Danny Williams

Daniel Charles Williams (born March 8, 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life Born in Karlsruhe, West Germany, Williams is the son of an African American father and German mother. His father is originally from North Carolina, and was stationed in Heidelberg while serving in the United States military. Williams is a citizen of both Germany and the United States.

Club career

SC Freiburg Williams began his career in 1998 with the Karlsruher SC youth setup and played from July 2004 for the SC Freiburg youth and reserve sides.

He made his Bundesliga debut for the Freibrug first team on January 22, 2010, against Stuttgart. He would go on to make nine appearances for Freiburg in 2010, two of them being starts.

1899 Hoffenheim Williams joined the Bundesliga club Hoffenheim on August 31, 2011. During his first appearance for the club on September 10, 2011, he made an assist in a 4–0 Hoffenheim victory over Mainz.

Reading On June 25, 2013, it was confirmed that Williams joined Reading in the English Championship on a four-year contract. On August 3, Williams made his debut in the season opener against Ipswich Town. He came on as a sub in the second half as Reading won the game 2–1. He scored his first goal for the club on February 1, 2014, in a 3–0 win against Millwall.

Huddersfield Town On July 4, 2017, Williams signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Premier League side Huddersfield Town after rejecting a new contract with Reading. He made his league debut against Crystal Palace in a 3–0 win. He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in an FA Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers on 6 January 2018. On May 17, 2019, Huddersfield announced that they were releasing Williams at the end of the season.

Pafos On September 6, 2019, Williams signed for Pafos of the Cypriot First Division. On May 18, 2020, Pafos announced that Williams had left the club by mutual termination of his contract.

International career Williams represented the Germany under-15 team. On June 5, 2015, Williams scored his first international goal in Amsterdam in a friendly against the Netherlands. The goal was an equalizer for the United States who had been trailing 3–1 against the Dutch. The United States went on to win the game 4–3. On September 8, 2015, he scored a goal in a friendly against Brazil which ended in a 4–1 defeat.

Personal life Outside of football, Williams established streetwear brand Beautiful Struggles in 2019.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Williams goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Danny WilliamsNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 June 5, 2015 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3–3 4–3 Friendly 2 September 8, 2015 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States 1–4 1–4

Honours Huddersfield Town EFL Championship play-offs: 2017

United States CONCACAF Cup runner-up: 2015