Thomas Ivory Williams III (born August 15, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.[3]
Career
Orlando City
As a member of the Orlando City academy since 2015, Williams played 84 games and scored 8 goals across multiple age groups in four seasons with the team.[4]
In March 2020, Williams signed an academy contract with Orlando City B, Orlando City's USL League One affiliate, ahead of the 2020 season.[5] He made his debut on August 7, 2020, playing the full 90 minutes during a 2–0 win over New England Revolution II.[6]
Having spent the first part of the 2021 season with the club's under-17 academy team, Williams was signed to an MLS homegrown contract by Orlando City on June 15, 2021, guaranteed through 2024, with a club option in 2025. Aged 16 years, 304 days, he became the club's youngest first-team signing, surpassing the record set by Tommy Redding in 2014. Williams had trained with the first-team during the previous two preseason camps.[7]
On January 22, 2025, it was announced that Williams had signed new contract with the club through 2026, with a club option for 2027.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played October 20, 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Playoffs | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City B | 2020 | USL League One | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Orlando City | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
Honors
Orlando City
References
- ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Orlando City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Williams". Orlando City SC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Thomas Williams – Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Williams OCSC DA profile". www.ocsc.ussoccerda.com.
- ^ Poe, Julia (March 3, 2020). "Orlando City B announces roster for 2020 USL League One season". Pro Soccer USA.
- ^ "New England Revolution II vs. Orlando City B - August 7, 2020". www.uslleagueone.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Defender Thomas Williams as Club's 11th All-Time Homegrown". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC inks Homegrown defender Thomas Williams to new contract". Orlando City. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
External links
- Thomas Williams at US Soccer Development Academy
- Thomas Williams at Orlando City Official Website
- Thomas Williams at Soccerway.com
- Thomas Williams at FBref.com
- Thomas Williams at Major League Soccer
