Owain Fôn Williams
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Owain Fôn Williams (/ˈvɔːn/; born 17 March 1987) is a Welsh professional football coach and former professional footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Owain Fôn Williams[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Penygroes, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Stockport County | 82 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Bury (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011 | Rochdale | 22 | (0) |
2011–2015 | Tranmere Rovers | 161 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 71 | (0) |
2018 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Hamilton Academical | 15 | (0) |
2020 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | 46 | (0) |
Total | 443 | (0) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Wales U19 | 4 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Wales U21 | 11 | (0) |
2015 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2022 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2022– | Fleetwood Town (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Williams played as a goalkeeper making 271 appearances in the English Football League, including 161 for Tranmere Rovers, also representing Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County, Bury, and Rochdale. He has since played for Scottish clubs Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Dunfermline Athletic, and in the United States for Indy Eleven.
Formerly a Welsh youth international, he was first called up to the senior Wales team in 2009, finally making his debut in 2015. He was a member of the Wales squad that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.