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Kian Williams | #10<\/strong>
Position: F<\/strong>
Height: 6’0<\/strong>
Weight: 172<\/strong>
DOB: 7\/1\/00<\/strong>
Hometown: Leicester, England<\/strong>
Acquired: 1\/12\/26<\/strong>
Previous club: Valour FC (Canadian Premier League)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indy Eleven signed forward Kian Williams on Jan. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 25-year-old Williams played for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League in 2025.  The Leicester, England, native scored goals in back-to-back games mid-season, including one vs. the HFX Wanderers on his birthday on July 1.  In 11 matches with eight starts, the 6\u20190, 172-pound Williams recorded 14 shots, 14 fouls won, 12 tackles won, 29 duels won, three interceptions, and two chances created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023 for Valour he tied for the team lead in goals (4) and assists (5) in 23 games with 22 starts, transitioning to a striker role late in the season.  He finished the campaign with 18 chances created, 26 fouls won, 47 shots (17 on target), 15 tackles won, 74 recoveries, 68 duels won, 10 aerial duels won and nine interceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to his time in Canada, Williams played for Keflav\u00edk \u00cdF in the Icelandic second tier. He helped the club earn promotion to the top tier \u00darvalsdeild, recording 13 goals and seven assists in 64 appearances in all competitions from 2020-22.  Williams began his career in Iceland in 2019 for Magni Grenivik in the second tier, scoring five goals in 14 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A product of the Leicester City youth system from U10 through U23, Williams was loaned to Southern Football League Premier Division Central clubs Barwell in August of 2018 and Stratford Town in January of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams is the fourth English player on the 2026 Boys in Blue roster, joining returning veterans Jack Blake (Nottingham), Reice Charles-Cook (Lewisham), and Hayden White (Greenwich).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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