Vigouroux had been called up by Chile, the land of his father, during his time at Swindon.
With no club to join on these shores, he signed for Chilean club Everton de Vina del Mar.
It proved an ill-fated move, with prolonged anti-government protests eventually leading to the cancellation of Chile’s football season.
“People were rioting every day,” Vigouroux said.
“I had come from England, was living 15 hours from home and people were rioting about something I didn’t have a clue about. It was quite scary.”
As a result, Camden-born Vigouroux returned home after only six months despite not having a club to go to.
Yet he had not long landed when a call came from Leyton Orient, who were managed by Ross Embleton, Williams’ former assistant at Swindon, and had just lost their keeper to a serious injury.
This was a pivotal moment in Vigouroux’s career. He felt he was “in a good place” at Orient, where he racked up more than 150 games and celebrated promotion from League Two in 2022-23.
Vigouroux’s contribution was so significant that he landed a move to Burnley, who had just been promoted to the Premier League under Vincent Kompany, last summer.
With £19m signing James Trafford and Arijanet Muric ahead of him in the pecking order, Vigouroux did not play a game for the Clarets as they were relegated from the top flight last season.
But he says life under Kompany was ideal preparation for a move to Swansea.
Vigouroux is a keeper who relishes the opportunity to play with his feet, hence his reunion with Williams.
