Wales captain Ashley Williams retires from professional football | OneFootball

Wales captain Ashley Williams retires from professional football | OneFootball

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Joel Sanderson-Murray·26 January 2021

Wales captain Ashley Williams retires from professional football

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Former Wales captain Ashley Williams has announced his retirement from football.

The 36-year-old has been without a club since leaving Championship side Bristol City at the end of the 2019/20 season.


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In a post on his personal Instagram account, Williams said: “It’s been an unbelievable journey and one I will look back on with my family and be immensely proud of.

“Football has taught me so much both on and off the field.”

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The centre-defender led his country to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

He earned 86 caps for his country while totalling over 600 appearances for Stockport County, Swansea City, Everton and Stoke City during his career.