Nico Williams
Nico Williams is Athletic Club and Spain’s winger, sharing a football journey shaped by Lezama, his brother Iñaki and title-winning nights with club and country.
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Nico’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- Spain’s 2026 World Cup win2026 · Assisted the winning goal in the final
Spain - EURO 2024 final2024 · Goalscorer and Player of the Match
UEFA - Athletic ClubAthletic’s Copa del Rey triumph2024 · Final Player of the Match
- WIN 20352025 · Athletic contract renewal film
Athletic Club - Rise Up: Nico Williams2025 · UEFA film and interview
UEFA
Overview
- Full name
- Nicholas Williams Arthuer
- Born
- 12 July 2002 · Pamplona (Iruñea), Navarra, Spain
- Club
- Athletic Club · Winger
- Academy
- Joined Lezama in 2013/14
- First-team debut
- 28 April 2021
- Breakout
- Copa del Rey winner and EURO final goalscorer in 2024
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Pamplona to Ghanaian parents, Nico grew up playing football with his older brother Iñaki. He joined Athletic’s Lezama academy at under-12 level in 2013/14, worked his way through the youth teams and made his first-team debut on 28 April 2021, aged 18.
The breakthrough.
In 2024, Nico helped Athletic end a 40-year wait for the Copa del Rey. He supplied Oihan Sancet’s equaliser in the final and was named its best player. That summer, he opened the scoring against England in Spain’s EURO final victory and earned UEFA’s Player of the Match award.
Home and the wider world.
His connection with Iñaki runs through his football and public story. UEFA’s Rise Up feature lets fans hear him describe their childhood games and what sharing the San Mamés pitch means to him. In July 2025 he committed to Athletic until 2035, and in July 2026 he assisted Spain’s winning goal in the World Cup final.
Creditschronological, newest first
Football
- 2026FIFA World CupSpain · Champion and final-winning assist
- 2024UEFA European ChampionshipSpain · Champion and final goalscorer
- 2024Copa del ReyAthletic Club · Champion and final assist
Film and campaigns
- 2025WIN 2035Featured in Athletic Club’s renewal announcement
- 2025UEFA Europa League Rise UpFeatured player and interviewee
Awards
Quotes
I work every day to be one of the best in my position.Nico Williams, UEFA
Speaking after winning Player of the Match in the EURO 2024 final on 14 July 2024.
Trivia
- Athletic WIN also stands for Williams, Iñaki, Nico.
- The mural scene for his WIN 2035 renewal film was shot at around 4 a.m. to keep the announcement secret.
- Iñaki encouraged him to practise with his left foot so it would become natural.
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