Will Fish
.jpg) Will Fish in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Thomas Fish[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Stockport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hibernian (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hibernian (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 58 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
William Thomas Fish (born 17 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
A graduate of Manchester United's youth system, Fish made his first-team debut for the club in a Premier League game in May 2021. He had a loan spell at Stockport County during the 2021–22 season, and was loaned twice to Hibernian.
Fish has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Club career
[edit]Fish made his professional debut for Manchester United on 23 May 2021 in their final game of the 2020–21 Premier League season against Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Daniel James in a 2–1 win.[3][4]
On 23 July 2021, Stockport County signed Fish on a season-long loan.[5] On 7 January 2022, Manchester United announced that he had been recalled from Stockport.[6]
On 1 September 2022, Fish joined Hibernian on a season-long loan.[7] He made his debut for Hibernian in a 1–0 defeat to Dundee United on 11 October 2022.[8] Fish played regularly for Hibs during the second half of the 2022–23 season. After playing for Manchester United in pre-season matches during July 2023, Fish rejoined Hibernian on loan for the 2023–24 season.[9]
On 23 August 2024, Fish left Manchester United and joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City on a four-year deal.[10] He scored his first goal for The Bluebirds on 28 October 2025, the winner in a 2–1 victory at Wrexham in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.[11]
International career
[edit]Fish has played youth international football for England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[12]
In October 2019, Fish scored for the England under-17 team in a defeat against Germany.[13]
On 2 September 2021, Fish made his debut for the England under-19 team during a 2–0 victory over Italy at St. George's Park.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 November 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2020–21[16] | — | — | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Manchester United | 2020–21[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2021–22[17] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2022–23[18] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2023–24[19] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |
| Cardiff City | 2024–25[20] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025–26[21] | EFL League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Will Fish". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ↑ Rose, Gary (23 May 2021). "Wolves 1-2 Manchester United: Nuno Espirito Santo beaten in final game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Bray, Joe (24 May 2021). "Will Fish names his Manchester United target for next season". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "County net Fish on loan". stockportcounty.com. Stockport County. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fish returns from Stockport loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Will Fish Signs On Loan!". Hibernian FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ Adams, Stanley (12 October 2022). "Manchester United youngster Will Fish makes Hibernian debut". UK Daily News. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "Will Fish: Manchester Utd centre-half returns to Hibernian on loan". BBC Sport. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Will Fish joins Cardiff City from Manchester United". Cardiff City. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ Mitchelmore, Ian (28 October 2025). "Wrexham 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "Will Fish Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "A late debut goal from Will Fish wasn't enough to secure a draw for the young lions". The Football Association. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ William Fish at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Will Fish in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Games played by Will Fish in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Games played by Will Fish in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Games played by Will Fish in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Fish in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Fish in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Manchester United F.C. website
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