| Joe Williams | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Michael Williams[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1996[2] |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Bristol City |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Everton |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Barnsley (loan) |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps4: | 38 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020– |
| Clubs5: | Bristol City |
| Caps5: | 97 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:55, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Joseph Michael Williams (born 8 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Bristol City as a midfielder.
Williams began his career with Everton, spending loan spells at Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers, later playing for Wigan Athletic and Bristol City.
Williams was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.[2] He joined local side Everton at the age of seven, progressing through the age groups to become a first year scholar in June 2013.[3] In November 2014 he appeared as an unused substitute for the UEFA Europa League game against FC Krasnodar.[2]
In July 2017 he joined Barnsley on loan.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win at Burton Albion on 31 October 2017.
On 23 August 2018 he joined Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan.[5] [6]
In July 2019 he signed for Wigan Athletic.[7] [8]
On 20 August 2020, Williams signed for Bristol City for £1,200,000 signing a four-year deal.[9] [10] On 29 May 2024, Williams signed a new three-year contract extension.[11]
He has represented England at under-20 youth level.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2017–18 | Championship | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2019–20 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| Bristol City | 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 198 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 3 | |||