Ethan Williams joins Cheltenham Town on loan

Ethan Williams has joined Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the 2024/25 season.

The young Manchester United forward scored the winning goal for our Under-18s in last May’s national league final at Stamford Bridge, having played a key role in the group’s unprecedented trio of trophies.

A stunner in Lithuania! Video

A stunner in Lithuania!

Check out this angle of Ethan Williams’s swerving strike in Lithuania for the U19s on Wednesday night…

Williams signed a professional contract at United in July 2024 and has since built on last season’s 26 goal contributions (17 goals, nine assists) across the Professional Development Phase (U17-U21).

After playing in the first-team’s pre-season fixture against Rosenborg in Norway, Ethan netted three times in our UEFA Youth League campaign, which ended in December with a narrow aggregate defeat to AZ Alkmaar.

His continued development has earned him a first temporary move, to the Robins, where he’ll aim to gain as much senior experience as possible. The Gloucestershire side are currently 13th in England’s fourth tier.

Congratulations on the move, Ethan, and good luck!

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