Randell Williams

Randell Alphonso Williams (born 30 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back and winger for Exeter City.

Randell Williams
Personal information
Full name Randell Alphonso Williams[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City F.C.
Number 11
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tower Hamlets
2016–2017 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2017–2019 Watford 0 (0)
2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2019 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 20 (2)
2019– Exeter City 65 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:46, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

After spending time with the Tottenham Hotspur academy and playing non-league football for Tower Hamlets, Williams signed for Crystal Palace in January 2016.[4][5] He had been on trial with the club in December 2015.[6][7] Williams was released by Palace at the end of the 2016–17 season; in July 2017 he signed for Watford.[8] He moved on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in January 2018.[9] He made his professional debut on 2 April 2018, in a league game against Grimsby Town,[10] and was praised by Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth for his performance.[11] He returned to Wycombe in July 2018 for a second loan spell,[12] which ended on 1 January 2019.[13] He moved to Exeter City on a free transfer on 18 January 2019.[14][15] He scored his first goal for Exeter in the 4-0 derby victory against local rivals Plymouth Argyle.[16] Williams ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goals and 14 assists, and was awarded Player of the Season and Goal of the Season by the club.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2016–17[18] Premier League 0000000000
Watford 2017–18[10] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[10] League Two 6100000061
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[19] League One 20210111[lower-alpha 1]0233
Exeter City 2018–19[19] League Two 100000000100
2019–20[20] League Two 37540005[lower-alpha 2]0465
2020–21[21] League Two 183100100203
Total 658501050768
Career total 911160216010512
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy.
  2. 2 appearances in the EFL Trophy and 3 appearances in the League Two play-offs.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. Randell Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "Randell Williams - Midfielder - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. "Randell Williams Signs For Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. "Crystal Palace sign non-league teenager Randall Williams". BBC Sport. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. George Session (8 December 2015). "Tower Hamlets boss delighted Williams is set to sign for Crystal Palace". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. Mark Ritson (17 December 2015). "DONE DEAL: Crystal Palace boss confirms club have signed Essex League winger Randell Williams". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. "Former Crystal Palace winger Randall Williams signs deal with Watford after impressing on trial". Watford Observer. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. "Randell Williams: Wycombe Wanderers sign Watford forward on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. "Games played by Randell Williams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. Matt Storey (3 April 2018). "Watford winger praised for 'fantastic' display on debut". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  12. "Randell Williams: Watford loan forward to Wycombe Wanderers for second spell". BBC Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  13. "Loan players return to parent clubs". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  14. "Randell Williams signs for City". Exeter City F.C. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. "Randell Williams and Jaden Brown: Exeter City sign Watford winger and Huddersfield full-back". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. "Exeter City 4–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  17. "🏆 Randell Williams voted YOUR Apple Taxis' Player of the Season". www.exetercityfc.co.uk.
  18. "Games played by Randell Williams in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  19. "Games played by Randell Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  20. "Games played by Randell Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  21. "Games played by Randell Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.


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