Nico Williams
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Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicholas Williams Arthuer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Pamplona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Osasuna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Basconia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bilbao Athletic | 24 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Athletic Bilbao | 151 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Spain U18 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U21 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:25, 8 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:29, 7 September 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas Williams Arthuer (born 12 July 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team. He is recognised for his speed and dribbling skills.
Joining Athletic Bilbao's youth academy in 2013, he was promoted to the reserve team in 2020 and to the first team a year later, becoming a teammate of elder brother Iñaki Williams, with both winning the 2023–24 Copa del Rey.
Williams debuted for Spain's senior side in 2022. He was a member of their 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024 squads, scoring and being named man of the match in the final of the latter, as Spain won the tournament.