N. Williams · career
Neco Shay Williams
Full Back · Nottingham Forest · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 157 appearances with 15 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Nottingham Forest — Season rating 56, 1 goal and 3 assists in 38 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 30 points at Nottingham Forest. Form is on a climb — up 24 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 6 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Premier League) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | FulhamLoan | 14 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Liverpool | 6 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool U23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Liverpool U19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Liverpool U18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Liverpool U23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Liverpool U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Liverpool U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Liverpool U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Liverpool U18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2026/27 | UEFA World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| Wales U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 5 | 1 |
Honours
Championship×2FA Youth Cup×2FIFA Intercontinental Cup×2Premier League×2Community Shield×2Premier League 2×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Wales | 3 | 267 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| UEFA World Cup Qualifiersat Wales | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
53 played1 unused sub1 suspended5 not in squad· 4327 min, 2g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Fulham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Birmingham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 5 | Friendlies Clubs | H Fiorentina | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Al Qadsia | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Premier League | H Brentford | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 24 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 31 | Premier League | H West Ham | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | Premier League | A Arsenal | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Sep 17 | League Cup | A Swansea | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Premier League | A Burnley | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Sep 24 | UEFA Europa League | A Real Betis | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 27 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Midtjylland | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 5 | Premier League | A Newcastle | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 18 | Premier League | H Chelsea | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Porto | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| Oct 26 | Premier League | A Bournemouth | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | Premier League | H Manchester United | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | A Sturm Graz | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Nov 9 | Premier League | H Leeds | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | Premier League | A Liverpool | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | H Malmo FF | 3-0 | Played | 16 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 30 | Premier League | H Brighton | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premier League | A Wolves | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premier League | A Everton | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | A Utrecht | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 14 | Premier League | H Tottenham | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 22 | Premier League | A Fulham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premier League | H Manchester City | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premier League | H Everton | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premier League | A Aston Villa | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 6 | Premier League | A West Ham | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | A Wrexham | 3-3 | Played | 75 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | A SC Braga | 0-1 | Played | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 25 | Premier League | A Brentford | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | H Ferencvarosi TC | 4-0 | Played | 66 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 1 | Premier League | H Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 6 | Premier League | A Leeds | 1-3 | Suspended | — | |||
| Feb 11 | Premier League | H Wolves | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Feb 19 | UEFA Europa League | A Fenerbahçe | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 22 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 26 | UEFA Europa League | H Fenerbahçe | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 1 | Premier League | A Brighton | 1-2 | Played | 56 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 4 | Premier League | A Manchester City | 2-2 | Played | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Midtjylland | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 15 | Premier League | H Fulham | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa League | A FC Midtjylland | 2-1 | Played | 59 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 22 | Premier League | A Tottenham | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 2 | 8.0 | |
| Apr 9 | UEFA Europa League | A FC Porto | 1-1 | Played | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 12 | Premier League | H Aston Villa | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Porto | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Apr 19 | Premier League | H Burnley | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Apr 24 | Premier League | A Sunderland | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 30 | UEFA Europa League | H Aston Villa | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 4 | Premier League | A Chelsea | 3-1 | Played | 46 | 6.5 | ||
| May 7 | UEFA Europa League | A Aston Villa | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 10 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 17 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| May 24 | Premier League | H Bournemouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 |