Rhys Williams

What draws me to Rhys Williams is his quiet usefulness. Born in Perth and capped by Australia, he played nearly every outfield role for Middlesbrough, slotting in at centre back, defensive midfield or right back as needed. That kind of player rarely gets headlines, but I value him more than the showy ones. A 187 cm defender who happily plugs whatever gap the manager points to is the sort of teammate every dressing room secretly relies on. To me, Williams represents the unglamorous backbone of a squad, and I find a real dignity in that selfless adaptability.

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Name (English)

Rhys Williams

Name (Japanese)

リース・ウィリアムズ

Reading

りーす・うぃりあむず

Born

July 14, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

• Xhttps://x.com/rhysey14
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys%20Williams%20(soccer%2C%20born%201988)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248007

Tags

• Western Australia
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.