Mark Williams (South African soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Frank Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1988 | Clarewood AFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Jomo Cosmos | 28 | (22) |
| 1991 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | (5) |
| 1992 | Hellenic FC | 19 | (6) |
| 1993 | Cape Town Spurs | 5 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | RWD Molenbeek | 61 | (17) |
| 1995–1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | (0) |
| 1996 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Kaizer Chiefs F.C. | 17 | (8) |
| 1997 | Guangdong Hongyuan F.C. | 20 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Qiánwéi Huándǎo | 50 | (36) |
| 2001 | Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili | 20 | (19) |
| 2002 | Qingdao Hademen | 14 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Moroka Swallows | 8 | (2) |
| 2003 | Brunei | 6 | (5) |
| Total | 283 | (107) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1997 | South Africa | 23 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mark Williams (born 11 August 1966) is a South African former international footballer who played as a forward for many clubs throughout his career, including Corinthians (Brazil), Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Chongqing Lifan (China), Qingdao Zhongneng (China) and RWDM (Belgium). At Wolves he scored once; his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1995. Internationally he is predominantly remembered for being in the squad that played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations where he was the joint second scorer with 4 goals, and scored both goals in the final after coming on as a substitute, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2–0 to win the cup for the first time. When he retired he would have played for the South Africa national football team 23 times, scoring 8 goals. As of December 2006 he is playing for South African Beach Soccer team.