Ronwen Hayden Williams (born 21 January 1992) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a goalkeeper for both

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club

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and South Africa national team.

Club career

Early career

Williams spent part of his youth career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspurs.

SuperSport United

Williams joined SuperSport United as a youth player in 2004. He made his debut in the

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in January 2012 against

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, and in the PSL was four months later against

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. He kept clean sheets in both games.

Mamelodi Sundowns

On 21 July 2022, Williams signed with

after a 12 year career at SuperSport United. He made his debut in the 2022/23 opener against Cape Town City FC where he made a string of great saves and keeping a clean sheet.

International career

Williams made his first match for

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on 5 March 2014, in a friendly against

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, due to a sprained ankle suffered by the first-choice keeper,

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. In August 2021, new Bafana coach

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named Williams as the new Bafana Bafana captain, taking the armband from Thulani Hlatshwayo who failed to make the squad.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

Supersport United *

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: 2015, 2016 * MTN 8: 2017

References

Living people 1992 births Association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth South African soccer players Cape Coloureds SuperSport United F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players South Africa international soccer players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players of South Africa Soccer players from the Eastern Cape {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub