Gerard Williams (footballer)

Gerard Williams (born 4 June 1988) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He most recently played for TRAU F.C. in the I-League and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team.[4]

Gerard Williams
Personal information
Full name Gerard Geron Augustus Williams
Date of birth (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988
Place of birth Saint Kitts and Nevis
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 TRAU F.C.
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2009 Sunderland A.F.C. U23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Old Road
2009–2018 W Connection 34 (1)
2018–2019 Cayon Rockets FC 3
2019– TRAU F.C.[1] 13[2] (2)
National team‡
Saint Kitts and Nevis U20[3]
2006– Saint Kitts and Nevis 56 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2018

Club career

Williams began his youth football career at Old Road F.C., that competes in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. Later he joined Sunderland A.F.C. U23 and played there until 1 July 2009.

W Connection

In 2007, he signed for TT Pro League heavyweights W Connection from local Saint Kitts and Nevis side Old Road.[5] He appeared in 19 CONCACAF Champions League matches with the Trinidadian side. He won some domestic and international trophies like TT Pro League, Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield and Caribbean Club Championship with the club from 2009 to 2018.

TRAU F.C (India)

In 2019, Williams signed for the Indian I-League side TRAU F.C. and represented the Manipuri outfit in 13 league matches.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win match against Churchill Brothers SC in 2020.[7]

International career

He made his international debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team against Barbados on 20 October in 2006.[8]

He scored his first international goal in 2008 against Belize in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification match.

Honours
List of tournaments, he won with his club W Connection.[9]

Club
  • W Connection
TT Pro League
Champions (3): 2018, 2011–12,[10] 2013–14
Runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017
Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield
Champions (3): 2012,[11] 2015, 2018
Caribbean Club Championship
Champions (2): 2006, 2009
Runners-up (3): 2012, 2015, 2016

See also
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballers

References
  1. Gerard Williams (Soccer) bprnglorious.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  2. Gerard Williams Soccer Statistics Football Database. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  3. "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. One-on-one with Gerard Williams wired868.com
  5. Gerard Williams footballer profile and clubs Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  6. "Lockdown eased, waiting to start: St Kitts and Nevis footballer Williams". Sportstar the Hindu. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "I-League: TRAU continues winning run with 2-1 victory over Churchill Brothers". Sportstar the Hindu. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. "Gerard Williams". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. "G. WILLIAMS". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. "W Connection lifts 2011-12 Digicel Pro League title in emphatic style". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 30 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  11. "Charitable W Connection beat D/Force in season opener". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 8 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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