Joe Williams (footballer, born 1996)

Joseph Michael Williams (born 8 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

Joe Williams

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Michael Williams[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bristol City
Number	8
Youth career
2004–2017	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Everton	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Barnsley (loan)	34	(1)
2018–2019	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	29	(0)
2019–2020	Wigan Athletic	38	(1)
2020–	Bristol City	120	(2)
International career
2016	England U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:01, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Williams began his career with Everton, spending loan spells at Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers, later playing for Wigan Athletic and Bristol City.

Club career

Williams was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.^[2] He joined local side Everton at the age of seven, progressing through the age groups to become a first year scholar in June 2013.^[3] In November 2014 he appeared as an unused substitute for the UEFA Europa League game against FC Krasnodar.^[2]

In July 2017 he joined Barnsley on loan.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win at Burton Albion on 31 October 2017.^[5]

On 23 August 2018 he joined Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan.^[6][7]

In July 2019 he signed for Wigan Athletic.^[8][9]

On 20 August 2020, Williams signed for Bristol City for £1,200,000 signing a four-year deal.^[10][11] On 29 May 2024, Williams signed a new three-year contract extension.^[12]

International career

He has represented England at under-20 youth level.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Everton	2017–18[5]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barnsley (loan)	2017–18[5]	Championship	34	1	1	0	3	0	—		38	1
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2018–19[14]	Championship	29	0	0	0	0	0	—		29	0
Wigan Athletic	2019–20[15]	Championship	38	1	1	0	1	0	—		40	1
Bristol City	2020–21[16]	Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2021–22[17]	Championship	22	0	0	0	1	0	—		23	0
	2022–23[18]	Championship	33	2	4	0	1	0	—		38	2
	2023–24[19]	Championship	40	0	3	0	2	0	—		45	0
	2024–25[20]	Championship	24	0	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	26	0
	2025–26[21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		120	2	8	0	5	0	1	0	134	2
Career total			221	3	10	0	9	0	1	0	241	3

1. Appearance in the EFL Championship play-offs