Michael Paul John Williams (born 27 October 1986) is a Welsh

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who plays for hometown club

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. He is a Wales under-21 international.

Club career

Williams, who is the older brother of fellow footballer

Marc Williams Marc Richard Williams (born 27 July 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Llandudno. Career Williams came through the youth system at Wrexham and made his first-team debut in January 2006 against Rushden & Diamonds, in which ...

, began his career as a trainee at

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and signed professional terms in July 2005, when he was described by manager Denis Smith as ''"...quick, strong and has a good left foot."'' He made his first-team debut as a half-time substitute in a 4–1 defeat by

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in September 2005 and became an established player in the Wrexham back four, making 60 league appearances in three seasons and playing in the cup upsets at

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in August 2006 and

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in December 2006. In November 2006, Williams agreed a new contract keeping him at Wrexham until 2009. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Williams was released by Wrexham. Williams is the third post-war player called Mike Williams to play for

. The

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came through the youth system in the 1970s, with the

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joining from Chester City in 1984. In July 2010 he joined fellow

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outfit

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on trial and was handed a permanent one-year contract with the

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club on 20 July. On 30 May 2012, he signed a new one-year contract. He joined

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side

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in 2013, securing promotion to the Conference with them via the play-offs in 2013–14. He was forced to retire in November 2014, at the age of 28, after being diagnosed with

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in both hips. Williams came out of retirement in August 2015 after a successful pre-season with

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side

Llandudno Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2011 UK census, the community – which includes Gogarth, Penrhyn Bay, Craigsi ...

, playing alongside his brother Marc again. He left Llandudno in the summer of 2018 and signed for Flint Town United. In October 2018, he signed for

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Bangor) are an inactive Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. They started the 2021–22 season in the Cymru North the second level of the Welsh football league system, but ...

International career

Williams made his debut for Wales U21 against Northern Ireland U21 in February 2006 and scored the winner on his second cap against Cyprus U21 in May 2006. He went on to make 13 appearances for Wales U21 in total, scoring two goals. On 8 September 2009, he made his debut for the Wales semi-professional side during a 2–1 defeat to Poland.

Personal life

After leaving full-time football, Williams worked as a delivery driver. He later found work as a financial advisor.

Career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Mike Living people 1986 births People from Colwyn Bay Sportspeople from Conwy County Borough Welsh footballers Wales youth international footballers Wales under-21 international footballers Wales semi-pro international footballers Association football defenders Wrexham A.F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English Football League players Colwyn Bay F.C. players National League (English football) players Llandudno F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players Cymru Premier players Flint Town United F.C. players