| Intro | German footballer | ||||
| A.K.A. | Daniel “Danyy” Williams | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From |
Germany United States of America |
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| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 8 March 1989, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||||
| Age: | 31 years | ||||
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Daniel “Danny” Williams (born March 8, 1989) is a German American soccer player who plays for English club Reading and for the United States national team.
Career
Club
Williams began his career 1998 in the Karlsruher SC youth setup and then played from July 2004 for the SC Freiburg youth and reserve sides.
He made his debut for the SC Freiburg first team on January 22, 2010 against Stuttgart. He would go on to make nine appearances for Freiburg in 2010, two of them being starts.
Williams joined the Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim on August 31, 2011. During his first appearance for the club on September 10, 2011, he made an assist in a 4–0 Hoffenheim victory over FSV Mainz.
On June 25, 2013, it was confirmed that Williams joined Reading on a four-year contract. On August 3, Williams made his debut in the season opener against Ipswich Town. He came on as a sub in the second half as Reading won the game 2–1. He scored his first goal for the club on February 1, 2014, in a 3–0 win against Millwall.
International
Williams represented the Germany under-15 team. However, due to FIFA regulations concerning dual citizenship, he remained eligible to play at the senior level for either Germany or the United States. He was called up by the United States team for two friendlies in October 2011, and made his first appearance for the USA on October 8, 2011 in a 1–0 victory against Honduras. Williams was the first player to earn his first national team cap under the Americans’ new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. On June 5, 2015 Williams scored his first international goal in Amsterdam in a friendly against the Netherlands. The goal was an equaliser for the United States who had been trailing 3–1 against the Dutch. The United States went on to win the game 4–3. On September 8, 2015, he scored a goal in a friendly against Brazil which ended in a 4–1 defeat.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 4 | — | — | — | 60 | 4 | |||||
| SC Freiburg | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 | ||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Reading | 2013–14 | Championship | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| Total | 135 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 255 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 280 | 19 | ||
International
| United States national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played October 13, 2015
International Goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 5, 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands |
3–3 |
4–3 | Friendly | [1] |
| 2. | September 8, 2015 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts | Brazil |
1–4 |
1–4 | Friendly |
Personal life
Born in Karlsruhe, West Germany, Williams is the son of an African American father and German mother. His father is originally from North Carolina, and was stationed in Heidelberg while serving in the United States military. Williams is a citizen of both Germany and the United States. On September 30, 2011, Williams obtained an American passport, making him eligible to play for the United States national team.