Dejon Noel-Williams

Dejon Noel-Williams
Personal information
Full name Dejon Noel-Williams[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Bedford Town
Youth career
2013–2016 Watford
2016–2017 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Oxford United 0 (0)
2017 → Aylesbury United (loan) 2 (1)
2018 → North Leigh (loan) 4 (2)
2019 → Chesham United (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Slough Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 8 (2)
2019–2020 Wealdstone 6 (3)
2019 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 3 (1)
2020 Billericay Town 8 (1)
2020–2021 Guadalajara 2 (0)
2021 Hemel Hempstead Town 2 (0)
2021–2022 Gloucester City 9 (0)
2022 Braintree Town 16 (0)
2022–2023 Potters Bar Town 18 (6)
2023–2024 Cheshunt 7 (2)
2024– Bedford Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Grenada 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:56, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Dejon Noel-Williams (born 22 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Bedford Town. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.

Professional career

A youth product of Watford and Oxford United, Noel-Williams spent his early career on various loans to lower league sides. He had stints on loan at Aylesbury United, North Leigh, Chesham United, Slough Town, Gloucester City, and Hayes & Yeading.[3][4] On 7 June 2019, left Oxford United and signed a contract with Wealdstone.[5] He transferred to Billericay Town on 3 January 2020.[6] He moved to Spain on 27 November 2020, where he signed with Guadalajara.[7] In August 2021, Noel-Williams returned to English football, signing for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.[8] He only played two games for the Tudors, before he was on the move again, transferring to National League North side Gloucester City in October 2021, having previously had a loan spell for the club in 2019.[9]

On 4 February 2022, Noel-Williams joined Braintree Town.[10]

On 18 July 2022, following a short spell with Braintree, Noel-Williams made the switch to Potters Bar Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[11] In May 2023, he signed for recently relegated Isthmian Premier Division club Cheshunt.[12]

In June 2024, Noel-Williams joined Southern Premier Division Central club Bedford Town.[13]

International career

Born in England, Noel-Williams is of Grenadian descent. He was called up to represent the Grenada national football team for matches in June 2021.[14] He debuted for Grenada in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification defeat to Antigua and Barbuda on 4 June 2021.[15]

Personal life

Noel-Williams is the son of the football manager and former footballer Gifton Noel-Williams.[16]

On 3 June 2025, he was announced as an original islander on series 12 of Love Island.[17][18] During his time on the show, he received a "wave of hate" due to his actions and the controversy surrounding him in the villa.[19][20]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 February 2023.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2017–18[21] League One 00—000000
2018–19[21] League One 00—000000
Total 00—000000
Aylesbury United (loan) 2017–18[22] Southern League Division One East 2130—0051
North Leigh (loan) 2017–18[22][23] Southern League Division One West 42——0042
Chesham United (loan) 2018–19[22] Southern League Premier Division South 2021—1[a]152
Slough Town (loan) 2018–19[21][22] National League South 30———30
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19[21][22] National League South 82———82
Wealdstone 2019–20[21][22] National League South 63——1[b]073
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2019–20[22] Southern League Premier Division South 3121—0052
Billericay Town 2019–20[21][22] National League South 81———81
Guadalajara 2020–21[21] 3ª – Group 18 2000——20
Hemel Hempstead Town 2021–22[21] National League South 2000——20
Gloucester City 2021–22[21] National League North 9000—1[b]0100
Braintree Town 2021–22[21] National League South 160———160
Potters Bar Town 2022–23[24] Isthmian League Premier Division 18610—2[c]2218
Career total 83168200539621
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Southern League Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance and two goals in the Alan Turvey Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "National team roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Group D" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Noel-Williams joins from Oxford United". 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dejon Noel Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ FC, Wealdstone (30 August 2019). "Dejon Noel-Williams agrees to Hayes & Yeading loan move from Wealdstone FC". Wealdstone FC.
  5. ↑ FC, Wealdstone (7 June 2019). "Dejon Noel-Williams signs for Wealdstone FC". Wealdstone FC.
  6. ↑ v
  7. ↑ "Dejon, nuevo jugador del Deportivo Guadalajara | Club Deportivo Guadalajara". www.deportivoguadalajara.es.
  8. ↑ "Bircham left stunned by Tudors' early injury crisis". Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Dejon Noel-Williams- Gloucester". Gloucester City AFC. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dejon Noel-Williams Signs On For The Scholars". Isthmian League. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "1st New signing for season 23/24 secured". cheshuntfc.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  13. ↑ @BedfordTown (16 June 2024). "Dejon Noel-Williams signs for the Eagles ✍️🤝. Dejon, son of former Watford striker Gifton, is a powerful striker who came through the ranks at Watford & Oxford United. Dejon is also a full International with Grenada https://youtu.be/KDB59Yrs2_Y #COYE" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. ↑ "Grenada 23-Man Squad Named". 2 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers — North, Central America and Caribbean — Matches — Antigua and Barbuda — Grenada — FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Dejon Noel-Williams — Forward — Under 23 Team — Oxford United". www.oufc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Dejon Noel-Williams profile: Love Island 2025 contestant, personal trainer | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Love Island 2025 cast confirmed by ITV". Digital Spy. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Watford Love Island contestant hits back at 'Surviving Dejon' book". Watford Observer. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "D. Noel-Williams". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Dejon Noel Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  23. ↑ "Dejon Noel-Williams". North Leigh F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Dejon Noel- Williams". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 13 April 2023.