D. Williams · career
Derrick Shaun Williams
Center Back · Reading · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/225 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 139 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at DC United — Season rating 27, 1 goal and 0 assists in 24 games. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Major League Soccer) and kept playing — 21 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Reading | 24 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | Atlanta United FC | 17 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Atlanta United FC | 32 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | DC United | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17 |
| 2021/22 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 21 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Blackburn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Blackburn | 27 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Blackburn | 45 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Blackburn | 39 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Bristol City | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Bristol City | 44 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Bristol City | 43 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1 | 0 | |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2012/13 | UEFA U19 Championship | 5 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 0 |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2League One×2League One×2Mobile Mini Sun Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 24 | 2038 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Major League Soccerat Atlanta United FC | 17 | 1332 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
24 played32 not in squad· 2038 min, 0g 1a
Also spent part of this season at Atlanta United FC — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Gillingham | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Tottenham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Portsmouth | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Lincoln | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Huddersfield | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Portsmouth | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-2 | Played | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 20 | League One | A Bolton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Wycombe | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H AFC Wimbledon | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Swindon Town | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Barnsley | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | A Wrexham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | EFL Trophy | H West Ham United U21 | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League One | A Exeter City | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Cardiff | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 21 | League One | H Northampton | 1-0 | Played | 75 | 7.6 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Doncaster | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Carlisle | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 6 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Blackpool | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | H Peterborough | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Bradford | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 18 | League One | H Luton | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Dec 26 | League One | A Plymouth | 4-1 | Played | 71 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Burton Albion | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Barnsley | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Northampton | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | League One | A Wigan | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League One | H Wycombe | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-1 | Played | 85 | 7.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Bradford | 2-1 | Played | 79 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Luton | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Plymouth | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 28 | League One | H Wigan | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Lincoln | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Rotherham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |