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Full nameNeco Shay Williams
PositionFull-back
NationalityWales
Age25
Date of birth13 Apr 2001
BirthplaceWrexham
Height183 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubNottingham Forest
Full-backalso played MID
37
Appearances
2
Goals
3
Assists
3206
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nottingham Forest.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League372332066.93
UEFA Europa League150110467.15
FA Cup100757.3

Scout report

Top-tier performerBall-winning Full-back

N. Williams is a 25-year-old full-back at Nottingham Forest, rated 84.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 70th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (96.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Williams.

Judged on this season alone, Williams graded 50 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League, on 8 clean sheets and 4.492 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 56 → 50). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 85, top 22% of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League. At 25 Williams is in his prime years, and a market index of 101.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23
Current potentialTop 22% full-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 10% full-backs · Premier League6th-best full-back in the Premier League70th in the Premier League · potential14th-highest potential full-back in the Premier League
84.7
Ratingi
14th of 64 full-backs
49.7
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
96.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.49
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.49
Def. / 90
96
Tackles
47
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 96.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 84.7, Williams carries the 14th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League (top 22%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.