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Nico Williams
Spanish footballer (born 2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Spanish footballer. For the Welsh footballer, see Neco Williams.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Williams and the second or maternal family name is Arthuer.
Nicholas "Nico" Williams Arthuer (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.
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![]() Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Williams Arthuer[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | CD Pamplona | ||
2012–2013 | Osasuna | ||
2013–2019 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Basconia | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Athletic Bilbao B | 24 | (9) |
2021– | Athletic Bilbao | 103 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Spain U18 | 4 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Spain U21 | 5 | (1) |
2022– | Spain | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Joining Athletic Bilbao's youth academy in 2013, he was promoted to the reserve team in 2020 and to the first team a year later, becoming a teammate of elder brother Iñaki. Quickly being widely recognised for his speed and dribbling skills,[2] Williams debuted for Spain's senior side in 2022, and was a member of their 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024 squads.