Meet Inaki and Nico Williams' Parents: Felix Williams
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Their parents, Felix Williams and María Arthuer, originally from Ghana, embarked on a brave journey across the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea to find a better life in Spain, eventually settling in Pamplona, where Nico was born.
Inaki Williams: 10 interesting facts about Williams’ family (Nico ...
WEBMay 21, 2023 · Maria Arthuer is the mother of both Inaki and Nico Williams, both children which she had with their father Felix Williams. Maria and Felix both migrated from Ghana to Spain out of desperation through the Sahara Desert where they were abandoned.
Meet Spain hero Nico Williams, whose dad worked on turnstiles …
WEBJul 12, 2024 · IF Spain’s Nico Williams wins the Euros tomorrow, he will dedicate it to his dad who used to man the turnstiles at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge. The Athletic Bilbao winger — one of breakout stars of the tournament — says he owes his success to his parents Felix and Maria who arrived in Spain as refugees in 1994. 10.
Nico Williams - Wikipedia
WEBWilliams was born in Pamplona to Ghanaian parents, who travelled across the Sahara Desert to reach Melilla, a Spanish city in Northern Africa. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] His parents had been advised by an unidentified lawyer to claim to be from a war-torn country, namely Liberia where a civil war was occurring, when they first entered Spain.
Inaki and Nico Williams: Two brothers, one club and a 40-year wait
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Inaki, 29, was not the first player of African heritage to represent the club - that was Jonas Ramalho, son of an Angolan father and Basque mother, in 2011 - but he is the first black player to...
Family of Nico Williams: All you need to know - EssentiallySports
WEBJun 16, 2024 · Nico’s father Felix worked in agriculture and construction to provide food for the family. In addition, his mother also had to share the burden of keeping the regular life going.
Williams brothers set to complete remarkable family journey at ... - FIFA
WEBNov 10, 2022 · In many ways he acted as much of a father to Nico as a brother. In 2013 Inaki signed for Athletic and Nico, then aged 11, followed him and joined the club's youth set-up.
Meet the Former Priest Behind Soccer Stars Iñaki and Nico Williams ...
WEBJul 13, 2024 · Mardones took swift action, securing the parents’ release from jail and helping the family settle in Spain. This intervention proved to be a turning point in their lives, paving the way for Nico and his younger brother, Iñaki Williams, to rise as soccer stars.
Nico lives the Williams dream in Spain’s record Euros triumph
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The parents of Nico Williams, Spain's goal scorer in the Euro 2024 final, migrated in distressing circumstances from Ghana, for whom his elder brother plays international football.
Athletic Bilbao: Inaki and Nico Williams inspiring each other
WEBApr 8, 2022 · Nico states that Inaki has been like a father to him, and since they started playing together for Athletic's first team, a few incidents have shown they are more than ordinary team-mates.