| General |
| Lydia Williams | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams | |
| Date of birth: | 13 May 1988 | |
| Place of birth: | Katanning,  Australia
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| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position: | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | 
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| Youth clubs | ||
2004–2008 |
Tuggeranong Woden AIS
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 2009 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014 2015–2016 2016–2017 2016–2017 2017–2019 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2022 |
Canberra United Chicago Red Stars Piteå IF Canberra United Western New York Flash Canberra United Houston Dash → Melbourne City (loan) Reign FC → Melbourne City (loan) → Melbourne City (loan) Melbourne City Arsenal
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46 (0) 0 (0) 24 (0) 12 (0) 14 (0) 10 (0) 15 (0) 14 (0) 21 (0) 12 (0) 12 (0) 14 (0) 9 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2006–2007 2005– |
Australia U-20 Australia
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14 (0) 97 (0) |
Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper and who recently played for Arsenal in England's FA Women's Super League (WSL) and the Australia women's national soccer team. She previously played for Melbourne City and Canberra United in Australia's W-League; Reign FC, Houston Dash and the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States; and Piteå IF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan.
Williams was twice-named PFA Women's Footballer of the Year for 2011–12 and 2015–16 and to the PFA W-League Team of the Season for 2016–17. She was awarded W-League Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2016–17 seasons.
Inducted to the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, Williams earned for her first cap for the Australian national team, commonly known as the Matildas, at age 16. She is the author of the children's book, Saved!!!, published in 2019.
External links[]
- Matildas player profile
- Arsenal player profile
- Houston Dash player profile
Lydia Williams at Soccerway
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