Marley Watkins

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Marley Watkins
Personal information
Full name Marley Joseph Watkins[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 15
Youth career
1999–2007 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Cheltenham Town 26 (1)
2010–2011 → Bath City (loan) 22 (3)
2011–2012 Bath City 37 (5)
2012–2013 Hereford United 34 (5)
2013–2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 59 (8)
2015– Barnsley 67 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Marley Joseph Watkins (born 17 October 1990) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Barnsley as a midfielder on the left or right wing.

Personal life

Born in Lewisham in London, Watkins grew up in Swansea in Wales.

Through his parents, he qualifies to play for Wales and France.[2]

Career

Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and he joined Cheltenham Town in 2008. On 9 August 2008, he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of the 4–2 defeat at Northampton Town. In doing so, he became Cheltenham Town's youngest ever league player. He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute against Northampton in the 2009–10 season.

In September 2010, Watkins joined Conference National side Bath City on loan.[3] He subsequently signed for Bath on a permanent basis in January 2011 after his successful loan spell.

At the start of the 2012–13 season, Watkins signed a one-year deal at Hereford United. Watkins enjoyed a successful start to his Hereford career by winning a 'Player of the Month' award in his first month at the club. He ultimately played 34 league games and scored five goals in his season at Hereford.

In June 2013 it was announced that Watkins would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 2013–2014 season. He made his Scottish Premiership debut at Celtic Park on 24 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Celtic.[4] On 30 May 2015, he opened the scoring for Inverness in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park, as the club secured a 2–1 victory against Falkirk.[5] During Marley's time at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the club finished in the top 3 to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history, got to the final of the Scottish League Cup and won football's oldest cup competition, the Scottish Cup. Marley scored and assisted one other in the final to help Inverness lift the cup.

Watkins was recently named on standby for the Wales squad to play against Belgium in a Euro 2016 Qualifier.

On 5 June 2015, Watkins signed for League One club Barnsley. In his first season with Barnsley, the club won the Johnstone Paint Trophy against Oxford, and won promotion via the play offs to gain promotion to the Championship. Marley scored 8 and got 9 assists in 42 games during his debut season with Barnsley. Additionally, Watkins scored in his Championship debut against Ipswich and assisted another with Barnsley losing the game, 4–2.

International career

Watkins was born in England, and is of Welsh and French descent.[6] Watkins was called up to the Wales national football team on 25 May 2017 for a match against Serbia on 11 June 2017.[7]

Honours

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Barnsley

References

  1. ^ "Marley Watkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Marley Watkins signs contract at Robins". Cheltenham Town F.C. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. ^ "One in, one out at Bath City". The Bath Chronicle. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  4. ^ Celtic 2–2 Inverness CT. BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013
  5. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Could Cardiff City sign this wantaway Barnsley star this summer?". 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Ethan Ampadu: Exeter City youngster included in Wales squad". 25 May 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  8. ^ name = "cup win"
  9. ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ Stevens, Rob (29 May 2016). "Barnsley 3–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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