Josh Williams (born April 18, 1988) is an American professional

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player who plays for

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club

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as a defender.

Youth and college

Born in

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, Williams was a three-sport athlete at

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, lettering in soccer, basketball, and baseball. He was a co-captain and three-year varsity soccer player for the Indians, finishing his career tied for the school record with 124 career points. He tallied 44 goals and 21 assists across his junior and senior seasons, was named the Akron Touchdown Club's Soccer Player of the Year as a junior, and earned second team all-Ohio honors his senior season. During his prep career, Williams was twice named all-

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, all- Northeast Region, and

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all-region. He was additionally named to the

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's all-star first team as a junior and senior. Williams played

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on the basketball team and was a

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on the baseball team. He was recruited as a baseball player by

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and

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, and received interest from

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as a soccer player, but saw his only scholarship offer come from

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and head coach

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. Williams started every game of his collegiate career; his 74 starts for the Vikings is tied for third in program history, and his 74 appearances are tied for seventh. As a freshman, he appeared in 18 games and scored twice, helping the Vikings go from a winless season the year before he arrived to eight wins. Williams scored his first collegiate goal on October 18, 2006 as part of a 2–0 victory over

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, and followed it up 10 days later with his first postseason goal, in a 3–2 loss in the Horizon League Tournament against Loyola. He was named to the

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All-Newcomer Team at the end of the season. Williams fell off slightly his sophomore season, only tallying one goal and three assists across 17 appearances. He found his lone goal on September 19 in a 4-1 defeat to

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. Williams added assists in back-to-back games in October and finished the season second on the team in assists and points. As a junior, Williams helped the Vikings to a 9–8–3 season, their first year with more wins than losses since 1993. He notched three goals and three assists on the season; those three assists were good for a tie for second on the team. Williams scored in back-to-back games in October, a 3–2 victory over Valparaiso and a 1–0 victory over Detroit that marked his first career game-winning goal. He also scored against Wright State in the quarterfinals of the league tournament, helping the Vikings pick up their first postseason victory since 2002. Williams was named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team, one of four Vikings players to earn the honor. His senior season at Cleveland State overlapped with the freshman season of

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, who he would play alongside for two seasons in Columbus. Williams set career highs with his 20 appearances and six goals; those six goals tied for the team lead with Slavisa Ubiparipović. Williams scored the first goal of the season for the Vikings, as part of a 3–0 season-opening victory over St. Bonaventure, and also had a stretch of three straight games with a goal in mid-October. His three game-winning goals were the most on the team. Williams capped off his collegiate career by being named to the All-Horizon League First Team, alongside Ubiparipović. He appeared 74 times for Cleveland State across his four years, scoring 12 goals.

Cleveland Internationals

Williams had been a youth player for the

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, and he joined the senior team in the

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following his freshman season at Cleveland State. He played sparingly for the Internationals during the 2007 PDL season, making just two appearances as the club finished sixth in the Great Lakes Division, 12 points outside of the playoff positions. Following his sophomore season for the Vikings, Williams returned to the Internationals to help the club to the best season in their history. He scored once in 13 appearances during the regular season, as the Internationals placed second in the Great Lakes Division and qualified for the playoffs for the only time in club history. Williams saw action in both playoff games, picking up a yellow card in the Divisional Round victory over

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. He finished the season with one goal in 15 appearances for the Internationals. Williams again joined the Internationals for the

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, but was unable to help the club repeat their achievements from 2008. He appeared 12 times for Cleveland, but the club finished 12 points outside the playoffs in the Great Lakes Division. After going undrafted in the

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and without a professional contract, Williams rejoined the Internationals for the 2010 PDL season. He appeared 11 times for the club, but could not prevent the Internationals from finishing at the bottom of the Great Lakes Division, with just eight points from 16 games. The senior club folded at the end of the season, although it continued to exist as a youth team. Williams appeared 40 times in all for the Internationals, with one goal.

Club career

Columbus Crew

Williams went on trial with

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club

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in the spring of 2010, and appeared for the reserve team of

in a match against

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. After spending the summer in the PDL with the Internationals, Williams signed with Columbus on September 16, 2010. He said the signing was "a dream come true", as he was a lifelong Crew fan and had attended the first game in club history in 1996. Williams made his club debut on September 29, in the

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of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League, away to

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. He started and went 67 minutes before being substituted for

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as Columbus fell 2–1. Williams also appeared in the group stage finale for the Crew, playing 82 minutes of a 4–1 victory away to Joe Public, but did not see time in any other competition and finished the season with only the two CCL appearances for Columbus. In June 2011, Williams was suspended for 10 games and fined 10% of his salary after testing positive for methandienone metabolites, a performance-enhancing drug. The positive test came after Williams had used an over-the-counter supplement he purchased at a drugstore. His suspension took effect for a June 12 meeting with Chicago Fire and expired after an August 5 game against

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. Williams had already missed time prior to the suspension with a torn labrum in his hip; he was unavailable for 19 games on the season because of the injury and suspension. Williams did not make an appearance for Columbus in any competition, and was left unprotected for the

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, helping the Crew tally a 2–2 draw. Williams won a place in the starting lineup, as he started the next 20 games in all competitions. The last of those games, against

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on August 29, saw Williams score his first career goal. From a

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free kick, Williams powered home a 41st minute header that helped Columbus to a 2–1 victory on the day. However, Williams was not on the field to see it, as he picked up his first career red card in the 68th minute after an off-the-ball scuffle with

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. Williams finished the season with 31 appearances for Columbus across all competitions, splitting time at left, center, and right back, and added one goal. On November 28, Columbus exercised the option on Williams' contract, ensuring his return to the club for 2013. After playing all three defensive positions in 2012, Williams was installed as the primary right back for Columbus to begin the 2013 season, and did not take long to make an impact. In the season opener against

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, Williams started and scored just the second goal of his MLS career. His 89th minute tally helped the Crew to a 3–0 victory on the day. Williams continued to pour in the goals through the first two months of the season, also finding the back of the net in victories over

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on March 23 and April 27. He would be slowed down by injuries in the back half of the season, however, missing time with left calf inflammation and a

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. Williams finished the season with three goals in 27 appearances, all in league play, while appearing as a right and center back. His contract expired at the end of the season, but he re-signed for the Crew on November 26. Williams kept his role as the starting right back to begin the 2014 season, starting the season opener against

and providing an assist to

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as part of a 3–0 victory for the Crew. Williams appeared in the first 14 matches of the season, but then saw his season derailed by medical issues. He suffered a

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injury in June, then underwent surgery in July to remove a

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in his right arm. He returned to practice, but was facing a high risk of reclotting, and therefore underwent another surgery on July 16 to remove a rib and alleviate the issue. Williams was placed on the disabled list following the procedure, and missed the remainder of the regular season. He was able to return to action in the playoffs, coming off the bench to replace

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in the second leg of the conference semifinals against

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. Williams made his first appearance in more than five months and first career playoff appearance, but could not prevent a 3–1 defeat on the day and the elimination of the Crew from the playoffs. He finished the season having made 16 appearances across all competitions. On November 18, Williams was one of 16 players who had their contract options picked up by the club.

New York City FC

On December 8, 2014, Williams was traded to

expansion club

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in exchange for

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. He became the eighth signing in club history, and the third defender to join the club ahead of its first season. Williams was named to the starting 11 for the first match in NYCFC history, away to fellow expansion side Orlando City on March 8, 2015. He went the full 90 minutes as the match ended in a 1–1 draw. Williams also started the club's first home match at

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, going 79 minutes of a 2–0 victory over

before being replaced by

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. Williams traveled with the team to face

, but was sent to the emergency room on March 20 and eventually diagnosed with viral pericarditis. Two games after his return, he then suffered an adductor strain that caused him to miss all but one match until July. On July 25, Williams was waived by NYCFC. He finished his spell with the club having made five appearances, all in MLS play.

Toronto FC

On July 31, 2015, Williams was picked up off waivers by

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, the club's second defensive signing of the summer transfer window. He made his club debut on August 15, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 defeat against

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. Williams started the final 12 matches of the regular season for the Reds after his arrival, helping Toronto qualify for the playoffs for the first time in club history. He started in the

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against Montreal Impact, pairing with

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at center back as Toronto was eliminated by a 3–0 scoreline. Williams made 13 appearances across all competitions for Toronto. On December 1, he was one of 13 players who had their contract options picked up by the club, ensuring his return to Toronto for the 2016 season. Williams made his 2016 season debut on March 13, as Toronto played away to his former club,

. He was named on the bench, and replaced Will Johnson in second half stoppage time to help preserve a 2–2 draw. Williams started just 11 matches on the season, his lowest total since 2011 with Columbus, but Toronto won in eight of those starts. He appeared for the final time on the season on August 24, starting a 2–1 victory away to Orlando City. Williams did not appear in any of Toronto's last eight regular season matches as the club qualified for the playoffs for a second season in a row. He was named on the bench for all six of Toronto's

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matches, including

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against

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, but did not make an appearance in any match. Williams finished the season with 15 appearances, all in league play. At the end of the year, Williams' contract expired, and was not renewed by the club. He departed Toronto having made 28 appearances across two seasons.

Return to Columbus

On December 22, 2016, Williams was selected by his former club,

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, with the third pick of Stage 2 of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He officially re-signed for the club on January 5, 2017; per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Prior to the season, Williams was named as part of the leadership council for Crew SC, alongside

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, and

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. The five collectively served as vice-captains behind captain

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. Although Williams was named as part of the council, he had to wait to make his season debut, starting on March 18 away to

and helping keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory. Williams played sporadically through the front half of the season, but jumped into the starting lineup after the sale of Nicolai Næss to

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, going on to start 16 of the last 17 games on the season. Late in the year, Williams found his scoring touch, pounding in headers in three of the club's last four games of the regular season. On September 23, Williams scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over

, his first goal since 2013. He then scored his second game-winning goal in as many games on September 30, as part of a 2–0 takedown of D.C. United, and closed the regular season with the match-tying goal in a 2–2 draw with his former club,

. In the

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, Williams started all five of Crew SC's matches, including facing both of his former clubs in the conference semifinals and finals. He finished the season having made 28 appearances across all competitions, and tied his career high with three goals. On December 1, Williams had his contract option exercised by Crew SC, ensuring his return to the club in 2018. On November 28, 2018, it was announced that Josh Williams second-consecutive contract option was picked up by the club. On October 28, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that it had suspended Williams for four matches due to a violation of league rules.

Career statistics

Honors

Toronto FC *

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* Eastern Conference (Playoffs):

Columbus Crew *

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References

External links

Cleveland State profile

Columbus profile
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