Gerard Williams (footballer)

Gerard Williams
Personal information
Full name Gerard Geron Augustus Williams
Date of birth (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Old Road Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TRAU
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2009 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Old Road Jets
2009–2018 W Connection 34 (1)
2018–2019 Cayon Rockets 3 (0)
2019–2020 TRAU 13 (1)
2020–2021 Cayon Rockets
2021– TRAU 35 (0)
International career‡
Saint Kitts and Nevis U20[1]
2006– Saint Kitts and Nevis 85 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Gerard Geron Augustus Williams (born 4 June 1988) is a Kittitian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club TRAU and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.[2]

Club career

Early career

Williams began his youth football career at Old Road Jets. Later he joined Sunderland's U21 squad.

W Connection

In 2007, he signed for TT Pro League heavyweights W Connection from local Saint Kitts and Nevis side Old Road.[3] 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

In 2019, Williams signed for the Indian I-League side TRAU F.C. and represented the Manipuri outfit in 13 league matches.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win match against Churchill Brothers SC in 2020.[5]

On 25 December 2021, rejoined TRAU ahead of the team's 2021–22 I-League season. In 2022, he appeared with TRAU against NEROCA in "Imphal Derby" in Group-C opener during the 131st edition of Durand Cup,[6][7] where they were defeated by 3–1.[8][9]

They later began their league journey of 2022–23 season on 15 November in their 1–1 draw against Aizawl.[10]

International career

He made his international debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team against Barbados on 20 October in 2006.[11]

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

Career statistics

International

As of match played on 16 November 2023[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2006 3 0
2007 2 0
2008 5 1
2009 2 1
2010 8 0
2011 6 0
2012 3 0
2013 0 0
2014 6 0
2015 6 0
2016 8 0
2017 6 0
2018 5 0
2019 7 0
2020 0 0
2021 6 0
2022 2 0
2023 10 0
Total 85 2
Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 6 February 2008 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 6  Belize 1–1 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round [13]
2. 12 July 2009 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 11  Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 2–3 Friendly [14]

Honours

W Connection[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ One-on-one with Gerard Williams Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine wired868.com
  3. ^ Gerard Williams footballer profile and clubs Archived 19 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  4. ^ Prasad, Aashin (28 June 2020). "Lockdown eased, waiting to start: St Kitts and Nevis footballer Williams". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ "I-League: TRAU continues winning run with 2-1 victory over Churchill Brothers". Sportstar the Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ Mohamed, Azhar (18 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: NEROCA FC vs TRAU FC preview, prediction and more". www.sportskeeda.com. Imphal, Manipur: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ TAT Correspondent, 5:31 AM (18 August 2022). "Rajnath Singh to attend opening match of Manipur edition of Durand cup today". assamtribune.com. Imphal, Manipur: The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Leivon, Jimmy (17 August 2022). "Durand Cup: Ahead of Manipur derby between TRAU and Neroca, state government declares half holiday". indianexpressews.com. Imphal, Manipur: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Highlights Durand Cup, NFC 3-1 TRAU: Neroca beats TRAU FC 3-1 in the Imphal Derby | Full Time! Neroca beats TRAU FC with a two-goal margin of victory". sportstar.thehindu.com. Imphal, Manipur: Sportstar. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Aizawl TRAU share spoils 10-man Rajasthan prevail over Churchill Brothers". theweek.in. The Week. Press Trust of India. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Gerard Williams". National-Football-Teams.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  12. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Williams, Gerard". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Belize 3–1 Saint Kitts & Nevis". national-football-teams.com. 6 February 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Saint Kitts & Nevis 2–3 Trinidad & Tobago". national-football-teams.com. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  15. ^ "G. WILLIAMS". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  16. ^ "W Connection lifts 2011-12 Digicel Pro League title in emphatic style". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Charitable W Connection beat D/Force in season opener". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2021.