My Take
Iñaki Williams might just be the most fascinating player in European football right now, and I genuinely mean that. Born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, he grew up qualifying for Athletic Club's notoriously strict Basque-only eligibility policy — a rare exception that says everything about how this city claimed him as its own. The guy put together 251 consecutive La Liga appearances, which is an outright record, and doing that as a forward who plays with full-throttle physicality makes it even more absurd — forwards get hurt, yet he just kept showing up. When he switched international allegiance to Ghana in 2022, it felt like a meaningful choice, not a convenience move, and watching him light up the AFCON stage was a different kind of thrill. Speed, power, that relentless engine — he's the kind of player who makes a game feel urgent the moment he touches the ball.
Overview
Iñaki Williams Arthuer (born 15 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, where he is captain, and the Ghana national team. Developed at Athletic Bilbao's academy, he has made over 500 first-team appearances for the club, including a La Liga record of 251 consecutive matches.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Iñaki Williams
- Name (Japanese)
- イニャキ・ウィリアムズ
- Reading
- いにゃき・うぃりあむず
- Born
- June 15, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.