University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2021: 

• Started and played in all 21 games of the season, anchoring the defense to their strengths
• Recorded a little under 2000 minutes on the season
• Scored the goal vs Cal on 8/29 and assisted the goal vs Oregon State on 9/21 to earn draws for the Gauchos

2018: William Gillingham made nine appearances and two starts for the Gauchos in his sophomore year...logged 276 minutes of play, helping the Gauchos maintain a 11-4 goal differential in games he appeared in...Gilingham's two starts came against Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 6) and at UCR (Oct. 10).

2017: Made 12 appearances while making one start during his freshman campaign … Made his UCSB debut in the season opener against Saint Mary’s on Aug. 25 … Finished the season with four shots including one shot on goal … Helped the team to five shutouts in matches in which he appeared.

Club
Competed for Onehunga Sports U-19 on both the reserve and first team … Won the National Satellite Tournament in 2016 … Competed in the Manchester United Premier Cup and Nike Cup … Qualified for the World Finals at Carrington … Notable opponents included Borussia Dortmund, Omiya Odiga, Arsenal FC and SC International.

High School 
Graduated from Sacred Heart College in 2016 … Played from 2009 to 2016 in the Auckland Premier League … Led the Sharks to a National Championship in 2014 and 2016 and a runner-up finish in 2015 … APL Champions in 2014, 2015, 2016 … Scored the equalizing goal and penalty to win the championship in his final year.

Personal
William Finbar Gillingham was born on Oct. 7, 1998 in London, England to parents Ruth and Craig … Majoring in Psychology … Aspires to become a professional soccer player … Can best be described as “hard working” …  Most memorable sports moment is playing against Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal in the Nike World Cup Finals and scoring the game-winning goal to win nationals in his final year … Roots for Chelsea and his favorite athlete is John Terry … Favorite movie is Catch Me If You Can and his favorite TV show is Criminal Minds … Favorite book is The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.