JJ Williams

JJ Williams of Heart of Midlothian was born in Clovis, USA on 4 January 1998 (age 28).

JJ Williams is an American striker, born on 4 January 1998 (age 28), now with Hearts. He is an imposing 6ft 4in (1.93m) centre-forward and wears the number 9 shirt.

His strongest league season came in 2023 with Tampa Bay Rowdies, where he scored 12 goals in 32 appearances. That remains the clearest marker of his senior career so far: a decent return from a big striker asked to lead the line.

At Hearts in 2026-27, Williams has made seven league appearances, along with one League Cup appearance, in which he scored, and two Conference League appearances. Across all competitions for the club, he has 10 appearances and one goal.

His career to this point has taken him from productive form in the United States to a role in Scotland with Hearts. It is a straightforward profile: a tall American striker with senior experience and a modest recent record in Edinburgh.

📈 Key stats and insights

JJ Williams has made seven Premiership appearances, all as substitutes

JJ Williams has one League Cup goal

JJ Williams has made two Conference League appearances

JJ Williams averages a 6.51 match rating this season

JJ Williams moved to Hearts for €100000 in August 2026

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Striker
Primary Position: Forward
Position

JJ Williams

ST

1.93m (6ft 3in)
Height: 9
Squad Number: 90kg (14st 2lb)
Weight: 4 January 1998 (age 28)
Date of Birth: Clovis
Birthplace: USA 🇺🇸
Country of Birth: Hearts
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Hearts
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 8
Starting: -
Substitute: 8
Unused: 4
Utilisation: 67%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Hearts
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 2
Utilisation: 33%
Goals: 1
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Hearts
Conference League 2026 - 2027
Games: 3
Starting: -
Substitute: 3
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

JJ Williams plays as a striker for Hearts in the Premiership 2026 - 2027 and has made seven Premiership appearances, all as substitutes, while scoring one goal in the League Cup and appearing twice in the Conference League – the usage pattern positions him as a bench impact option during the current phase of the season.

🔥 Recent form

Last 7 appearances for JJ Williams.

Season average rating: 6.54

Match: Hearts 2-5 Falkirk
8 Nov 2026 (H)
Mins: 6
Goals: -
Rating: 6.8

Match: Hearts 1-2 Hibernian
1 Nov 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Hearts 2-2 Rangers
28 Oct 2026 (H)
Mins: 12
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

Match: Motherwell 0-2 Hearts
25 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 2
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

Match: Celtic 7-1 Hearts
18 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Hearts 5-0 St. Mirren
10 Oct 2026 (H)
Mins: 17
Goals: -
Rating: 6.5

Match: Kilmarnock 1-1 Hearts
19 Sep 2026 (A)
Mins: 31
Goals: -
Rating: 6.4

JJ Williams averages a 6.51 match rating this season, with a narrow range from 6.38 to 6.63 – a profile that indicates consistent, modestly rated performances rather than pronounced peaks or troughs.

📋 Career stats

Team: Hearts
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 8
Goals: -

Team: Rhode Island
Season 2026
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 17
Goals: 8

Team: Rhode Island
Season 2025
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 21
Goals: 7

Team: Rhode Island
Season 2024
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 30
Goals: 11

Team: Tampa Bay Rowdies
Season 2023
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 32
Goals: 12

Team: Phoenix Rising
Season 2022
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 13
Goals: 3

Team: FC Tulsa
Season 2022
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 22
Goals: 9

Team: Birmingham Legion
Season 2021
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 28
Goals: 5

Team: Birmingham Legion
Season 2020
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 5
Goals: -

Team: Atlanta United
Season 2020
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Birmingham Legion
Season 2019
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 23
Goals: 8

Team: Columbus Crew
Season 2019
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 7
Goals: -

JJ Williams is 28 and has progressed through six senior clubs – Birmingham Legion, FC Tulsa, Phoenix Rising, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Rhode Island and Hearts – recording double-digit goal returns in 2023 and 2024 and otherwise producing steady scoring across multiple seasons as he moved up to Scottish top-flight football.

💰 Transfers

Team: Hearts
25 August 2026
From: Rhode Island
Type: Fee (£100k)

Team: Rhode Island
1 January 2024
From: Tampa Bay Rowdies
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Tampa Bay Rowdies
11 January 2023
From: Phoenix Rising
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Phoenix Rising
27 July 2022
From: FC Tulsa
Type: Free Transfer

Team: FC Tulsa
27 January 2022
From: Birmingham Legion
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Birmingham Legion
10 September 2020
From: Atlanta United
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Atlanta United
5 March 2020
From: Columbus Crew
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Birmingham Legion
9 May 2019
From: Columbus Crew
Type: Loan

Team: Columbus Crew
11 January 2019
Type: Draft

JJ Williams moved from Rhode Island to Hearts for €100000 in August 2026; he joined Rhode Island from Tampa Bay Rowdies in January 2024 for an undisclosed fee; earlier moves to Tampa Bay Rowdies in January 2023, to Phoenix Rising in July 2022 and to FC Tulsa in January 2022 were free transfers – the transfer to Hearts represents a clear step up in level.

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