Iñaki Williams
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Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Iñaki Williams Arthuer | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Natación Pamplona | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Pamplona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Basconia | 18 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Bilbao Athletic | 32 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Athletic Bilbao | 397 | (84) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Spain U21 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Spain | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Basque Country | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Ghana | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:15, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 8 September 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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 made over 500 first-team appearances for the club, including a La Liga record of 251 consecutive matches. He scored the winning goal of the 2020–21 Supercopa de España, and also won the 2023–24 Copa del Rey.
Born in Spain to Ghanaian parents, Williams made one appearance for the Spain national team in 2016. In 2022, he chose to represent Ghana at international level, and was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. His younger brother Nico also plays for Athletic Bilbao, and for Spain.