Djair Parfitt-Williams
Djair Parfitt-Williams with West Ham United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Djair Terraii Parfitt-Williams
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ilves
Number 9
Youth career
2009 Elk Grove Everton
2010–2011 San Jose Earthquakes
2011–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 West Ham United 0 (0)
2018–2019 Rudar Velenje 21 (3)
2020–2022 Fylkir 34 (9)
2022 Dover Athletic 9 (0)
2022– Ilves 26 (6)
International career‡
2022– Bermuda 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:50, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Djair Terraii Parfitt-Williams (born 1 October 1996) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Ilves and the Bermuda national team.

Career

Youth

Parfitt-Williams was born in Hamilton, Bermuda and moved to California at the age of eight.[1] In 2009, he played for Elk Grove Everton FC in Sacramento, California and was selected to participate in a national youth tournament.[2]

West Ham United

Parfitt-Williams [3] joined West Ham after being scouted at age 14 in California while playing for MLS academy San Jose Earthquakes by former West Ham player Clyde Best.[4] On 2 July 2015, Parfitt[5] made his first team debut in a 3–0 home victory at the Boleyn Ground over Lusitans in the UEFA Europa League, replacing Mauro Zarate after 74 minutes.[6] He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad[7] for their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa at Villa Park on 26 December 2015, remaining as an unused substitute as they drew 1–1.[8][9] On 25 April 2016, he scored the 90th-minute winner in the U21 Premier League Cup final that West Ham won 1–0.[10] Coming off injury, Parfitt scored in the EFL Trophy match against the League One side Northampton Town, which finished 1–1 with West Ham winning on penalties.[11]

Rudar Velenje

In February 2018, Parfitt-Williams joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side Rudar Velenje.[12]

Ahead of the 2020 season, he joined Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over KA in July 2020.[13]

Dover Athletic

On 19 February 2022 Parfitt-Williams joined National League club Dover Athletic on non-contract terms.[14] On 25 April 2022, he was announced to have left the club.[15]

On 26 August 2022, Parfitt-Williams joined Veikkausliiga side Ilves on a deal until the end of the year with an option to extend for a further year.[16]

Personal life

On 22 June 2016, Parfitt-Williams was involved in a motorcycle accident during a visit to Bermuda where he suffered a bruised hip and road rash on both arms when the bike he was travelling on as a passenger collided with a car.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Stephen, Wright (18 October 2013). "Parfitt-Williams chooses US over Bermuda". The Royal Gazette. Hamilton, Bermuda. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "First day of pool play concludes". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Advanced Sports Media Group. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Djair Parfitt-Williams (Elk Grove Everton; Sacramento, Calif.)
  3. ↑ "3 Premier League starlets Aston Villa should look to bring in on loan in January | Football League World". Football League World. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Djair Parfitt-Williams | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Five of the best and brightest West Ham academy stars". Essex Live. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "74: West Ham 3–0 Lusitanos". 2 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "First Team | Stats | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. ↑ @WestHamUtd (26 December 2015). "SQUAD: Forward Djair Parfitt-Williams, 19, has travelled in our squad to Villa Park. He has the No40 shirt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Parfitt-Williams – It felt amazing | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kladivo zamenjal za kramp: Parfitt-Williams, član slovitega West Hama, novo sredino našel ob velenjskem jezeru". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Leikskýrsla: Fylkir - KA - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "NEW FORWARD FOR HESS". www.doverathletic.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "FORWARD MAKES CRABBLE EXIT". www.doverathletic.com. 25 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "DJAIR PARFITT-WILLIAMS ILVES-PAITAAN – "TUON OMALLA OSAAMISELLANI KAIVATTUJA ELEMENTTEJÄ JOUKKUEESEEN"" (in Finnish). Ilves (football). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Thompson, Colin (19 July 2016). "Parfitt-Williams fit after bike accident". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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