Djair Parfitt-Williams

Djair Parfitt-Williams

Djair Parfitt-Williams with West Ham United in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Djair Terraii Carl Parfitt-Williams
Date of birth	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Bermuda
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Makedonikos
Number	17
Youth career
2009	Elk Grove Everton
2010–2011	San Jose Earthquakes
2011–2015	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	West Ham United	0	(0)
2018–2019	Rudar Velenje	21	(3)
2020–2022	Fylkir	31	(7)
2022	Dover Athletic	9	(0)
2022–2023	Ilves	26	(6)
2024–	Makedonikos	3	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Bermuda	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:50, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Djair Terraii Carl Parfitt-Williams (born 1 October 1996) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club Makedonikos and the Bermuda national team.

Early years

Parfitt-Williams was born in Hamilton, Bermuda and moved to California at the age of eight. ^[1] In 2009, he played for Elk Grove Everton FC in Sacramento, California and was selected to participate in a national youth tournament. ^[2]

Career

West Ham United

Parfitt-Williams ^[3] joined West Ham United after being scouted at age 14 in California while playing for MLS academy San Jose Earthquakes by former West Ham player Clyde Best. ^[4] On 2 July 2015, Parfitt ^[5] made his first team debut in a 3–0 home victory at the Boleyn Ground over Lusitans in the UEFA Europa League, replacing Mauro Zarate after 74 minutes. ^[6] He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad ^[7] for their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa at Villa Park on 26 December 2015, remaining as an unused substitute as they drew 1–1. ^{[8] [9]} On 25 April 2016, he scored the 90th-minute winner in the U21 Premier League Cup final that West Ham won 1–0. ^[10] Coming off injury, Parfitt scored in the EFL Trophy match against the League One side Northampton Town, which finished 1–1 with West Ham winning on penalties. ^[11]

Rudar Velenje

In February 2018, Parfitt-Williams joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side Rudar Velenje. ^[12]

Fylkir

Ahead of the 2020 season, Parfitt-Williams joined Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over KA in July 2020. ^[13]

Dover Athletic

On 19 February 2022 Parfitt-Williams joined National League club Dover Athletic on non-contract terms. ^[14] On 25 April 2022, he was announced to have left the club. ^[15]

Ilves

On 26 August 2022, Parfitt-Williams joined Veikkausliiga side Ilves on a deal until the end of the year with an option to extend for a further year. ^{[16] [17]}

Makedonikos

On 18 January 2024, Parfitt-Williams signed with Makedonikos in Super League Greece 2. ^[18]

International career

On 4 June 2022, Parfitt-Williams make his international debut for Bermuda in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B match against Haiti.

On 17 November 2023, he scored his first international goal against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

On 22 March 2024, Parfitt-Williams scored his second goal for Bermuda during the 2024 FIFA Series tournament against Brunei.

Personal life

On 22 June 2016, Parfitt-Williams was involved in a motorcycle accident during a visit to Bermuda where he suffered a bruised hip and road rash on both arms when the bike he was travelling on as a passenger collided with a car. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2024 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United	2015–16	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	2016–17	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Rudar Velenje	2017–18	Prva Liga	17	3	0	0	—		—		17	3
	2018–19	Prva Liga	4	0	0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	8	1
	Total		21	3	0	0	0	0	4	1	25	4
Fylkir	2020	Besta deild karla	18	2	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		20	2
	2021	Besta deild karla	13	5	1	2	0	0	—		14	7
	Total		31	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	34	9
Dover Athletic	2021–22	National League	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		9	0
Ilves	2022	Veikkausliiga	6	1	0	0	0	0	—		6	1
	2023	Veikkausliiga	20	5	3	2	5 [lower-alpha 4]	2	—		28	9
	Total		26	6	3	2	5	2	0	0	34	10
Makedonikos	2023–24	Super League Greece 2	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			90	16	5	4	6	2	6	1	107	23

1. Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup, Suomen Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Includes Icelandic League Cup
4. Includes Finnish League Cup

International

Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mendes goal.

List of international goals scored by Ryan Mendes ^[21]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2023	Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–1	3–1	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
2	21 March 2024	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Brunei	2–0	2–0	2024 FIFA Series

References

1. Stephen, Wright (18 October 2013). "Parfitt-Williams chooses US over Bermuda". The Royal Gazette . Hamilton, Bermuda . Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. "First day of pool play concludes". TopDrawerSoccer.com . Advanced Sports Media Group. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Djair Parfitt-Williams (Elk Grove Everton; Sacramento, Calif.)
3. "3 Premier League starlets Aston Villa should look to bring in on loan in January | Football League World". Football League World. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
4. "Djair Parfitt-Williams | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
5. "Five of the best and brightest West Ham academy stars". Essex Live. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
6. "74: West Ham 3–0 Lusitanos". 2 July 2015.
7. "First Team | Stats | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
8. "Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
9. @WestHamUtd (26 December 2015). "SQUAD: Forward Djair Parfitt-Williams, 19, has travelled in our squad to Villa Park. He has the No40 shirt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Parfitt-Williams – It felt amazing | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
11. "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
12. "Kladivo zamenjal za kramp: Parfitt-Williams, član slovitega West Hama, novo sredino našel ob velenjskem jezeru". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
13. "Leikskýrsla: Fylkir - KA - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
14. "NEW FORWARD FOR HESS". www.doverathletic.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
15. "FORWARD MAKES CRABBLE EXIT". www.doverathletic.com. 25 April 2022.
16. "DJAIR PARFITT-WILLIAMS ILVES-PAITAAN – "TUON OMALLA OSAAMISELLANI KAIVATTUJA ELEMENTTEJÄ JOUKKUEESEEN"" (in Finnish). Ilves (football). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
17. DJAIR PARFITT-WILLIAMS JATKAA URAANSA MUUALLA – THANK YOU DJAIR!, ilvesedustus.fi
18. Μακεδονικός: Υπέγραψε ο Ντζάιρ Πάρφιτ Γουίλιαμς, metrosport.gr
19. Thompson, Colin (19 July 2016). "Parfitt-Williams fit after bike accident". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
20. Djair Parfitt-Williams, soccerway.com
21. Djair Parfitt-Williams at FootballDatabase.eu

External links

• Djair Parfitt-Williams at Soccerbase