Lee Williams (footballer, born 2007)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Oliver Grant Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City (on loan from The Cong–Viettel) | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Stockport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Warrington Town (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2025– | The Cong–Viettel | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Cong An Ho Chi Minh City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 | |||
Lee Oliver Grant Williams (born 2 April 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City, on loan from The Cong–Viettel.
Early life
Williams was born in Manchester, England to an English father and a Hoa ethnic Vietnamese mother.[2][3][4]
Club career
A youth product of Stockport County, Williams made his first appearance for the first team on 13 August 2025, starting in the club's 1–6 defeat against Blackburn Rovers in the 2024–25 EFL Cup.[5] In January 2025, Williams joined Northern Premier League side Warrington Town on loan.[6] There, he netted 3 goals and assisted once after 16 games for the team.[7]
On 9 August 2025, after two weeks on trial with V.League 1 club The Cong–Viettel, Williams was signed by the club.[8] As the club has filled all their foreign player and Vietnamese heritage players spots, Williams was loaned to league fellow Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.[9] On 19 October 2025, he made his V.League 1 debut in his team's goaless draw against Hong Linh Ha Tinh.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2024–25 | National League North | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| The Cong–Viettel | 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cong An Ho Chi Minh City | 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ "Williams Lee Oliver Grant". vpf.vn. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Lee Williams". The Home End.
- ^ "Thêm cầu thủ Việt kiều sở hữu chiều cao ấn tượng được giới thiệu cho bóng đá Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Giáo dục thời đại. 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Harry Kane tham vấn cho một Việt kiều tới V.League" (in Vietnamese). Znews. 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Tài năng Việt kiều cao gần 1m9 đá chính ở Cúp Liên đoàn Anh" (in Vietnamese). Thethao247. 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Two loan signings confirmed ahead of Farsley trip". Warrington Town FC. 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Lee Williams được tiến cử cho ĐT Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Thể Công - Viettel chiêu mộ cầu thủ Việt kiều Lee Williams mới 18 tuổi" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Đội Công an TPHCM chiêu mộ tiền đạo Việt kiều Anh cao 1m90" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Tiền đạo Việt kiều châu Âu cao 1m90 chính thức ra mắt tại V-League" (in Vietnamese). Thethao247. 19 October 2025.
External links
- Lee Williams at Soccerway (archive)
- Lee Williams at Scorebar