Their 2026 World Cup
🧤 In goal
Goalkeeping data derived from the matches he started (real scores and team saves). Penalty shootouts do not count as goals conceded.
Match by match
R. Williams played 3 matches for South Africa, starting every one. He was named player of the match once.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | vs Mexico 0-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Group A | vs South Korea 1-0 | Started, played the full match · ★ MVP |
| Round of 32 | vs Canada 0-1 | Started, played the full match |
Biography
Ronwen Hayden Williams (born 21 January 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and captains the South Africa national team. He was ranked the ninth best goalkeeper in the world at the 2024 Ballon d'Or awards.
Early career Williams spent part of his youth career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
SuperSport United Williams joined SuperSport United as a youth player in 2004. He made his debut in the CAF Champions League in January 2012 against Matlama FC, and in the PSL four months later against Free State Stars. He kept clean sheets in both games.
Mamelodi Sundowns On 21 July 2022, Williams signed with Mamelodi Sundowns after a 12-year career at SuperSport United. He made his debut in the 2022–23 opener against Cape Town City FC where he made a string of great saves and kept a clean sheet. He won the African Football League with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2023 where he made two important penalties saves one against Al Ahly and the other one against CA Petróleos Luanda.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Gadlee · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)