe Alexandra	29	(0)
National team‡
2021-	Wales U18	2	(0)
2021–	Wales U19	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:39, 3 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

He made his Crewe debut, aged 17, on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy group game against Wolverhampton Wanderers' under-21's at Gresty Road,[3] before making his league debut in the following game, a 2–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers.[4] He made his first start in Crewe's next game, helping the side to a 2-0 win over Gillingham at Gresty Road on 20 November 2021,[5] and then enjoyed a run of games as one of Crewe's first choice centre-backs until falling ill in January 2022.[6] He returned to first-team action, coming on as a half-time substitute for Travis Johnson against Portsmouth at Gresty Road, on 8 March 2022.[7]

In May 2022, Williams signed a new contract at Crewe.[8]

International career

After winning caps at under-15 and under-16, captaining the team for the latter, he played for the Wales under-18s in March 2021 against England before winning a second cap against the same opposition in September of the same year.[9][10]

Williams was called up to the Wales under-19s squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo, and made appearances against the latter two in October 2021.[11][12] He earned three further under-19 caps, playing as captain against Hungary[13] and Republic of Ireland,[14] and, after coming on as a second half substitute, scoring against Gibraltar,[15] in 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers on 21, 24 and 27 September 2022 respectively.[16]

Career statistics

As of 3 October 2022.

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2021–22[17]	League One	19	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
	2022–23[18]	League Two	10	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
	Crewe Alexandra total		29	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	32	0

References

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