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Kelland Watts
Personal information
Full name Kelland John William James Watts[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Alnwick, England[3]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender[3]
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2018 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Newcastle United 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Stevenage (loan) 16 (0)
2020 → Mansfield Town (loan) 10 (1)
2020– → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 21 (1)
International career
2018 England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:34, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Kelland John William James Watts (born 3 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Plymouth Argyle.

Club career

Watts began playing football for Cramlington Juniors before joining Newcastle United's academy in 2008.[4] He progressed through the various youth ranks at Newcastle, signing his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2018.[3][5] Having played in all 41 matches for Newcastle's U23 team during the 2018–19 season,[3] scoring six times,[3] Watts appeared on the substitute's bench in Newcastle's final Premier League game of the season, a 4–0 away victory at Fulham on 12 May 2019, although was an unused substitute in the match.[5][6]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Watts was included in Newcastle's 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy squad.[7] He joined League Two club Stevenage on a season-long loan on 16 August 2019.[7] He made his professional debut the following day, playing the whole match in a 0–0 draw away at Leyton Orient.[8]

On 24 August 2020, Watts signed on loan for Plymouth Argyle for the 2020-21 season.[9] He scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Cup tie against Leyton Orient on 15 September 2020.[10]

International career

Watts was called up to the England U19 team for the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship.[11] He made his England U19 debut in a 3–2 win over Turkey U19s on 17 July 2018, playing the whole match.[2][11][12] He played twice during the tournament as England U19s finished third in their group.[2]

Style of play

Watts began his career playing as a midfielder, before later being deployed in defence.[3] He is primarily a left-footed central defender.[7][13] Watts has been described as having "a strong eye for goal", emphasised by scoring two hat-tricks during the 2017–18 season,[5] as well as being praised for being "quick, focused and strong in the air".[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2019
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2018–19[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[15] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stevenage (loan) 2019–20[15] League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 19 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Mansfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Soccerway – Kelland Watts". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Newcastle United – Kelland Watts". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference arsenal – Kelland Watts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d "Who is Kelland Watts? The Newcastle United U23 defender handed his first team place by Rafa Benitez". Chronicle Live. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Fulham 0–4 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Kelland Watts: Newcastle United defender joins Stevenage on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Leyton Orient 0–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Kelland Watts: Plymouth Argyle sign Newcastle United defender on loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Leyton Orient 3-2 Plymouth". BBC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Watts makes England bow as Young Lions see off Turkey". Newcastle United F.C. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Turkey U19 2–3 England U19". Soccerway. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Kelland Watts arrives on loan". Stevenage F.C. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Kelland Watts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Kelland Watts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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