Ro-Shaun Williams

Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams (born 3 September 1998), known as Ro-Shaun Williams, is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shrewsbury Town.

Ro-Shaun Williams
Personal information
Full name Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Shrewsbury Town 41 (0)
National team‡
England U17
England U18
2016 England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:50, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:09, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Williams was born in Manchester,[2] and grew up in Whalley Range.[4] In 2014 he said that Ryan Giggs was his hero.[4] At the age of 15 he broke Darren Campbell's 100-metre schoolboy sprinting record.[4][5]

Club career

Manchester United

Williams began his career with Manchester United at the age of nine,[6] joining the club at his mother's insistence so that he stopped kicking a football around inside the house.[4] He was linked with a loan move away from the club at the start of the 2018–19 season,[7] but joined the club's pre-season tour of the United States.[8] Later that season he spent time training with the first-team whilst still playing for their youth team.[9]

Shrewsbury Town

He signed for Shrewsbury Town in January 2019.[5] He made his professional debut on 9 February 2019 in a 1–1 EFL League One draw away to Bristol Rovers.[10]

International career

He has represented England at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels.[5] He is eligible for Grenada through his mother who was born on the island in Victoria.[6]

Career statistics
As of 8 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[10] League One 160000000160
2019–20[11] League One 250600030340
Career total 410600030500

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2015 and 30/09/2015". The Football Association. p. 5. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. Ro-Shaun Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Ro-Shaun Williams". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. Samuel Luckhurst (17 July 2018). "Manchester United are about to unleash their new Paul Pogba". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. "Ro-Shaun Williams & Scott Golbourne: Shrewsbury sign defensive duo". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Manchester United Football Star has Grenadian Roots". Now Grenada. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. Paul Vegas (6 July 2018). "Man Utd defender Ro-Shaun Williams: I face a huge season". Tribal Football. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. "Mason Greenwood, RoShaun Williams and Tahith Chong: Man Utd's youngsters taken on US to". Sky Sports. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. Liam Corless (17 January 2019). "Manchester United might already have the defensive leader they need". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  11. "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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