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Ryan Willaims is officially eligible for enactment to the Indian squad arsenic helium has got FIFA support for the alteration of subordinate relation aft relinquishing his Australian citizenship, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said connected Thursday.
The 32-year-old Perth-born forward, who plays for Indian Super League broadside Bengaluru FC, has precocious fixed up his Australian passport to go an Indian citizen.
"FIFA's Players' Status Chamber issued its last determination connected November 19, 2025, approving the alteration of relation petition for Ryan Williams, thereby making him formally eligible to correspond the Indian nationalist team," the AIFF said successful a statement.
"With the ruling present successful effect, Ryan Williams is officially eligible for enactment to the Indian nationalist team." The AIFF said it "adhered afloat to FIFA's regulatory requirements passim the process."
"Following the submission, FIFA's Players’ Status Chamber reviewed the petition successful alignment with the standards acceptable retired successful the RGAS. The Chamber delivered its determination connected November 19, confirming that each eligibility criteria had been satisfied and approving the player's alteration of relation to India.”
Williams' parent was calved successful Mumbai portion his begetter was calved successful Kent, England.
He has played for Australia U-20 and U-23 teams, and besides represented the elder squad arsenic a second-half substitute during a affable successful 2019 against South Korea.
He has besides represented English clubs Fulham and Portsmouth, earlier joining Bengaluru FC successful 2023.
Before Williams, Japan-born Izumi Arata took Indian citizenship to correspond India successful 2012, and featured successful 9 matches for the Blue Tigers successful 2013 and 2014.
Williams was successful Dhaka with the Indian squad for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying circular lucifer against Bangladesh, which the Khalid Jamil-coached squad mislaid 0-1. He was not successful the lucifer time squad arsenic helium did not get clearance from the FIFA astatine that time, though helium had received the NOC from Australia.
