Neco Williams

Williams's current-season form is level with last season (Season 50→50), while his Rating held around 84. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Nottingham Forest · 15th	1	0	0	6.7	84	50
2025/26	Nottingham Forest · 16th	37	2	3	6.93	84	50
2024/25	Nottingham Forest · 7th	38	1	3	7	88	56
2023/24	Nottingham Forest · 17th	31	0	1	6.82	77	26
2022/23	Nottingham Forest · 16th	31	1	0	6.68	81	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 10 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	62	4
Wales U19	8	4

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerBall-winning Central midfielder

N. Williams is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Nottingham Forest, rated 83.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Williams.

On the season, Williams graded 56 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 3 assists and 4.492 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 50 → 50). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 83. At 25 Williams is in his prime years, and a market index of 111.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23

83.2

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

55.6

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

93.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.49

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.49

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 83.2 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.056

Assists / 900.084

Goal contribution / 900.14

Defensive actions / 904.492

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.197

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~111), then tapers with age. At 25, Williams sits on 111.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Williams's projected Rating — 83.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles96

Interceptions47

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards1

Transfer history

€20M total transfer fees · 3 moves

Nottingham ForestJul 2022 – now€ 20M

Liverpool(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

Fulham(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Liverpooluntil Jan 2022

About N. Williams

Neco Shay Williams is a 25-year-old central midfielder who plays for Nottingham Forest, born on April 13, 2001 in Wrexham, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Wales.

This season

In the current season, N. Williams has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Leeds (79 minutes, 7 rating)
August 22, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Leeds (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Williams at 83.2 with a Season form score of 55.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Championship and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, N. Williams has totalled 232 club appearances with 9 goals and 10 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Nottingham Forest.

N. Williams's career has also included time at Liverpool and Fulham.

On the international stage, N. Williams has represented Wales and Wales U19 — 70 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.