Darren Watson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren Watson | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Methilhill, Fife, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
East Fife (on loan from Dundee United) | ||
Youth career | |||
Kennoway FC | |||
Fife Elite Football Academy | |||
2015–2020 | Dundee United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Dundee United | 2 | (0) |
2022– | → East Fife (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 15 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2021 (UTC) |
Darren Watson (born 10 August 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for East Fife in Scottish League One, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.[1]
Early life[]
Watson was born in Scotland on 10 August 2003, he attended Methilhill Primary School, Methilhill, Fife before switching to St Johns Academy and was given a contract at Dundee United.[2]
Club career[]
Watson began his career playing youth football for Kennoway FC and at the Fife Elite Football Academy.[3] He joined the youth academy of Dundee United in 2015, signing his first professional contract in May 2019.[3] Watson made his debut for the club against Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on 13 December 2020. He started the game on the bench, coming on as a substitute for Adrián Spörle in the 86th minute of the game, as the match ended in a 2–1 defeat for Dundee United.[4][5]
On 28 January 2022, Watson joined Scottish League One side East Fife on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]
International career[]
Watson has represented Scotland at under-16. He played his first match against Australia U16 on 24 January 2019, as a half time substitute for Aaron Lyall. The match ended 3–2 in favour of Scotland.[7]
Career statistics[]
- As of 15 August 2021[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee United | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Dundee United B | 2021–22 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
References[]
- ^ "First Team | Dundee United Football Club". Dundee United FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darren Watson | Dundee United Football Club". Dundee United FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "THIRTEEN ACADEMY GRADUATES SIGN PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United 1-2 Rangers: Match report". BBC. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pirie, Mark (13 December 2020). "Dundee United 1 Rangers 2 RECAP as Steven Gerrard's make it nine league wins in a row". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Darren Watson joins on loan". East Fife FC. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Scotland U16 vs Australia U16". Scottish Football Association. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "D. Watson - Player Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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External links[]
- Darren Watson at Dundee United FC
- Darren Watson at Soccerway
- Darren Watson at ESPN
- Darren Watson at Soccerbase
- Darren Watson at Sofascore
- Darren Watson at World Fooball
- Darren Watson at FBREF
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Scottish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Dundee United F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland youth international footballers