Unemployed former Man Utd star, 24, goes under radar as trialist for Championship side in friendly vs Sunderland
FORMER Manchester United star Brandon Williams is on trial at Hull City.
The defender was came off the bench for the Tigers’ pre-season friendly against Sunderland on Tuesday night.
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Shutterstock EditorialHe came off the bench in a friendly against Sunderland on Tuesday night[/caption]
Williams spent five years at United and made 51 first-team appearances before being released in 2024.
He has been without a club since then, with his only other senior appearances coming on loan at Norwich and Ipswich.
The left-back is bidding to make his return to football following the conclusion of his trial for dangerous driving.
In May, Williams, 24, was given a 14-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after driving at speeds of up to 99mph.
He was also found to be driving without insurance and has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service.
Williams has spoken about the “dark” times he has been through since his release.
He revealed he has even struggled to watch football.
He said: “My friends were worried about me, Angel Gomes, Jimmy [James] Garner, and D’Mani Mellor.
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“Because I wasn’t training, I was staying in my apartment, I wasn’t moving, wasn’t coming out.”
“At that point I did [fall out of love with football], at that point it was just getting too much for me.
“It was problems with friends, friends going behind my back – stabbing me in my back.
“I was ignoring my family, I wasn’t really speaking to them. They were really worried about me, my friends were as well to be fair. They could see it. It wasn’t right.”
Championship side Hull beat their newly-promoted Premier League rivals 2-1 on the night, with Williams coming on in the 77th minute.
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