Djair Parfitt-Williams

Djair Parfitt-Williams
Personal information
Full name Djair Terraii Carl Parfitt-Williams
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Rudar Velenje
Number 9
Youth career
Somerset Trojans
2010–2011 San Jose Earthquakes
2011–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 West Ham United 0 (0)
2018– Rudar Velenje 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:30, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Djair Terraii Carl Parfitt-Williams (born 1 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Rudar Velenje as a forward.

Career

West Ham United

Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, Parfitt-Williams[1] joined West Ham after being scouted at age 14 in California while playing for MLS academy San Jose Earthquakes by former West Ham player Clyde Best.[2] On 2 July 2015, Parfitt-Williams[3] made his first team debut in a 3–0 home victory at the Boleyn Ground over Lusitans in the UEFA Europa League replacing Mauro Zarate after 74 minutes.[4] He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad[5] for their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa at Villa Park on 26 December 2015, remaining as an unused substitute as they drew 1–1.[6][7] On 25 April 2016 he went on to score the 90th-minute winner in the Barclays U21 Premier League Cup final that West Ham would go on to win 1–0.[8] Coming off injury Parfitt-Williams would score in the EFL Checkatrade Trophy Cup against League One side Northampton Town which finished 1–1 with West Ham going on to win in penalties.[9]

Rudar Velenje

In February 2018, Parfitt-Williams joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Rudar Velenje.[10]

Personal life

On 22 June 2016, Parfitt-Williams was involved in a motorcycle accident during a visit to Bermuda where he suffered a bruised hip and road rash on both arms when the bike he was travelling on as a passenger collided with a car.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "3 Premier League starlets Aston Villa should look to bring in on loan in January | Football League World". Football League World. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Djair Parfitt-Williams | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Five of the best and brightest West Ham academy stars". Essex Live. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  4. ↑ "74: West Ham 3-0 Lusitanos". 2 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "First Team | Stats | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  6. ↑ "Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  7. ↑ @WestHamUtd (26 December 2015). "SQUAD: Forward Djair Parfitt-Williams, 19, has travelled in our squad to Villa Park. He has the No40 shirt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Parfitt-Williams - It felt amazing | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  10. ↑ "Kladivo zamenjal za kramp: Parfitt-Williams, član slovitega West Hama, novo sredino našel ob velenjskem jezeru". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Colin (19 July 2016). "Parfitt-Williams fit after bike accident". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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