La Liga: Inaki Williams’ consecutive appearances streak ends

Williams missed Athletic Bilbao’s match against Celta Vigo on Sunday which brought an end to his 251-game streak.

Inaki Williams missed a La Liga match for Athletic Bilbao for the first time in seven years. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Athletic Bilbao player Inaki Williams missed the side’s La Liga match against Celta Vigo on Sunday which brought an end to his streak of 251 consecutive appearances in the Spanish league.

This was the first time in seven years that Williams missed a La Liga match for Bilbao. The last match Williams was not a part of the starting lineup was in April 2016 when Bilbao lost 0-1 to Atletico Madrid.

Williams was a part of the squad announced to face Celta Vigo. However, the team confirmed on social media platform Twitter that the striker was unavailable due to an injury after the starting lineup was released.

In 2022/23, Williams has made 18 appearances in La Liga and scored five goals and assisted one. Overall in 290 appearances in Spain’s top flight, Williams has scored 59 goals and assisted another 41.