Ryan Williams has scored two goals for India so far

Ryan Williams has scored two goals for the Indian national football team, most recently at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru in a 1-1 friendly draw with Panama on 25 September 2026. His first goal arrived on his India debut on 31 March 2026 in a 2-1 win over Hong Kong at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

Williams was born in Perth, Australia, to an English father and a mother of Anglo-Indian descent and comes from an athletic family; his maternal grandfather, Lincoln “Linky” Grostate, represented Bombay in the Santosh Trophy in the 1950s. A former Fulham & Leeds winger, he renounced his Australian passport and switched his allegiance to India during his time with Bengaluru FC. Ever since switching his allegiance to India, Ryan has been in red-hot form and has injected a different energy into the squad.

The first of Williams’ international goals came in the final group-stage fixture of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers on 31 March 2026. India were already out of the qualification race when the former Fulham & Leeds winger made his debut and scored in less than 240 seconds with a left-footed shot after a brilliant assist from Manvir Singh. Akash Mishra doubled the lead in the 50th minute before Everton Camargo pulled one back in the 65th, and India held on to win 2-1 in Kochi.

Williams’ second goal arrived in the opening fixture of India’s international window at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on 25 September 2026, against two-time FIFA World Cup participants Panama. The article noted Panama had recently rubbed shoulders with Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Luka Modric and the best players in the world in the FIFA World Cup 2026. A brilliant pass from Akash Mishra set up Williams, who made no mistake, and Omar Valencia equalised in the 68th minute as the game finished 1-1 in Bengaluru, described in the report as the Silicon Valley of India.

A social media post accompanying footage read: "Ryan Williams reflects on India’s performance and his goal against Panama. A special moment as Ryan found the net against Panama in a hard-fought 1-1 draw.#IndianFootball #INDPAN #RyanWilliams pic.twitter.com/DEDjOGtksr"

Williams has scored 2 goals for India so far, against Hong Kong and Panama. The debut goal came in the final group-stage fixture of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers when India were already out of the qualification race, and Williams currently plays for Bengaluru FC in the ISL.