Randell Alphonso Williams (born 30 December 1996) is an English professional

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who last played as a full-back and winger for

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

Career

Early career

After spending time with the

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

academy and playing non-league football for

Tower Hamlets The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a borough in London, England. Situated on the north bank of the River Thames and immediately east of the City of London, the borough spans much of the traditional East End of London and includes much of ...

, Williams signed for

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in January 2016. He had been on trial with the club in December 2015. Williams was released by Palace at the end of the 2016–17 season; in July 2017 he signed for

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

. He moved on loan to

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

in January 2018. He made his professional debut on 2 April 2018, in a league game against Grimsby Town, and was praised by Wycombe manager

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for his performance. He returned to Wycombe in July 2018 for a second loan spell, which ended on 1 January 2019.

Exeter City

He moved to

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

on a free transfer on 18 January 2019. He scored his first goal for Exeter in the 4–0 derby victory against local rivals

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

. Williams ended the 2019–20 season with 5 goals and 14 assists, and was awarded Player of the Season and Goal of the Season by the club. He was offered a new contract by Exeter on 12 May 2021, with the club saying they expected him to leave.

Hull City

On 17 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

on a free transfer on 1 July 2021. He made his debut for Hull on 14 August 2021 when he came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Richie Smallwood in the 3–0 loss to

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Bolton Wanderers

On 5 January 2023, Williams joined

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club. On 14 February, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 home win against

MK Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football leag ...

. On 2 April, he was an unused substitute in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final. Bolton went on to win 4–0 against

to win the trophy.

Leyton Orient

In February 2025, Williams signed for

. He was released by the club at the end of the 2024–25 season, following the expiry of his contract.

Career statistics

Honours

;Bolton Wanderers *

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;Individual *

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: 2019–20 League Two *

Player of the Season: 2019–20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Randell 1996 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Tower Hamlets F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Watford F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from London 21st-century English sportsmen