Samantha Williams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Magdalena Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2001 (age 23–24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Torrance, California, U.S.[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HB Køge | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Coast FC | |||
| 2016–2020 | SoCal Blues | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Stanford Cardinal | 85 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | HB Køge | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:50, August 5, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samantha Magdalena Williams (born 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-Liga club HB Køge. She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.
Early life
Williams was born in Torrance, California, as one of three children born to David and Caroline Williams.[3] She grew up in Laguna Beach, where she started playing club soccer for West Coast FC.[2] Williams later joined the SoCal Blues, where she contributed[4] to 4 ECNL national championships.[3] She also had experience with multiple Olympic Development Program teams.[2]
A student at JSerra Catholic High School, Williams played for the school's soccer team and stepped into the striker role vacated by graduate Izzy D'Aquila.[5] Despite missing a portion of her sophomore season due to a knee fracture and concussion, Williams managed to win two team MVP awards and earn recognition as a 2019 Allstate All-American.[3] She also helped JSerra win three CIF State titles and two league titles.[3] Williams had a particularly successful senior year, recording 17 goals and 12 assists;[6] the Orange County Register later named her its girls soccer player of the year.[5]
College career
Williams played five seasons for the Stanford Cardinal. She kicked off her collegiate career on a positive note, leading Stanford in goal contributions, becoming one of the team's top scorers, and landing a spot on the All Pac-12 Freshman team.[3] Her first college goal came on February 28, 2021, in a 2–1 loss to Oregon State.[7] Over her next four years at Stanford, Williams made 71 additional appearances and also scored 10 times.[3] The bulk of her offensive production occurred in her junior year, in which she netted a career-high 7 goals and registered a team-high 6 assists. 2 of those goals and 3 of the assists all took place in a particularly auspicious 4-match run near the end of conference play.[3] Her goal against Cal on November 4, 2022 helped secure the Cardinal's spot in the 2022 NCAA tournament.[8] During the tournament, Stanford were able to reach the championship match, but they were defeated by Florida State.[9] In her fifth year, Williams contributed to yet another strong college cup run, but Stanford were eliminated in the semifinals this time.[10]
Club career
After playing for Stanford, Williams joined the Kansas City Current II squad that competed at the Soccer Tournament 2025.[11][12] She then signed her first professional contract with Danish club HB Køge on July 24, 2025.[11] Her move to Køge bolstered a strong American contingent within the squad, which included her former Stanford and Current II teammate Avani Brandt.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of August 3, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HB Køge | 2025–26 | A-Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Honors
Stanford Cardinal
- Pac-12 Conference: 2022
Individual
- Pac-12 all-freshman team: 2020
References
- ^ "Stanford University Commencement Bulletin 2025" (PDF). Stanford University. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Teen Drives for Soccer's Top Squad". Laguna Beach Independent. March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Samantha Williams - Women's Soccer 2020". Stanford Cardinal. Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "Players That Impressed: June-July 2016". SoccerWire. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Albano, Dan (March 27, 2020). "Orange County girls soccer player of the year: Samantha Williams, JSerra". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "Premier award finalists revealed for USA TODAY High School Sports Awards in Los Angeles". USA Today. May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ Ruzekowicz, Jenna (February 28, 2021). "Oregon State drops women's soccer to 0-2 in Pac-12 play". Stanford Daily. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "Stanford women's soccer clinches spot in NCAA tournament, following Southern Cal's upset over No. 1 UCLA". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ "Undefeated FSU wins Women's College Cup final". ESPN. December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ "Run Ends in Semifinal". Stanford Cardinals. December 7, 2024. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Gøttsche, Sebastian (July 24, 2025). "HB Køge henter amerikansk offensivspiller" [HB Køge signs American offensive player]. HB Køge (in Danish). Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ "Kansas City Current II Set to Compete at The Soccer Tournament". Kansas City Current. June 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ Dalsgaard, Rudi (July 16, 2025). "Nyt navn støder til storsatsende klub" [New name joins ambitious club]. Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved August 5, 2025.