| Ro-Shaun Williams | |
| Fullname: | Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet)[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Larne |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fletcher Moss Rangers |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps1: | 81 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Caps2: | 64 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Larne |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U18 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 08:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC) |
Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams (born 3 September 1998), known as Ro-Shaun Williams, is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Larne.
Williams was born in Manchester, and grew up in Whalley Range.[3] In 2014 he said that Ryan Giggs was his hero.[3] At the age of 15 he broke Darren Campbell's 100-metre schoolboy sprinting record.[3]
Williams began his football career at Fletcher Moss Rangers,[4] he then moved to Manchester United at the age of nine, joining the club at his mother's insistence so that he stopped kicking a football around inside the house.[3] He was linked with a loan move away from the club at the start of the 2018–19 season,[5] but joined the club's pre-season tour of the United States.[6] Later that season he spent time training with the first-team whilst still playing for their youth team.[7]
He signed for Shrewsbury Town in January 2019.[8] He made his professional debut on 9 February 2019 in a 1–1 EFL League One draw away to Bristol Rovers.
In April 2021 Williams said he was hoping to soon hit the 100 game milestone for Shrewsbury.[9]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[10]
On 18 June 2021 it was announced that Williams would transfer to Doncaster Rovers on 1 July 2021, following the expiry of his Shrewsbury contract, after he signed a two-year deal.[11] [12] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[13]
In January 2024 he signed for Northern Irish club Larne.[14]
He has represented England at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels.[8] He is eligible for Grenada through his mother who was born on the island in Victoria.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2018–19 | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 0 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2021–22 | League One | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 1 | |||
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