Dejon Noel-Williams (born 22 September 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Bedford Town Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football As ...

. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.

Professional career

A youth product of

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and

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

, Noel-Williams spent his early career on various loans to lower league sides. He had stints on loan at Aylesbury United,

North Leigh North Leigh is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of East End and since 1932 has also included the hamlet of Wilcote. The United Kingd ...

, Chesham United, Slough Town, Gloucester City, and Hayes & Yeading. On 7 June 2019, left Oxford United and signed a contract with

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. He transferred to Billericay Town on 3 January 2020. He moved to Spain on 27 November 2020, where he signed with

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. In August 2021, Noel-Williams returned to English football, signing for

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club Hemel Hempstead Town. He only played two games for the Tudors, before he was on the move again, transferring to

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side Gloucester City in October 2021, having previously had a loan spell for the club in 2019. On 4 February 2022, Noel-Williams joined

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team of the ...

. On 18 July 2022, following a short spell with Braintree, Noel-Williams made the switch to Potters Bar Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign. In May 2023, he signed for recently relegated Isthmian Premier Division club

Cheshunt Cheshunt (/ˈtʃɛzənt/ CHEZ-ənt) is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, situated within the London commuter belt approximately north of Central London. The town lies on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering th ...

. In June 2024, Noel-Williams joined Southern Premier Division Central club

International career

Born in England, Noel-Williams is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to represent the

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for matches in June 2021. He debuted for Grenada in a 1–0

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defeat to

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on 4 June 2021.

Personal life

Noel-Williams is the son of the football manager and former footballer

Gifton Noel-Williams Gifton Ruben Elisha Noel-Williams (born 21 January 1980) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a striker for Watford, Stoke City and Burnley among other clubs. After a serious knee injury in 1999, he was affected by rh ...

. He also appeared on season 12 of UK reality dating show Love Island

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noel-Williams, Dejon 1998 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth Grenadian men's footballers Grenada men's international footballers English men's footballers Men's association football forwards National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Tercera División players Isthmian League players Oxford United F.C. players Aylesbury United F.C. players North Leigh F.C. players Slough Town F.C. players Chesham United F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Potters Bar Town F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Grenadian expatriate men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain English expatriate sportspeople in Spain Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in Spain 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players British people of Grenadian descent Sportspeople of Grenadian descent Black British sportsmen Love Island (2015 TV series) contestants