Elliot Watt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliot William Watt[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool | |||
Blackburn Rovers | |||
Preston North End | |||
2016–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2020– | Bradford City | 52 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Scotland U19 | 14 | (2) |
2018– | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:24, 5 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2019 (UTC) |
Elliot William Watt (born 11 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bradford City.
Club career[]
Watt began his career at Liverpool before moving to Blackburn Rovers due to travelling problems. He then moved to hometown club Preston North End.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2017.[3]
He made his Wolves debut on 28 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, starting in the 2–0 second round win.[4][5]
On 1 January 2020, Watt joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season.[6] His first appearance for the club was in a 2–2 draw against Cardiff City in the FA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 27 July 2020, Watt joined League Two side Bradford City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager Stuart McCall.[8]
International career[]
While aged 18, Watt was selected by head coach Scot Gemmill to the Scotland U21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played 15 February 2020[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carlisle United (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Career total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Spiers, Tim (9 July 2018). "In profile: Wolves' young super six on Switzerland tour". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Pro Contract For Watt". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (28 August 2018). "This is the starting XI Nuno has named to face Sheffield Wednesday". Birmingham Mail.
- ^ Spiers, Tim (29 August 2018). "Elliot Watt sums up unbelievable Wolves debut". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Sport, BBC (1 January 2020). "Wolverhampton Wanderers: Elliot Watt joins Carlisle United on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Elliot Watt: Bradford City sign Wolves midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "McCall insists age is irrelevant as young guns look to help City turn a corner". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ Spiers, Tim. "Interview: Elliot Watt hoping to make Wolves impact". Express & Star.
- ^ Elliot Watt at Soccerway
External links[]
- Elliot Watt at Soccerbase
- Elliot Watt at the Scottish Football Association
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Preston, Lancashire
- English footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- English people of Scottish descent
- Scottish football midfielder stubs