Michael Isaac Williams, better known as Zac Williams, (born 27 March 2004) is a

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professional footballer who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

He made his Crewe debut, aged 17, on 9 November 2021 in an

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group game against Wolverhampton Wanderers' under-21's at

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, before making his league debut in the following game, a 2–0 defeat at

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. He made his first start in Crewe's next game, helping the side to a 2–0 win over Gillingham at Gresty Road on 20 November 2021, and then enjoyed a run of games as one of Crewe's first choice centre-backs until falling ill in January 2022. He returned to first-team action, coming on as a half-time substitute for Travis Johnson against

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at Gresty Road, on 8 March 2022. In May 2022, Williams signed a new contract at Crewe. After 19 first-team appearances the following season, Williams suffered a torn hamstring which was initially thought likely to rule him out of action for the remainder of the season. However, he returned to the first team on 29 April 2023, making a substitute appearance in Crewe's 2–1 win over

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International career

After winning caps at under-15 and under-16, captaining the team for the latter, he played for the Wales under-18s in March 2021 against England before winning a second cap against the same opposition in September of the same year. Williams was called up to the Wales under-19s squad for the

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qualifiers against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo, and made appearances against the latter two in October 2021. He earned three further under-19 caps, playing as captain against Hungary and Republic of Ireland, and, after coming on as a second half substitute, scoring against Gibraltar, in 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers on 21, 24 and 27 September 2022 respectively.

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2004 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players English Football League players {{Wales-footy-defender-stub