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Michael Isaac "Zac" Williams (born 27 March 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Issac Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhyl, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Crewe Alexandra | 82 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Wales U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Wales U19 | 5 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
He made his Crewe debut, aged 17, on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy group game against Wolverhampton Wanderers' under-21's at Gresty Road,[3] before making his league debut in the following game, a 2–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers.[4] He made his first start in Crewe's next game, helping the side to a 2–0 win over Gillingham at Gresty Road on 20 November 2021,[5] and then enjoyed a run of games as one of Crewe's first choice centre-backs until falling ill in January 2022.[6] He returned to first-team action, coming on as a half-time substitute for Travis Johnson against Portsmouth at Gresty Road, on 8 March 2022.[7]
In May 2022, Williams signed a new contract at Crewe.[8] After 19 first-team appearances the following season, Williams suffered a torn hamstring which was initially thought likely to rule him out of action for the remainder of the season.[9] However, he returned to the first team on 29 April 2023, making a substitute appearance in Crewe's 2–1 win over Swindon Town at Gresty Road.[10] Williams scored his first Crewe goal, in a 2–2 draw against Swindon at the County Ground, on 12 August 2023.[11]
In early 2024, Williams missed a series of games after incurring an ankle injury which required prolonged treatment.[12][13] He returned to regular training at the end of February 2024.[14] In May 2024, Crewe triggered a clause for an extension in Williams' contract.[15]
After winning caps at under-15 and under-16, captaining the team for the latter, he played for the Wales under-18s in March 2021 against England before winning a second cap against the same opposition in September of the same year.[16][17]
Williams was called up to the Wales under-19s squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers against Georgia, Norway and Kosovo, and made appearances against the latter two in October 2021.[18][19] He earned three further under-19 caps, playing as captain against Hungary[20] and Republic of Ireland,[21] and, after coming on as a second-half substitute, scoring against Gibraltar,[22] in 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers on 21, 24 and 27 September 2022 respectively.[23]
- As of 5 November 2024.
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2021–22[24] | League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022–23[25] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[26] | League Two | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[27] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra total | 82 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in EFL Trophy, one League 2 play-off appearance
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