Athletico Bilbao

Ghana international, Inaki Williams impressed with his performance for Athletic Club on Thursday, January 30, 2025, helping the team to thump Viktoria Plzen 3-1 in the Europa League. The forward started for his team on the night and assisted his younger brother Nico Williams in the 25th minute to give the hosts the lead. That combination by the Williams brothers inspired Athletic Club to a delightful victory to end the league phase of the new-look Europa League competition on a high. While that goal was the only one in the first half, goals from Yeray Alvarez and Javier Marton in…

Athletic Bilbao head coach Ernesto Valverde has described Ghana forward Inaki Williams’ work rate as “valuable” to the team. He said this in a post-game interview after Bilbao secured a 3-2 win over La Liga’s second ranked team, Girona. Despite his fine form for the Spanish side, Williams has largely struggled to shine for Ghana’s Black Stars and those struggles showed up in his debut campaign at the 2023 AFCON in Cote D’Ivoire. Speaking on Williams’ form for Bilbao in comparison to Williams’s form for Ghana’s National Men’s Football Team, Valverde said, “He is a player who makes more intense…