| Will Baynham | |
| Fullname: | William Baynham |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
| Currentclub: | Preston Lions |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brisbane City |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Collegeyears1: | 2018 |
| College1: | Yavapai Roughriders |
| Collegecaps1: | 29 |
| Collegegoals1: | 25 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2019 |
| College2: | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Collegecaps2: | 24 |
| Collegegoals2: | 10 |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | FC Golden State Force |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Lions FC |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Queen's Park |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Lexington SC |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Preston Lions |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 14:53, 10 May 2024 (UTC) |
William Baynham (born 13 June 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Preston Lions[1] in the Victoria Premier League 1.
Baynham played youth football for Brisbane City from the under-12's side through to the under-18's before moving to England to join the AFC Bournemouth academy. He left England to pursue college soccer opportunities in the United States.
He spent a season at Yavapai College, where he scored 25 goals in 29 appearances for the Roughriders.[2] He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2019, scoring ten goals in 24 game, tallying eight assists for the Gauchos.[3] [4]
While at college, Baynham also spent summers playing in the USL League Two, with a spell at FC Golden State Force in 2018,[5] and a spell at Reading United in 2019.[6] [7] [8]
After leaving college, Baynham signed with National Premier Leagues Queensland side Lions FC on 12 August 2019, where he made a single appearance.[9] In early 2020, Baynham had a trial with USL Championship side Phoenix Rising and with Canadian Premier League side Halifax Wanderers.[10] [11]
Baynham was eligible for selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft but went undrafted.[12] [13]
On 22 September 2020, Baynham signed his first professional contract with Scottish League Two side Queen's Park,[14] [15] where he helped the Spiders to promotion to the Scottish League One with five goals in 17 league appearances and earned himself a new one-year contract.[16] He was released by Queen's Park in the summer of 2022.[17] [18]
On 12 January 2023, Baynham returned to the United States and signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season.[19] [20]
Baynham holds Australian, Canadian, and British citizenship.[3]