Inaki Williams passed an incredible appearance milestone for Athletic Club this past weekend after being named in the starting XI for Sunday’s LaLiga game against Celta Vigo.
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With his place on the teamsheet confirmed for the fixture, the winger officially passed the six-year mark since he last missed a league match for Los Leones, and he extended his own Spanish top-flight record of consecutive games to 224.
That’s a full 2,191 days without skipping a single LaLiga game through injury, suspension or non-selection — a phenomenal achievement for any player, but especially for an attacker.
Unfortunately he was unable to crown his momentous appearance with a victory to fit as his team fell to a 2-0 home defeat to Celta at San Mames which included a ridiculous long-range strike from Fran Beltran (stream the replay on ESPN+ in the U.S.).
Inaki Williams has now played in every LaLiga game for the past SIX YEARS! 🤯
224 games in a row. Never injured. Never suspended. Never left out.
He needs to be studied 💪 pic.twitter.com/angKqgLCL7
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 17, 2022
Williams has been the proud owner of the record for consecutive appearances made in LaLiga since he registered No. 203 in October, having started his Herculean run on April 20, 2016 with a 1-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid.
His achievement is made all the more noteworthy by the fact that he’s still only 27 years old, meaning he hasn’t missed a single league game for Bilbao since he turned 21 during his first full season as part of the first-team squad at the Basque club.
2⃣0⃣3⃣ 𝗜 𝗡̃ 𝗔 𝗞 𝗜 𝗪 𝗜 𝗟 𝗟 𝗜 𝗔 𝗠 𝗦 @Williaaams45 has become the player with most consecutive @LaLigaEN appearances in the competition’s history.
🔗 https://t.co/fpRXLb4l0J#AthleticAlavés #Williams203 🦁 pic.twitter.com/1IO0XHphcI
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) October 1, 2021
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