Former Socceroo and current Perth Glory forward David Williams has been appointed to the Indigenous Football Australia Council.

It comes as Indigenous Football Australia announced Williams as the patron for Moriarty Foundation's Indigenous Football Week 2023.

Williams joins 15 other eminent Australians to oversee the strategy and national expansion of John Moriarty Football, Australia's most successful and longest-running Indigenous football initiative.

"I've been a long time admirer of the impact John Moriarty Football (JMF) is having in remote and regional communities with Indigenous kids and families," Williams said.

"As a member of the Indigenous Football Australia Council, I look forward to sharing my unique insights and experience to help JMF reach even more kids and communities and continue to change lives for the better."

In addition to Moriarty, other Indigenous Football Australia Council members include former Sydney Swan Adam Goodes, former Socceroo Craig Foster, former Matilda Kate Gill and Sydney FC goalkeeper Jada Whyman.

Established in 2022, Indigenous Football Australia's goal is to create exponential social change through football, expand John Moriarty Football and ensure more equitable access to the great game of football for grassroots and elite Indigenous players.

Indigenous Football Australia Council Member, John Moriarty Foundation co-founder and co-chair, John Moriarty AM said the organisation was honoured to have Williams join the Indigenous Football Australia Council.

We are grateful to have prominent Indigenous footballer and @PerthGloryFC striker David Williams (@willo_15) as the Indigenous Football Week 2023 Patron.

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— JohnMoriartyFootball (@FootballJMF) October 26, 2023

"As an experienced player and a role model, he will bring his own unique experiences, skills and goals for Indigenous football in Australia," Moriarty said.

"It is an important time for Indigenous football in Australia. Indigenous-led programs, like JMF, receive little to no funding from the national and international football community, and the pipeline of Indigenous talent in the game is minimal and unsupported."

The proud Yanyuwa man was the first Indigenous footballer to be selected for Australia.

"This is why the IFA Council is so important. Through JMF, we are empowering Indigenous communities in remote and regional Australia to overcome the extreme social disadvantage and barriers to football opportunity faced by Indigenous players," he said.

John Moriarty Football is Australia's longest-running and most successful Indigenous Football initiative for two to 18 year-olds.

The Foundation's transformational skills program uses football (soccer) for talent and positive change, improving school attendance and achieving resilient, healthier outcomes in Indigenous communities.

Each week John Moriarty Football delivers to more than 2,200 primary and secondary school Indigenous children in 18 remote and regional communities, with equal participation of boys and girls, through in-school and after-school sessions, school holiday clinics and tournaments.

Indigenous Football Australia Council Members

Beau Busch, Travis Dodd, Craig Foster, Professor Gail Garvey, Kathryn Gill, Adam Goodes, Professor Stan Grant, Tracey Holmes, John Moriarty AM, Ros Moriarty, Gema Simon, Tiffany Stanley, Allira Toby, Danny Townsend, Jada Whyman, David Williams.