Tony Watt

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Tony Watt
Personal information
Full name Anthony Watt
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 19)
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Celtic
Number 32
Youth career
2009–2010 Airdrie United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2011 Airdrie United 15 (3)
2011– Celtic 23 (7)
National team‡
2011–2012 Scotland U19 5 (1)
2012– Scotland U20 1 (0)
2012– Scotland U21 7 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2013

Anthony "Tony" Watt (born 29 December 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Scotland national under-21 football team.

Watt started his career with Second Division club Airdrie United before transferring to Scottish Premier League club Celtic during January 2011.

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Club career[edit]

Airdrie United[edit]

Watt started his career with Airdrie United in 2009 at under 17 level,[1] after impressing in a bounce game,[2] previously to this he had only played football for fun.[1] He broke into their first team squad during the 2010–11 season making his debut on 24 July 2010, playing from the start in a Challenge Cup match against Ayr United.[1][3] He made his league debut on 7 August 2010, coming on as a 60th minute substitute against East Fife. He scored their third goal to draw the match 3–3.[4] In all he made 19 appearances and scored three goals.[5] Following his departure to Celtic, he was awarded the SFL young player of the month award for December 2010.[1]

Celtic[edit]

Several clubs including Liverpool, Fulham and both Old Firm teams showed interest in potentially signing Watt during the 2011 January transfer window. After a trial with Rangers and a week's training with Liverpool, Watt was signed by Celtic on 4 January, for a reported fee of £80,000 and future payments dependent on his first-team progression.[6][7] He signed a three-year contract.[5]

Watt made his Celtic debut on 22 April 2012, aged only 18 years 3 months and 24 days, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Motherwell. He scored two goals within five minutes of coming on as a substitute.[8] On 25 August, Watt made his first start for Celtic scoring two goals in their 4–2 away win against Inverness. He made his Champions League debut on 7 November, scoring in the 83rd minute in a 2–1 home win against Barcelona.[9] On 15 November 2012, Watt signed a new contract extending his stay with Celtic until 2016.[10]

International career[edit]

Watt has played for Scotland U19s, his debut came on 12 May 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Denmark.[11][12] He scored his first goal on 23 September 2011, in a 3–1 victory over Wales[13] After his Celtic debut, Scotland U20s manager Billy Stark said that he wanted to move Watt up from the U19 squad to the under 20s, .[14][15] Watt made his debut for Scotland U21s in August 2012.[16]

On 21 May 2013, Watt was called up by Gordon Strachan to the senior Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifier in Zagreb against Croatia on 7 June 2013.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 5 May 2013[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Airdrie United
2010–11 15 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 3
Total 15 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 3
Celtic
2011–12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
2012–13 20 5 1 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 28 6
Total 23 7 1 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 31 8
Career Total 38 10 2 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 50 11

Personal life[edit]

Watt grew up in Coatbridge and attended St. Andrew's High School [19]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Watt an award for Tony and Mike". Scottish Football League. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012. 
  2. ^ "Celtic goal hero Tony Watt has a newspaper ad to thank for setting him on the road to stardom, says Airdrie boss Jimmy Boyle". Daily Record. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012. 
  3. ^ "Airdrie United 1–2 Ayr United". Scottish Football League. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012. 
  4. ^ "East Fife 3–3 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012. 
  5. ^ a b "Celtic hope for early Kelvin Wilson switch from Forest". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012. 
  6. ^ "Airdrie United set to earn £20,000 Tony Watt windfall". The Telegraph. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012. 
  7. ^ "Celts beat Gers to Watt". The Scottish Sun. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012. 
  8. ^ "Motherwell 0–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 
  9. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (7 November 2012). "Celtic 2–1 Barcelona". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 8 November 2012. 
  10. ^ "Tony Watt signs new Celtic contract until 2016". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012. 
  11. ^ "Anthony Watt". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 
  12. ^ "Denmark 1–0 Scotland". Scottish Football Association. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  13. ^ "Wales 1–3 Scotland". Scottish Football Association. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  14. ^ "Anthony Watt". Scottish Football Association.  Unknown parameter |http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page= ignored (help);
  15. ^ "Celtic young star Tony Watt set for Scotland Under-20 call after hitting debut double". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  16. ^ "Scotland U21 0–1 Belgium U21". BBC Sport (BBC). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  17. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22607488M
  18. ^ "Anthony Watt". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 
  19. ^ "Meet the man who helped make Celtic's Tony Watt a star". local.stv.tv. STV. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012. 

External links[edit]

Celtic F.C. – current squad
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