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Lydia Williams

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Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams (Aboriginal pronunciation: [jɪlkɑɹiː]; born 13 May 1988) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and represented the Australian national team. Williams played for Melbourne City, Canberra United, and Melbourne Victory in Australia's A-League Women; Reign FC, Houston Dash and the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States; Piteå IF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan; Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion in England's Women's Super League (WSL); and Paris Saint-Germain in France's Première Ligue. Williams was twice-named PFA Women's Footballer of the Year for 2011–12 and 2015–16 and to the PFA W-League Team of the Season for 2016–17. She was awarded W-League Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2016–17 seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Lydia Williams is the 22,812th most popular soccer player (down from 19,862nd in 2024), the 1,314th most popular biography from Australia (down from 1,118th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Australian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lydia Williams ranks 22,812 out of 21,273. Before her are Laura Wienroither, Kei Munechika, Yuto Koizumi, Michael Duff, Cristián Cuevas, and Kyosuke Goto. After her are Tomoya Nakanishi, Monchu, Takuya Sugai, Stefano Magnasco, Tomáš Vlček, and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Lydia Williams ranks 1,955. Before her are Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Tatev Abrahamyan, Mehwish Hayat, Ritchie Torres, Li Shixin, and Billy Gilman. After her are Galia Dvorak, Nicola White, Christopher Linke, Jonny Howson, Marvin Emnes, and Schillonie Calvert.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Lydia Williams ranks 1,314 out of 1,143. Before her are Billy Konstantinidis (1986), Yolane Kukla (1995), Mykola Butsenko (1991), Arisa Trew (2010), Matthew Denny (1996), and Ashlee Ankudinoff (1990). After her are Kasey Chambers (1976), Melissa Wu (1992), Dimitri Petratos (1992), Ed Oxenbould (2001), Brooke Hanson (1978), and Eddie Ockenden (1987).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Australia

Among soccer players born in Australia, Lydia Williams ranks 128. Before her are Dylan Tombides (1994), Ryan McGowan (1989), Connor Metcalfe (1999), Riley McGree (1998), Nathaniel Atkinson (1999), and Billy Konstantinidis (1986). After her are Dimitri Petratos (1992), Erik Paartalu (1986), Kye Rowles (1998), Chris Ikonomidis (1995), Aivi Luik (1985), and Joel King (2000).

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