George Benjamin Williams (born 14 April 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Worcester City

Williams began his career as an academy scholar with

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before leaving to play for

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side

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, where he was studying. He joined

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in the

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in August 2013, and on 9 November 2014 was a member of the team that infamously defeated

side

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2–1 in an FA Cup first round tie.

Barnsley

Williams joined

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on 22 December 2014. He made his professional debut on 26 December 2014 in a 1–0 defeat to

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. On 29 May 2016, Williams featured in Barnsley's 3–1 League One play-off Final victory over

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, achieving promotion to the

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. However, on 15 June 2016, Williams was released by the club.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 28 June 2016, Williams returned to

on a two-year deal having previously played for the club's academy side. He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 away to

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, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute, and on 18 October 2016 scored his first goal for the club with a 23rd-minute header in a 3–3 home draw with

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

. At the end of his first season back at the club, Williams was awarded both the club's 2016–17 Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards, and in July 2017 signed a new long-term deal keeping him at the club until June 2020.

Bristol Rovers

On 21 January 2021 with just six months remaining on his contract, Williams joined

for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut that weekend in a 2–0 away defeat to

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, coming off of the bench to replace

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in the 67' minute.

Cambridge United

On 25 June 2021, Williams joined League One side

on a free transfer, returning to the division following Bristol Rovers' relegation. He made his Cambridge debut against Oxford United in a 1-1 draw.

Career statistics

Honours

Barnsley *

Football League Trophy The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Leag ...

: 2015–16 *

Football League One play-offs The EFL League One play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by the association football teams finishing from third to sixth in the EFL League One table and are part of the English Football League play-offs. , the play-offs comprise tw ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Milton Keynes Dons *

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third-place promotion: 2018–19
Individual *

Player of the Year: 2016–17 *Milton Keynes Dons Players' Player of the Year: 2016–17

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, George 1993 births Living people English footballers Footballers from Hillingdon Barnsley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Loughborough University F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Association football defenders Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in football Alumni of Loughborough University