Iñaki Williams
Iñaki Williams was born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain on June 15th, 1994 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 29, Iñaki Williams biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 29 years old, Iñaki Williams has this physical status:
Club career
Williams, who migrated from Ghanaia to Ghana by crossing the Sahara on foot and jumping the Melilla border fence), spent the majority of his childhood in Pamplona and playing youth football with local CD Pamplona when he was first introduced by Athletic Bilbao at the age of 18. He spent his first season with the Juvenil Aftbol team, scoring at a rate of nearly every goal a game, and the team finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey Juvenil de Ftbol, and on June 25, 2013 he signed a new deal with the Basque club, running until 2017.
Williams began playing with Basconia, the farm team who competed in Tercera División, from 2013-2014. He returned to action in October after suffering a knee injury in August, marking his debut as a senior and a target. He was immediately called upon by the reserves in Segunda División B, and by the end of the month, he had played his first match and scored his first goals at that level; he spent the remainder of the season alternated between both squads.
Williams had a hat-trick against Bilbaota in a 4–0 victory over Amorebieta, and then another treble in a 5–1 win over Leioa on September 7, 2014. Despite only playing in the first half of the season, the team's 13 goals from 18 appearances helped the team reach Segunda División.
Williams made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on December 6, 2014, after profiting from Aritz Aduriz's injury, beginning in a 1–0 home loss against Córdoba. On February 19, he scored his first goal and was involved in a 2–2 draw at Torino in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, becoming the first black player to score for the club in the process.
Williams scored his first goal in the top flight on Saturday, defeating Elche by 3–2 on a 3–2 victory over Williams to help Athletic come from being behind 2–0. In the 3–1 loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, he had a consolation goal thirteen days later. He missed the 2015 Supercopa de Espaa win over the same opponents three months later due to injury.
In a 3–1 victory over Betis on November 1, 2015, Williams scored a brace (before giving up a point) before giving up a penalty. He repeated the feat in the Europa League group stage at home against Partizan (5–1). In his third match playing, he scored "a spectacular volley" to help beat Espanyol 2–1 at the San Mamés.
Williams extended his contract until 2021 after being scouted by Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City, in late January 2016; the contract included a €50 million buyout clause. He was suspended on February 6, with Villarreal's goalless home draw, as well as opponent Daniele Bonera.
Williams scored crucial late goals in the Europa League against stersund and Hertha BSC to help his team finish last in the standings. On January 17, 2018, he signed a deal extension that runs until 2025 with an incremental buyout clause that will be amortized to around €80 million.
Williams scored both goals in a 2–0 home league victory over Sevilla on January 13, 2019, bringing the net to San Mamés for the first time in 41 league appearances (the previous occasion being in December 2016). It was described as "incredible" by his second, which involved a turn and sprint from his own half, a touch away from the goalkeeper, and a quick finish at high speeds – a Marca Golden Goal of the season. The match was his 100th appearance in the league, just the fifth Athletic player to do so and the first outfield player from any Spanish club to do so since Fran in 1993; for his performances, he was named La Liga Player of the Month.
Williams completed his nine-year deal in August 2019, with his release clause set at €135 million. In a 2–0 Basque derby victory in his 122nd straight Spanish League game, he started and scored in a 2–0 win, tying a new record for an outfield player in the 21st century ahead of goalkeeper Diego López. In a 2–1 away victory over Osasuna on November 24, he continued his undefeated streak of the hosts in the Spanish top tier, setting a new club record set by Carmelo Cedrn.
Williams converted 20 meters early in 2021 into extra time in an eventual 3–2 victory over Barcelona in the Spanish Supercup final, which was determined on January 17th. He scored on his 300th appearance for Athletic in a 2–0 victory over Mallorca on September 11th. He became the only second player to play in 200 consecutive Spanish league games as he began in a 0–0 draw against the defending champions Atlético Madrid a week later. With his 203rd appearance in the home match against Alavés, he set a new record outright, beating the previous record set by Juan Antonio Larraaga of Real Sociedad between 1986 and 1992.
Williams reached his sixth-year anniversary for the club on April 1722, beating Celta in the league's last match, extending his own Spanish top-flight record of consecutive games to 224.
International career
Williams received his first international call-up on March 20th, being named in Albert Celades' Spain under-21 squad for friendlies with Norway and Belarus. On the 26th of his career against the former, he made his debut against him, bringing forward goalscorer Munir El Haddadi to halftime of a 2–0 friendly win in Cartagena.
Williams was one of 11 stand-by players for Vicente del Bosque's Spain team at UEFA Euro 2016. He made his debut on May 29th on May 29th, beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 at the hour mark.
Williams made his Basque debut on October 12th, defeating Venezuela 4–2 at the Mendizorrotza Stadium in 90 minutes.
Williams was also coveted by the Ghanai national team at the time of his Spain debut in 2016, being followed closely by their Spanish scout Gerard Nus. He discussed the possibility of playing for Ghana in 2021, but he refused to perform further to bind him to his birth country permanently: "My parents are from Accra, and I love going." But I wasn't born or raised there, my family's here, and there are celebrities for whom more mean more. I don't think it would be right to replace someone who clearly needs to go and who supports Ghana 100%." This was interpreted by local media as a rejection of the Black Stars' entire strategy.
Williams, on the other hand, announced on July 5th, 2022, that he would be in Africa for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He received his first call-up in September for friends with Brazil and Nicaragua. He made his debut against the former while playing in Le Havre's second half.