Jordan Lee Williams (born 22 October 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. A product of the Huddersfield Town Academy, he was loaned out to Bury in August 2017, just 2 days after making his debut in the League Cup against

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Career

Brought up in

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

, Williams joined Huddersfield Town aged 9, and gradually went up the ranks, including winning two England under-18 caps. He made his competitive first team debut for the Terriers in their

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second round match against

at the

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on 23 August 2017. After head coach David Wagner said he expected Williams to go out on loan to gain experience, he joined

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side Bury on loan for the rest of the season on 25 August 2017. He made his debut for the Shakers the following day in their 0–0 draw against

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. On 8 August 2018, Williams joined League One club

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for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. He scored his first goal for Barnsley, and his first career goal, in an

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tie against Manchester City Under-23s on 4 December 2018. On 17 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Barnsley *

runner-up: 2018–19

References

External links

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England profile
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Jordan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Huddersfield English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players English Football League players Barnsley F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen