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

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.