Ro-shaun Williams: Larne sign former Manchester United and England youth player
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Ro-shaun Williams made over 100 appearances for Shrewsbury Town in two years at the League One club
Premiership champions Larne have signed former Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town and Doncaster Rovers defender Ro-shaun Williams.
The 25-year-old started his career at Old Trafford and played for England at U17, U18 and U19 level.
He fills the central defensive void in the squad left by Craig Farquhar's move to Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
"I wanted a different challenge and it gives me a chance to try something new," said Williams.
Williams spent 11 years at Old Trafford before joining Shrewsbury Town in 2019 and making almost 100 appearances for the League One club.
He signed for Doncaster Rovers in the summer of 2021 and played for the South Yorkshire club for two years.
Williams joins a Larne side fresh off a fourth straight Co Antrim Shield success and five points behind Premiership leaders Linfield.
"I've played a lot of games in England at different levels and I'm hopeful of adding that experience to the team when I get my chance here," Williams told the club website.
"I feel like the players have been in a winning environment for the last 18 months or so and I'm looking forward to coming into that. When you're winning in football you're happy, so I'm hopeful it will be easy for me to settle in.
"There are a lot of important games to play before the end of the season, so hopefully I can play my part."
Larne boss Tiernan Lynch is delighted to have Williams in his Inver Park squad.
He said: "Ro-shaun is a great addition to strengthen our squad - with Craig Farquhar moving on we wanted to add a quality addition in the defensive area of our squad and we're confident we have done that.
"Having not had competitive football in a while we will work with Ro-shaun to get him up to speed and ready for match action."