Jared Watts
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 3, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder, Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
2009–2010 | North Meck SC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 73 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Colorado Rapids | 71 | (1) |
2018 | Houston Dynamo | 7 | (0) |
2018 | → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2009 | United States U17 | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 3, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 30, 2014 |
Jared Watts (born February 3, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who played as a defender.
Career
Youth career
Watts spent time with North Meck SC as well as with the IMG Soccer Academy. He would attend Wake Forest University and was named first team All-Conference on 3 occasions; 2011, 2012, and 2013.[1]
Colorado Rapids
Watts was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.[1] He made his professional debut on March 29, 2014 against Sporting Kansas City.[2] Watts scored his first professional goal on July 11, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake.[1] In 2016, Watts was a part of the best defense in MLS and helped the Rapids finish second in the Western Conference. He would help the Rapids reach the Conference finals, where they fell to the Seattle Sounders.[3]
On March 28, 2018, Watts was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.[4]
Houston Dynamo
Watts made his Dynamo debut on May 30, 2018 in a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake. He suffered various injuries in 2018, forcing him to miss good chunks of the season.[1]
International career
Watts captained the US at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. He also has had extensive international experience, seeing time with the U17 and U20 U.S. Youth National Teams. Played and was a captain with the U.S. U17 team.
Career Statistics
Club | Season | League | US Open Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colorado Rapids | 2014 | MLS | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2015 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
2016 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2017 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 71 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
Houston Dynamo | 2018 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
RGVFC Toros (loan) | 2018 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 79 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 |
Honors
Houston Dynamo
References
- ^ a b c d "Jared Watts". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City". March 30, 2014.
- ^ Editor, Matt Pollard, Managing (November 29, 2016). "Colorado Rapids 2016 Season Review - Last Word on Soccer". Last Word on Soccer. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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- ^ "Jared Watts". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "J. Watts". soccerway.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
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- Association football defenders
- Colorado Rapids draft picks
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- Houston Dynamo players
- Major League Soccer players
- People from Statesville, North Carolina
- Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
- Soccer players from North Carolina
- USL Championship players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
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