Nico Williams

Nicholas "Nico" Williams Arthuer (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish football player. He plays as a winger for Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.

Nico Williams

Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Williams Arthuer[1]
Date of birth	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 23)
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	20	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Championship Winner 2024 Germany Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Basconia	2019–20	Tercera División	3	0	—		1[a]	0	4	0
Athletic Bilbao B	2020–21	Segunda División B	24	9	—		2[b]	0	26	9
Athletic Bilbao	2020–21	La Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2021–22	La Liga	34	0	4	2	2[c]	1	40	3
	2022–23	La Liga	36	6	7	3	—		43	9
	2023–24	La Liga	31	5	6	3	—		37	8
	Total		103	11	17	8	2	1	122	20
Career total			130	20	17	8	5	1	152	29

1. Appearance in Tercera División play-offs
2. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
3. Appearances in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 14 July 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2022	7	1
	2023	4	1
	2024	9	2
Total		20	4

As of match played 14 July 2024

Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Williams goal.^[3]

List of international goals scored by Nico Williams

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2022	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	3	Jordan	3–0	3–1	Friendly
2	8 September 2023	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	9	Georgia	6–1	7–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
3	30 June 2024	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	17	Georgia	3–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2024
4	14 July 2024	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	20	England	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

• Copa del Rey: 2023–24^[4]

Spain

• UEFA European Championship: 2024^[5]

Individual

• La Liga Play of the Month: August 2023 (with Gorka Guruzeta),^[6] December 2023 (with Iñigo Lekue)^[7]