Thirteen days later, he headed a consolation goal in the 3–1 loss to Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey at the Camp Nou. On, Williams scored his first goal in the top flight, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away victory over Elche to help Athletic come from being behind 2–0. He netted his first goal on 19 February of the following year, starting and contributing to a 2–2 draw at Torino in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, becoming in the process the first black player to score for the club. On 6 December 2014, after profiting from Aritz Aduriz's injury, Williams made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 1–0 home loss against Córdoba. Despite only playing the first half of the season, his 13 goals from 18 appearances helped the team ascend to Segunda División. He was immediately called upon by the reserves in Segunda División B and by the end of the same month had played his first match and scored his first goals at that level he spent the campaign alternating between both squads.Īt the start of 2014–15, Williams scored a hat-trick for Bilbao Athletic in a 4–0 win against Amorebieta, and followed this on 7 September 2014 with another treble in a 5–1 rout of Leioa. After suffering a knee injury in August, he returned to activity in October, made his debut as a senior and marked it with a goal. Williams began 2013–14 playing with Basconia, the farm team who competed in Tercera División. He spent his first season with the Juvenil A side and made a big impression, scoring at the rate of almost a goal a game (eventually ending with 36) the team finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol, and on 25 June 2013 he signed a new contract with the Basque club, running until 2017. Club career Early life and progression īorn in Bilbao, Biscay to Ghanaian parents (who reached Spain by crossing the Sahara desert on foot and jumping the Melilla border fence), Williams spent most of his childhood living in Pamplona, specifically the Arrotxapea neighbourhood, and was playing youth football with local CD Pamplona when he was spotted by Athletic Bilbao, who signed him to their youth setup at Lezama at the age of 18.

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