{{short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2002)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Andersen Williams | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|2002|4|2}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | position = Forward | currentclub = Calgary Wild FC | clubnumber = 29 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Calgary South West United SC | youthyears2 = 2017–2020 | youthclubs2 = Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | collegeyears1 = 2020–2024 | college1 = Texas A&M Aggies | collegecaps1 = 55 | collegegoals1 = 3 | years1 = 2023 | clubs1 = Calgary Foothills WFC |caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Calgary Wild FC |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Canada U17 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Canada U18 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2020 | nationalteam3 = Canada U20 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = October 12, 2025 | ntupdate = March 4, 2020 }}
'''Andersen Williams''' (born April 2, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.
==Early life== Williams began playing youth soccer with Calgary South West United SC at age six, also playing with the Whitecaps FC Alberta South Academy Centre, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2017.<ref name=canada /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/andersen-williams/|title=Andersen Williams Whitecaps profile|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref> In 2019, she received the Whitecaps Academy Most Promising Female Player award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/winners-announced-2019-whitecaps-fc-bmo-player-awards-ceremony|title=Winners announced for 2019 Whitecaps FC BMO Player Awards Ceremony|date=September 24, 2019|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref>
==College career== In 2020, Williams began attending Texas A&M University, where she played for the women's soccer team.<ref name=tam>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/andersen-williams/13827|title=Andersen Williams Texas A&M profile|work=Texas A&M Aggies}}</ref> After her second match in her freshman season, she suffered an torn ACL injury which kept her out for the remainder of the season,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/together-again-lonestar-state-caps-rex-texas-rivals|title=Together again in the Lonestar State: From 'Caps REX to Texas rivals|date=March 8, 2021|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref> as well as her entire sophomore season.<ref name=tam/> On September 16, 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 3-2 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2022/9/16/soccer-aggies-drop-sec-opener-vs-georgia-3-2|title=Aggies Drop SEC Opener vs. Georgia, 3-2|first=Thomas|last=Dick|date=September 16, 2022|work=Texas A&M Aggies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myaggienation.com/aggie_sports/soccer/two-acl-tears-makes-comeback-sweeter-for-texas-a-m-forward-andersen-williams/article_b362bb72-4f48-5c1d-9430-0da0c3d5db4f.html|title=Two ACL tears makes comeback sweeter for Texas A&M forward Andersen Williams|first=Travis|last=Brown|date=October 19, 2022|work=My Aggie Nation}}</ref> After returning to play for the 2022 season, she won the school's Aggie Comeback Award, after the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2023/4/24/aggies-celebrate-student-athletes-at-legacy-awards|title=Aggies Celebrate Student-Athletes at Legacy Awards|date=April 24, 2023|work=Texas A&M Aggies|first=Tyler|last=Pounds}}</ref> Ahead of the 2024 season, she was named co-captain of the team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calzada and Williams Named Captains for 2024|url=https://12thman.com/news/2024/2/6/soccer-calzada-and-williams-named-captains-for-2024|date=February 6, 2024|work=Texas A&M Aggies|first=Thomas|last=Dick}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myaggienation.com/aggie_sports/soccer/calzada-williams-named-a-m-soccer-teams-capains/article_9b557ab0-5166-5338-8e9d-c97fa2c36005.html|title=Calzada, Williams named A&M soccer team's capains|date=February 6, 2024|work=My Aggie Nation}}</ref> She also earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll three times.<ref name=tam />
==Club career== In 2023, Williams played with Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gofoothills.ca/uws-roster/|title=UWS Roster|work=Calgary Foothills FC}}</ref>
In September 2025, Williams signed a professional contract with Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calgarywildfc.com/news/local-talent-andersen-williams-and-goalkeeper-laurence-gladu-join-calgary-wild-fc|title=Local Talent Andersen Williams and Goalkeeper Laurence Gladu Join Calgary Wild FC|date=September 6, 2025|work=Calgary Wild FC}}</ref>
==International career== Williams debut in the Canada national program in March 2017, attending an identification camp.<ref name=canada /> She played with the Canada U17 team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica U17 on June 6, 2018, that qualified the team for the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-women-concacaf-u17-championship-1.4694906|title=Andersen Williams leads Canada into semifinals at women's U17 soccer championship|date=June 6, 2018|work=CBC Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/andersen-williams-scores-twice-canada-u-17s-2-1-win-over-costa-rica|title=Andersen Williams scores twice for Canada U-17s in 2-1 win over Costa Rica|date=June 6, 2018|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref> In the third-place match, she scored the winning goal in the 89th minute to defeat Haiti U17 2-1, that qualified the team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/u17womensworldcup/uruguay2018/news/andersen-williams-and-the-goal-that-sent-canada-to-the-world-cup|title=Andersen Williams and the goal that sent Canada to the World Cup|date=October 3, 2018|work=FIFA}}</ref> In 2019, she played with the Canada U18 team at a friendly tournament in England.<ref name=tam /> She played for the Canada U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.<ref name=canada />
==Personal life== Williams' aunt is former Canada water polo player Cora Campbell and her uncle is former Canadian football player Nigel Williams.<ref name=canada>{{Canada Soccer player|id=4467}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Calgary Wild FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Andersen}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from Calgary Category:Sportswomen from Alberta Category:Canadian women's soccer players Category:Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players Category:Calgary Foothills WFC players Category:Calgary Wild FC players Category:United Women's Soccer players Category:Northern Super League players Category:Canada women's youth international soccer players Category:Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Category:Women's association football forwards