| Chloe Williams | |
| Fullname: | Chloe Williams |
| Birth Date: | 2000 12, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Walsall, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Manchester United |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 01:10, 28 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 February 2022 |
Chloe Williams (born 22 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Championship team Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, she has represented the Wales national team.
Williams joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy aged 15 having started playing age 6 with local team Great Wyrley FC and later West Bromwich Albion.[2] On 17 December 2017, Williams made her Wolves first team debut in an FA Cup second round defeat against Brighouse Town.[3]
In July 2019, Williams joined FA WSL club Manchester United,[4] initially as part of the club's under-21 squad but was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 20 October 2019 as an unused substitute for a League Cup group game against Manchester City.[5]
On 14 November 2021, Williams joined Blackburn Rovers of the Women's Championship on loan for the season.[6] On 14 August 2022, Williams returned to Blackburn Rovers for the 2022–23 season.[7]
After spending two seasons on loan at Blackburn Rovers, the club announced Williams' permanent signing on a two-year deal on 27 June 2023.[8]
Eligible to play for both England and Wales, Williams first attended trials for the Welsh national team following encouragement from her college tutor in July 2017.[2] She went on to represent Wales at under-19 level, appearing in 2018 and 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.[9]
In November 2018, Williams received her first senior call-up for friendlies against Portugal but was later forced to withdraw.[10] [11] A year later, Williams received her first competitive senior call-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against Northern Ireland in November 2019.[12] [13] She made her senior debut on 19 February 2022 against Belgium in the 2022 Pinatar Cup.
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[15] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18[16] | WNL North | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[18] | WNL D1 Midlands | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||
| Manchester United | 2021–22 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 7 | |||
Statistics accurate as of match played 19 February 2022.[14]
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |