Jessica Williams (footballer) explained

Jessica Lemique Williams (born 2 December 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sasol Women's League club Badgers and the South Africa women's national team.

She previously played for Spurs W.F.C and currently plays for Sasol Women's League side Badgers.^[1]

International career

She competed for the South Africa women's U/20 in 2017 against Burundi.^[2]

She received her first call up for the women's senior team in 2019 against Jamaica.^[3] Williams competed for the senior women's national team at the 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship where she kept a clean sheet against Namibia.^{[4] [5] [6]}

She scored her first international goal when she converted a free-kick against Eswatini in a 3-0 win.^{[7] [8]}

International clean sheets

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	22 October 2024			1–0	2024 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.	25 October 2024			3–0
3.	28 October 2024			8–1

International goals

Notes and References

1. Web site: SAFA . 2020-03-03 . Banyana Banyana to Face Lesotho, Ellis Makes Several Changes . 2024-10-23 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
2. Web site: Berman . Alon . 2017-11-05 . Burundi setback for Basetsana . 2024-10-23 . TeamSA . en-ZA.
3. Web site: 2024-10-23 . PressReader.
4. Web site: 2024-10-08 . Khumalo to lead 2024 COSAFA Women's Championships team - SAFA.net . 2024-10-23 . en-US.
5. Web site: Pillay . Alicia . 2024-10-23 . South Africa Gets COSAFA Women's Championship off to a Winning Start . 2024-10-23 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
6. Web site: 2024-10-26 . Williams happy to be back on the Banyana radar - SAFA.net . 2024-10-27 . en-US.
7. Web site: 2024-10-25 . WATCH: Goalkeeper Williams scores sensational free-kick for South Africa and Banyana Banyana succumb to heavy Denmark defeat Goal.com South Africa . 2024-10-27 . www.goal.com . en-ZA.
8. Web site: 2024-10-28 . Banyana Banyana goalkeeper surprised by the attention her freekick is getting soccer . 2024-10-30 . SABC . en.