Lydia Williams

Biography

Debut: 28-Jul-2005 v Korea Republic (in Jeonju) Asia Tour (L0-3) age 17

Caps (Goals): 88(0)

Major Tournaments: 2006 AFC Asian Cup (Australia), 2007 FIFA World Cup squad, 2008 AFC Asian Cup (Vietnam), 2010 AFC Asian Cup (China), 2011 FIFA World Cup (Germany), 2014 AFC Asian Cup (Vietnam), 2015 FIFA World Cup (Canada), 2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro), 2018 AFC Asian Cup (Jordan), 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (France)

Current Club: Arsenal FC

Previous Clubs: Canberra United, Melbourne City, Chicago Red Stars, Pitea, Western New York Flash, Houston Dash, Seattle Reign

Olympic Qualifying (Women) 2020

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Lydia Williams in training during Netherlands camp

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Lydia Williams reveals the Westfield Matildas' advantage

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Matildas Abroad: another hat trick for captain Kerr

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Matildas Abroad: Aussie derby in FA WSL

It's a jampacked weekend of football across Europe and the Westfield Matildas are in the thick of the action at their respective clubs. England Arsenal will look to continue their winning form as they take on Birmingham City.

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Watch: Rapid fire questions with Lydia Williams and Mat Ryan

Watch here as Arsenal FC's pair of Australian goalkeepers Lydia Williams and Mat Ryan caught up to participate in an entertaining round of rapid fire questions! The Westfield Matildas and Socceroos shotstoppers put each other on the spot with a wide range of topics, from initi

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Goal!!!: Lydia Williams to release second book

Westfield Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams is set to release her second children's book in June this year. ... Following on from the success of Saved!!! which cam out in July 2019, Williams and illustrator Lucinda Gifford have teamed up again for Goal!!!... The b

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Matildas Abroad: frozen pitches halt matches but Kerr still red hot

Another weekend of Westfield Matildas abroad action saw the weather wreak havoc on fixtures. ... Frozen pitches and icy temperatures meant there was no football for the Westfield Matildas in the Netherlands and a number of games were postponed in the FA WSL.

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Matildas Abroad Preview: Kerr stunner, French and Dutch Cups return

Sam Kerr helps Chelsea regain top spot in the FA Women's Super League, while knockout football finally returns as the Netherlands resume competition....nd Chelsea FC have returned to the top of the FA WSL after a resounding 4-0 victory away at Aston Villa.

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Best performing Westfield Matildas in 2020

Given the time of year we thought it would be best to see how our Westfield Matildas performed throughout 2020. There are plenty of positive to report on across the board for the Westfield Matildas in 2020 with a raft of Aussies flying the flag across Europe. Beginning with

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“It’s a little different this year”: Westfield Matildas share their Christmas traditions

For many of our Westfield Matildas, Christmas in 2020 will look a whole lot different to usual. As we approach Christmas Day, Arsenal FC teammates Steph Catley and Lydia Williams are preparing to celebrate the holiday away from those they love, in London. For Williams, the

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Matildas Abroad: From the Westfield W-League to the world

The Westfield W-League is a league filled to the brim with emerging and established talent.

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Matildas Abroad: FA WSL Round 8 Talking Points

The return of the FA WSL saw our Westfield Matildas return to their clubs and continue to play their parts. Here are three talking points from Round 8. Kerrby strikes again Chelsea has turned Kingsmeadow into a fortress, recording a 3-2 win over West Ham.