For other people with similar names, see Jonathan Williams.
Jonny Williams
Williams with Wales at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Jonathan Peter Williams[1]
Date of birth
(1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth
Pembury, Kent, England
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gillingham
Number
8
Youth career
2002–2011
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2011–2019
Crystal Palace
55
(0)
2014–2015
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
20
(2)
2015–2016
→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
10
(0)
2016
→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
13
(0)
2016
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
8
(0)
2017–2018
→ Sunderland (loan)
12
(1)
2019–2021
Charlton Athletic
60
(2)
2021
Cardiff City
9
(0)
2021–2023
Swindon Town
77
(15)
2023–
Gillingham
42
(0)
International career‡
2007–2009
Wales U17
15
(1)
2009
Wales U19
5
(0)
2010–2013
Wales U21
8
(1)
2013–2022
Wales
33
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:10, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
Jonathan Peter Williams (born 9 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham. He retired from international football for Wales in 2023.
Williams started his career at Crystal Palace, and whilst there had loan spells at Nottingham Forest, Milton Keynes Dons, Ipswich Town and Sunderland. He signed for Charlton Athletic on a permanent deal in January 2019 before moving to Cardiff City two years later in February 2021.
Affectionately known as "Joniesta",[3] he was part of the Welsh squad that reached the semi-final stages of the 2016 European Championships.
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^"Crystal Palace FC Player Profiles: Jonathan Williams". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
^Williams, Daffyd. "Jonny Williams: Wales' 'Joniesta' dreams of facing Andres Iniesta". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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