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Eryk Williamson

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Born
1997 (27 years old)

Birth Place

Alexandria, USA

Position
Midfielder

Status
Active

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Team Number
19

Height
1.75 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight
77 kg

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Team
Portland Timbers

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League
American Major League Soccer

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Eryk Tyrek Williamson (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer and the United States national team.

College
Williamson attended the University of Maryland, where he played in the 2015–2017 seasons, appearing in 58 matches and scoring 14 goals. In 2017, he was awarded the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and was a member of the All-Big Ten First Team.

Career
Williamson was a member of the D.C. United Academy, and therefore not eligible for the MLS SuperDraft, before being traded to the Portland Timbers in January 2018. Williamson was linked with a move to Schalke in early 2018, but Schalke never made an offer. He made his professional debut as a member of Portland Timbers 2 on April 4, 2018 against Tulsa, and scored his first goal on May 12 of that year against Tacoma.

He made his debut for the Timbers senior team as a substitute on June 2, 2018 against the Los Angeles Galaxy, earned his first start on June 26, 2019 against Montreal, and scored his first goal on September 20, 2020 against Seattle. Williamson was a key member of the Timbers team that won the MLS is Back tournament in 2020.

International
Williamson appeared for the United States U-20 team 20 times in 2017, including 5 appearances at the U-20 World Cup and 6 at the U-20 CONCACAF Championship (which the US won), and played for the U-23 team once in 2019.

He made his debut for the senior US national team on July 11, 2021 in a Gold Cup game against Haiti.

Personal
Williamson is the cousin of the singer, actress, and producer Queen Latifah.

Season Stats
8 appearances in the current 2024 Season
2 goals scored in the current 2024 Season