The 31 year old player exited Bilbao’s 3-1 win over Qarabag in the UEFA Champions League in the 38^th minute and an assessment after the game confirmed that he had picked up an adductor injury.

“Iñaki Williams had to be subbed off in the 38th minute of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Qarabag FK after suffering an injury to the adductor muscles in his right leg” a statement from the club read.

The full extent of the injury and subsequent recovery time for Williams are yet to be determined.

(L-R) Inaki Williams of Athletic Club, Pedro Bicalho of Qarabag FK during UEFA Champions League match (Photo by Cesar Ortiz Gonzalez/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Ghana will take on Japan on November 14 and South Korea on November 18 in friendly games after qualifying to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Elvin Cafarquliyev of Qarabag FK carries the ball whilst under pressure from Inaki Williams of Athletic Club during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match (Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images)

This is the latest injury to Spanish born Ghanaian who has a reputation as an iron man. Williams missed Ghana’s 5-0 win over Central African Republic and 1-0 win over Comoros in the World Cup qualifiers due to a muscle overload in his left leg in October.