Dylan Williams (footballer, born 2003)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dylan Williams
| image =
| fullname = Dylan Riley Williams{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2470630|title=Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=3 February 2022|website=premierleague.com}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|09|13}}
| birth_place = Shrewsbury, England
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Burton Albion
(on loan from Chelsea)
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| youthyears2 = 2019–2021
| youthclubs2 = Derby County
| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Derby County
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Chelsea
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = → Burton Albion (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 22:07, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
}}
Dylan Riley Williams (born 13 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for {{English football updater|BurtonAl}} side Burton Albion, on loan from {{English football updater|Chelsea}} club Chelsea.{{Soccerway|dylan-willis/644837}}
Club career
Williams made his debut for Derby County in a 2–0 FA Cup loss to Chorley on 9 January 2021. He was one of fourteen players from Derby County's academy to make their debut in the game, after the entirety of Derby's first team squad and coaching team were forced to isolate due to a COVID-19 outbreak.{{cite news|title=Chorley 2–0 Derby County|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55574408|accessdate=10 August 2021|work=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=9 January 2021}} He made his second appearance, appearing alongside members of Derby County's first team, in a 3–3 Carabao Cup draw against Salford City on 10 August 2021.{{cite news|title=Derby County 3–3 Salford City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58065959|accessdate=10 August 2021|work=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=10 August 2021}}
On 22 January 2022, he signed a professional contract with Chelsea.{{cite news|title=Dylan Williams|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/academy/dylan-williams|accessdate=22 January 2022|work=Chelsea FC|date=28 January 2022}}
On 3 July 2024, Williams joined Burton Albion on a season-long loan, with an obligation to buy if certain conditions are met.{{Cite news |title=Dylan Williams bound for Burton |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/dylan-williams-bound-for-burton |access-date=4 July 2024 |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=4 July 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 December 2024}}{{Soccerway|dylan-williams/644837}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=2|Derby County
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Championship |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chelsea
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Chelsea U21
|2022–23 |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0|||7||0||7||0 | ||||||||||
| Burton Albion
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
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References
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{{Burton Albion F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Derby County F.C. players
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:English Football League players