Dioh Williams (born 8 October 1984) is a Liberian former professional

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who played as a

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. He mostly spent his career in Sweden, representing top tier clubs

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and

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. He has also played for clubs in Denmark and Russia. Williams was a member of the Liberia national team.

Club career

Floda BoIF

Dioh Williams was one of several Liberian footballers who were brought to Sweden by Floda Bolf by manager Stig Johanasson in the late 1990s after having been discovered at the Gothia Cup. These Liberian players included

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, Natus Ponnie,

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and Stephen Hills.

BK Hacken

During the 2003 season, Dioh transferred to Allsvenska club, BK Hacken, from Floda Bolf. Dioh had success at BK Hacken and became the Allsvenska-recognized top scorer with 20 goals during the 2006–2007 season. Dioh was a regular starter for the entire four years with BK Haken.

AGF Aarhus

In the summer of 2007, Dioh transfer from BK Hacken to Danish Superliga club AGF Aarhus for 1,10 Million euros and signed a 4 years contract. Dioh became an instant hit and scored regularly for AGF Aarhus.

Alania Vladikavkaz

Dioh was loaned from AGF Aarhus to Russian Premier League club Alania Vladikavkaz during the 2010–2011 season.

BK Hacken

On 1 January 2011, Dioh returned to his previous club BK Hacken and signed a 36-month contract.

Gefle IF

On 14 February 2014, Dioh transfer from BK Hacken to Gefle IF for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract. Dioh was a regular goal scorer at Gefle IF and had a successful three season at the club.

T.C. Sports Club

On 28 February 2018, Williams signed with T.C. Sports Club in the

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on a free transfer.

International career

Dioh became a member of Liberia national team in 2004. He represented Liberia in

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matches, as well as the qualifying competition for the

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References

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Official Danish Superliga stats
* * 1984 births Living people Liberian footballers Liberia men's international footballers Floda BoIF players Gefle IF players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Liberian expatriate footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Men's association football forwards Expatriate footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Footballers from Monrovia Expatriate footballers in Sweden T.C. Sports Club players {{Liberia-footy-bio-stub