Roshaun Omar Stuart Williams (born 3 September 1998), known as Ro-Shaun Williams, is an English professional

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who plays as a defender.

Early and personal life

Williams was born in

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, and grew up in Whalley Range. In 2014 he said that

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was his hero. At the age of 15 he broke

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's 100-metre schoolboy sprinting record.

Club career

Manchester United

Williams began his football career at Fletcher Moss Rangers, he then moved to

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at the age of nine, joining the club at his mother's insistence so that he stopped kicking a football around inside the house. He was linked with a loan move away from the club at the start of the 2018–19 season, but joined the club's pre-season tour of the United States. Later that season he spent time training with the first-team whilst still playing for their youth team.

Shrewsbury Town

He signed for

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in January 2019. He made his professional debut on 9 February 2019 in a 1–1

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draw away to

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

. In April 2021 Williams said he was hoping to soon hit the 100 game milestone for Shrewsbury. On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Doncaster Rovers

On 18 June 2021 it was announced that Williams would transfer to

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on 1 July 2021, following the expiry of his Shrewsbury contract, after he signed a two-year deal. He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Larne

In January 2024 he signed for Northern Irish club

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on a short-term contract.

International career

He has represented England at under-17, under-18, and under-19 youth international levels. He is eligible for

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through his mother who was born on the island in

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Career statistics

Honours

Larne

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: 2023–24

References

1998 births Living people Footballers from Manchester English men's footballers English people of Grenadian descent Sportspeople of Grenadian descent England men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Fletcher Moss Rangers F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Black British sportsmen Larne F.C. players NIFL Premiership players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub