Ghana forward Inaki Williams set for 350th appearance for Atletico Bilbao

Published on: 18 October 2022

Ghana forward Inaki Williams will reach a new milestone of his career when he features in Atletico Bilbao’s game against Getafe.

The forward will be making his 350th appearance for Bilbao on Tuesday night in the Spanish La Liga.

The 29-year-old become the third footballer in this current squad with the most games, trailing Muniain (508) and De Marcos (465) who also have played the most games for the club

Williams joined Athletic's Junior Honor in the 2012-2013 season from Pamplona and has established himself as a key cog to the club.

The Spanish-born becomes the 31st to reach 350 games with the red and white shirt.

He has played in 34 Cup games, 30 in the Europa League and 4 in the Super Cup, scoring a total of 78 goals in all of them.

In 2014-15, after scoring 11 goals in 15 games with the subsidiary, he made his debut under Ernesto Valverde on December 6, 2014, against Córdoba at San Mamés.

In January 2015, Williams definitively joined the first team and on February 19, against Torino on an Italian pitch, he made history by becoming the first black footballer to score a goal with Athletic.

He holds a record for consecutive games in the League: 242, which continues to get fatter and he has not been able to guess an ending.

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