Last update 5 April, 2024 por Alberto Llopis
Iñaki Williams is one of the most promising players of the new batch of young footballers who come. The powerful forward, has burst into the lead of Athletic Bilbao in style, a breath of fresh air from this Basque native of Africa. But as usually happens in these cases, the arrival of Iñaki has behind a story of those that is worth knowing.
And it is that the story of Iñaki Williams (1994) starts in Liberia. The war and the instability of the country, led many residents of that country to seek asylum in Ghana. In a refugee camp in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, It was precisely where the parents of the now fashionable lion met. In a place two decades ago that was possibly closer to hell than heaven, love arose. Together, they embarked for the peninsula where they ended up in the Basque Country. It was precisely there that Iñaki was to be born, a Basque of African origin.
However, life in Europe wasn't going to be as easy as it seemed. The family moved to Pamplona, where the striker grew up and took his first steps as a player. Allí, his parents worked to get the forward forward. In fact, the father moved to London to work so he could continue raising his family and his mother, I worked in various jobs in Pamplona. Something that your child with his excellent progression is on the way to fix.
The Pamplona, club agreed with Athletic was where Williams began to demonstrate his skills as an excellent footballer. As was logical and despite having other offers, Iñaki left for Lezama at the 14 years where his career has led him to debut with the Athletic first squad jacket and also, debut as a scorer in Europe and the League. A career that has just begun but that points out very good manners. As in all these cases, from Hanged, We follow carefully.