Daniel Williams (footballer)

Daniel (Danny ) Williams ( born March 8, 1989 in Karlsruhe ) is a German -American soccer player in the service of the English second division Reading FC and the U.S. national team.

Career

In the club

He grew up in the Karlsruhe district Hagsfeld and started three years at the Bambinis of Karlsruher SC. Later he moved to SC Freiburg, with its A-Juniors he the German A- Junior Championship won with a 2-0 victory against VfL Wolfsburg in 2008. In the summer of the same year he joined the Regional Reserve of SC Freiburg. The two-footed defensive midfielder was used in the SC on the right-back and in central defense. In the Regionalliga Süd he came 60 times for the second team of the sports clubs to use, scoring four goals. His Bundesliga debut Williams ( 19th Round ) on 22 January 2010 in the 0-1 defeat at home to VfB Stuttgart.

In the summer 2011, he moved to league rivals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

In the summer of 2013 Williams left the TSG and moved to Reading FC in the second English league. In the Premier League relegation he signed a four year contract.

National

His only international appearances graduated from Williams for the U-15 national team. The U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann called Daniel Williams on September 29, 2011 for two international matches against the selection of Honduras and Ecuador for the first time in the squad of the national team of the United States. On October 8, 2011 Williams made ​​his debut against Honduras in Miami for Soccer Boys.

Others

Williams is the son of a U.S. American father and a German. The parents were married at the time when his father was stationed with the U.S. Army in Heidelberg. Williams has a right to both nationalities, had until September 2011 but only a German passport.