William Robert Vaulks (born 13 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Oxford United and the Wales national team.
He began his professional career at Tranmere Rovers in 2012 but did not make a senior appearance, going on loan to Workington of the Conference North before joining Scottish club Falkirk in February 2013.
[3] He began his career with local League One club Tranmere Rovers, signing amateur forms in March 2003, at the age of 9 years old.
[11] In February 2013, due to a clause in his Workington contract that allowed him to leave for a professional club, he signed for Scottish Football League First Division side Falkirk.
[17] Vaulks played the full 90 minutes of the 2015 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park on 30 May 2015, a 2–1 loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
[26] Three days later as captain, he was sent off in the 28th minute of a 2–0 loss at South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United, for a foul on George Baldock.
[29] He made his debut on the 10th August in a 2–1 victory over Luton Town as a second-half substitute in place of Gavin Whyte,[30] and scored his first goal on New Year's Day at the end of a 6–1 loss at Queens Park Rangers.
[32] The following 24 April, after coming on as a last-minute substitute, he was sent off in a 2–1 win over Wycombe Wanderers at the Cardiff City Stadium for a high challenge on Curtis Thompson.
[42] Vaulks qualifies to play for Wales through his mother,[43] and in March 2019 manager Ryan Giggs called him up to the national team for games against Slovakia and Trinidad and Tobago.
[44] He made his debut in the friendly against the latter team at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on 20 March, playing the full match and assisting the only goal by Ben Woodburn in added time.