Lydia Williams
Williams playing for Canberra United in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Katanning, Australia | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Melbourne City (on loan from Houston Dash) |
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| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tuggeranong | |||
| Woden | |||
| AIS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | AIS | ||
| 2008–2012 | Canberra United | 46 | (0) |
| 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
| 2012–2013 | Piteå IF | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Canberra United | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Western New York Flash | 14 | (0) |
| 2015 | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Canberra United | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Houston Dash | 15 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Melbourne City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Australia U-20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2005– | Australia | 60 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2017 |
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Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams (born 13 May 1988) is an Indigenous Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Melbourne City in the W-League on loan from Houston Dash.
Williams was born in Katanning, Western Australia to a father of Aboriginal descent and a mother from the United States.
After playing junior football for Tuggeranong and Woden in the Australian Capital Territory Williams joined the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program.
Williams joined Australian W-League team Canberra United in 2008.
In 2014, following a season-ending injury to Adrianna Franch, the Western New York Flash signed Lydia Williams to be their starting goalkeeper. Williams started 14 games in goal for the Western New York Flash. The Katanning, West Australia native recorded two shutouts in 2014 prior to tearing her ACL while participating in the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup with the Australian Women’s National Team, an injury that ended her NWSL season. In September 2014, Williams was waived by Flash and was selected by Washington Spirit for the 2015 season. She was not on the roster for the Washington Spirit at the start of the season. In January 2016, she was signed by the Houston Dash. On 15 October 2016, Williams signed a season long loan with Melbourne City.
She has represented Australia at the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Under 20 Women's Championship.
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