page_title: Lydia Williams
section_title: Club career
hierarchical_section_title: Lydia Williams / Club career
caption_attribution_description: English: Lydia Williams playing for Canberra United in the 2009 Australian W-League.
context_page_description: Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal and the Australia women's national soccer team.
context_section_description: After playing junior football for Tuggeranong and Woden in the Australian Capital Territory, Williams joined the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program. She joined Australian W-League team Canberra United in 2008.
  In 2014, following a season-ending injury to Adrianna Franch, the Western New York Flash signed Williams to be their starting goalkeeper. She started 14 games in goal for the Western New York Flash.  She recorded two shutouts in 2014 prior to tearing her ACL while participating in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup with the Australian Women's National Team, an injury that ended her NWSL season. In September 2014, Williams was waived by Flash and was selected by Washington Spirit for the 2015 season. She was not on the roster for the Washington Spirit at the start of the season.
  In January 2016, Williams was signed by the Houston Dash. On 15 October 2016, she signed a season-long loan with Melbourne City. On 31 August 2017 the Houston Dash completed a trade that sent Williams to Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL, in exchange for a 2018 2nd-round draft pick.
  In October 2017, Williams commenced pre-season training with Melbourne City, re-signing with them for the 2017–18 W-League season.
  After another season with Reign FC, Williams signed with Melbourne City again for the 2019–2020 season.
caption: Williams playing Canberra United in 2009
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