| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Williams | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Reading | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 2004–2008 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | SC Freiburg II | 60 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | SC Freiburg | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 45 | (1) |
| 2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Reading | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Germany U15 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2011– | United States | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:05, 30 November 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 24, 2013 | |||
Daniel "Danny" Williams (born March 8, 1989) is a German-born American football player who plays forEnglish club Reading and the United States national team.[1]
Career
Danny Williams began his career 1998 in the youth system of Karlsruher SC and then played from July 2004 in the SC Freiburg youth and reserve system.[2]
He made his debut for the first team of SC Freiburg on January 22, 2010 against Stuttgart.[3][4][5] He would go on to make nine appearances for Freiburg in 2010, two of them as a starting player.
Williams joined the Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim on August 31, 2011. In his first appearance for the club on September 10, 2011, he registered an assist in a 4-0 Hoffenheim victory over FSV Mainz.
On June 25, 2013, it was confirmed that Williams joined Reading on a four-year contract.[6] On August 3, Williams made his debut in the season opener against Ipswich Town. He came on as a substitute in the second half as Reading won the game 2–1.[7]
International career
As a youth, Williams played for the Germany under-15 team.[3] However, due to FIFA regulations concerning dual citizenship, he remained eligible to play at the senior level for either Germany or the United States. He was called up by United States team for two friendlies in October 2011, and made his first appearance for the USA on October 8, 2011 in a 1-0 victory against Honduras. Williams was the first player to earn his first national team cap under the Americans' new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
