Lydia Williams, Australia footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Lydia Williams

Australia

13 May 1988

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Lydia Williams 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. Inducted to the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, she earned for her first cap for the Australian national team, commonly known as the Matildas, at age 16. She is the author of the children's book, Saved!!!, published in 2019. In 2025, she was awarded the National Sports Trailblazer Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Williams playing for Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams
Date of birth: (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth: Katanning, Australia
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position: Goalkeeper

⚽ Youth career:
: Tuggeranong United
: Woden Valley
2004–2008: AIS

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012: Canberra United 46 (0)
2009: Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
2012–2013: Piteå IF 24 (0)
2013–2014: Canberra United 12 (0)
2014: Western New York Flash 14 (0)
2015–2016: Canberra United 10 (0)
2016–2017: Houston Dash 15 (0)
2016–2017: → Melbourne City (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2019: Reign FC 21 (0)
2017–2018: → Melbourne City (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019: → Melbourne City (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020: Melbourne City 14 (0)
2020–2022: Arsenal 11 (0)
2022–2023: Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
2023: Brighton & Hove Albion 7 (0)
2023–2025: Melbourne Victory 11 (0)

⚽ International career‡:
2006–2007: Australia U20 14 (0)
2005–2024: Australia 104 (0)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2024‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2024