Aryn Glen Williams (born 28 October 1993) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club, established by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community, currently competes in the NPL Victoria. The cl ...

Early life

Born in

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, Williams is the son of a mother that originates from

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, India and a father that was born in

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, England, Williams was brought up in a footballing family. Both older brother

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and twin brother

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are professional footballers. The brothers all started their careers at

ECU Joondalup Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia and National Premier Leagues WA Women. Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the J ...

before moving to England. On 4 February 2021, Williams signed for

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side

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya * Liga 1 runner-up:

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Champion: 2020

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at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Aryn 1993 births Living people Australian sportspeople of Indian descent Australian people of English descent Australian people of Welsh descent Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia Australian soccer players Association football defenders Perth RedStar FC players Burnley F.C. players Floreat Athena FC players Perth Glory FC players Preston Lions FC players NEROCA FC players Persebaya Surabaya players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Oakleigh Cannons FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players I-League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India Australian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia