Will Fish

Will Fish
Will Fish in 2025
Personal information
Full name William Thomas Fish[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 2
Youth career
–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Manchester United 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Stockport County (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Hibernian (loan) 21 (3)
2023–2024 → Hibernian (loan) 34 (1)
2024– Cardiff City 51 (1)
International career
2019 England U17 3 (1)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021 England U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 (UTC)

William Thomas Fish (born 17 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Cardiff City.

A graduate of Manchester United's youth system, Fish made his first-team debut for the club in a Premier League game in May 2021. He had a loan spell at Stockport County during the 2021–22 season, and was loaned twice to Hibernian.

Fish has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.

Club career

Fish made his professional debut for Manchester United on 23 May 2021 in their final game of the 2020–21 Premier League season against Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Daniel James in a 2–1 win.[3][4]

On 23 July 2021, Stockport County signed Fish on a season-long loan.[5] On 7 January 2022, Manchester United announced that he had been recalled from Stockport.[6]

On 1 September 2022, Fish joined Hibernian on a season-long loan.[7] He made his debut for Hibernian in a 1–0 defeat to Dundee United on 11 October 2022.[8] Fish played regularly for Hibs during the second half of the 2022–23 season. After playing for Manchester United in pre-season matches during July 2023, Fish rejoined Hibernian on loan for the 2023–24 season.[9]

On 23 August 2024, Fish left Manchester United and joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City on a four-year deal.[10] He scored his first goal for The Bluebirds on 28 October 2025, the winner in a 2–1 victory at Wrexham in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.[11]

International career

Fish has played youth international football for England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[12]

In October 2019, Fish scored for the England under-17 team in a defeat against Germany.[13]

On 2 September 2021, Fish made his debut for the England under-19 team during a 2–0 victory over Italy at St. George's Park.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2020–21[16] — — — — — 4[c] 0 4 0
Manchester United 2020–21[16] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[19] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stockport County (loan) 2021–22[17] National League 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Hibernian (loan) 2022–23[18] Scottish Premiership 21 3 0 0 0 0 — — 21 3
Hibernian (loan) 2023–24[19] Scottish Premiership 34 1 3 0 3 0 5[d] 0 — 45 1
Cardiff City 2024–25[20] Championship 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2025–26[21] EFL League One 12 0 1 0 3 1 — 2[c] 0 18 1
Total 33 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 42 1
Career total 91 4 7 0 6 1 5 0 6 0 115 5
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Will Fish". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ Rose, Gary (23 May 2021). "Wolves 1-2 Manchester United: Nuno Espirito Santo beaten in final game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ Bray, Joe (24 May 2021). "Will Fish names his Manchester United target for next season". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ "County net Fish on loan". stockportcounty.com. Stockport County. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Fish returns from Stockport loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Will Fish Signs On Loan!". Hibernian FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ Adams, Stanley (12 October 2022). "Manchester United youngster Will Fish makes Hibernian debut". UK Daily News. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Will Fish: Manchester Utd centre-half returns to Hibernian on loan". BBC Sport. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Will Fish joins Cardiff City from Manchester United". Cardiff City. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ Mitchelmore, Ian (28 October 2025). "Wrexham 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Will Fish Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  13. ^ "A late debut goal from Will Fish wasn't enough to secure a draw for the young lions". The Football Association. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. ^ "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  15. ^ William Fish at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Will Fish in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Will Fish in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Will Fish in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Will Fish in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Games played by Will Fish in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Games played by Will Fish in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
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