Sam Williams

Sam Williams
University of North Carolina Soccer v VCU
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Sam WilliamsUniversity of North Carolina Soccer v ETSUDorrance FieldChapel Hill, NCTuesday, September 13, 2022

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
162
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tenafly, N.J.
High School:
Tenafly

2024 - Junior Season
Appeared and started in all 18 contests during the season • Logged 1,591 minutes of game action on the field • Played the full 90 in 14 matches, including a season-high 110 minutes in the NCAA Tournament against Furman • Finished third on the Tar Heels with four goals during the campaign • Had a goal and an assist in the victory over ETSU • Dished out an assist in the ACC opening win at Duke on Sept. 13 • Had a goal each against Clemson, and in back-to-back matches versus William & Mary and Pitt • Earned All-ACC Third Team honors • A Third Team United Soccer Coaches All-South Region honoree • In the classroom, earned Academic All-District and All-America recognition • Earned All-ACC Academic Team honors

2023 - Sophomore Season
One of four Tar Heels to appear and start in all 22 contests • Ranked third on the team with 1,965 minutes logged on the field • Played the full 90 on 15 occasions during the season • Assisted on Martin Vician's game-winning goal in the NCAA Tournament Second Round victory over Memphis • Finished the year with 14 shots and two shots on goal • Recorded a shot on goal against East Tennessee State and the regular season matchup against Syracuse • Named to the ACC Preseason Watch List • Earned Third Team All-ACC honors • Collected United Soccer Coaches All-South Region recognition • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022 - Freshman Season
Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team • Appeared in 17 contests during his first season in Chapel Hill, earning 14 starts • First career start came against Florida International • Logged 1,262 minutes, including a full 90 minutes in four matches • Ranked fourth on the roster with two goals, six points and seven shots on goal as well as ranked third with two assists and 20 shots • Had his first career goal with a left-footed strike vs. ETSU which proved to be the game-winner • Also notched a goal in the fourth minute at William & Mary • Assisted Ernest Bawa’s goal at NC State for the first assist of his career • Also assisted Akeim Clarke’s goal at No. 18 Virginia • Had a game-high-tying four shots vs. VCU • Landed at No. 16 on Top Drawer Soccer’s DI Midseason Top 100 Freshmen List • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Was called up to the U.S. U19 Men's National Team training camp, one of only two players currently playing at the collegiate level.

Prep
Played club soccer with the New York Red Bulls under coaches Paul O'Donell, Jonathan Rhoades, John Wolyniec and Gary Lewis • Played over 2,000 minutes in the USL Championship with New York Red Bulls II, which is a record for an academy player • Had 36 appearances with the New York Red Bulls II, which was another record for an academy player.

Personal
Samuel Rowan Williams is the son of Elissa and John Williams • Goes by Sam • Older brother, Zach, played football in college • Also has two older sisters, Chloe and Alexandra • Birthday is March 18 • Born in Closter, New Jersey • Majoring in business • Chose UNC because it was the best place for his development.