Nico Williams

Nico Williams
Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Williams Arthuer[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2012 CD Pamplona
2012–2013 Osasuna
2013–2019 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Basconia 3 (0)
2020–2021 Athletic Bilbao B 24 (9)
2021– Athletic Bilbao 103 (11)
National team‡
2019–2021 Spain U18 4 (2)
2021–2022 Spain U21 5 (1)
2022– Spain 20 (4)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2024 Germany Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2024

Nicholas "Nico" Williams Arthuer (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish football player. He plays as a winger for Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2019–20 Tercera División 3 0 — 1[a] 0 4 0
Athletic Bilbao B 2020–21 Segunda División B 24 9 — 2[b] 0 26 9
Athletic Bilbao 2020–21 La Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 La Liga 34 0 4 2 2[c] 1 40 3
2022–23 La Liga 36 6 7 3 — 43 9
2023–24 La Liga 31 5 6 3 — 37 8
Total 103 11 17 8 2 1 122 20
Career total 130 20 17 8 5 1 152 29
  1. ↑ Appearance in Tercera División play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 14 July 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2022 7 1
2023 4 1
2024 9 2
Total 20 4
As of match played 14 July 2024
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Williams goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Nico Williams
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2022 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 3  Jordan 3–0 3–1 Friendly
2 8 September 2023 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia 9  Georgia 6–1 7–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
3 30 June 2024 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 17  Georgia 3–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2024
4 14 July 2024 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 20  England 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

Spain

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "N. Williams". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nico Williams". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Real, Mario Reinoso del (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "Spain 2-1 England | UEFA EURO 2024 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  6. ↑ "Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta, LALIGA EA SPORTS Best Play of August". La Liga. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nico Williams and Iñigo Lekue win LALIGA EA SPORTS Move of the Month for December". La Liga. 6 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.