Ro-Shaun Williams
Personal information
Full name Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Fletcher Moss Rangers
2008–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Shrewsbury Town 81 (0)
2021–2023 Doncaster Rovers 64 (1)
International career
England U17
England U18
2016 England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams (born 3 September 1998), known as Ro-Shaun Williams, is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Early and personal life

Williams was born in Manchester,[2] and grew up in Whalley Range.[4] In 2014 he said that Ryan Giggs was his hero.[4] At the age of 15 he broke Darren Campbell's 100-metre schoolboy sprinting record.[4][5]

Club career

Manchester United

Williams began his football career at Fletcher Moss Rangers,[6] he then moved to Manchester United at the age of nine,[7] joining the club at his mother's insistence so that he stopped kicking a football around inside the house.[4] He was linked with a loan move away from the club at the start of the 2018–19 season,[8] but joined the club's pre-season tour of the United States.[9] Later that season he spent time training with the first-team whilst still playing for their youth team.[10]

Shrewsbury Town

He signed for Shrewsbury Town in January 2019.[5] He made his professional debut on 9 February 2019 in a 1–1 EFL League One draw away to Bristol Rovers.[11]

In April 2021 Williams said he was hoping to soon hit the 100 game milestone for Shrewsbury.[12]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[13]

Doncaster Rovers

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.[14][15] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[16]

International career

He has represented England at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels.[5] He is eligible for Grenada through his mother who was born on the island in Victoria.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[11] League One 160000000160
2019–20[17] League One 25060003[lower-alpha 1]0340
2020–21[18] League One 40030103[lower-alpha 1]0470
Total 810901060970
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22[19] League One 32000102[lower-alpha 1]0350
2022–23[20] League Two 32110101[lower-alpha 1]0351
Total 641102030701
Career total 145110030901671
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2015 and 30/09/2015". The Football Association. p. 5. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Ro-Shaun Williams at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ro-Shaun Williams". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Samuel Luckhurst (17 July 2018). "Manchester United are about to unleash their new Paul Pogba". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ro-Shaun Williams & Scott Golbourne: Shrewsbury sign defensive duo". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Lewis Cox (15 October 2019). "Marcus Rashford spurs on Shrewsbury Town defender Ro-Shaun Williams". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Manchester United Football Star has Grenadian Roots". Now Grenada. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Paul Vegas (6 July 2018). "Man Utd defender Ro-Shaun Williams: I face a huge season". Tribal Football. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mason Greenwood, RoShaun Williams and Tahith Chong: Man Utd's youngsters taken on US to". Sky Sports. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Liam Corless (17 January 2019). "Manchester United might already have the defensive leader they need". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Cox, Lewis. "Ro-Shaun Williams keen to hit Shrewsbury Town milestone this term". www.shropshirestar.com.
  13. ↑ "Released and retained list". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  14. ↑ "Ro-Shaun Williams becomes Doncaster Rovers' third summer signing". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Rovers sign ex-Shrews defender Williams". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "Williams among seven set to leave Doncaster Rovers" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ro-Shaun Williams in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2023.


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