Louie Watson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louie Shaun Watson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Derby County | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Luton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Louie Shaun Watson (born 7 June 2001) is a professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Luton Town.[2]
Club career
[edit]Derby County
[edit]Watson made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Birmingham City on 29 December 2020.[3]
Luton Town
[edit]On 1 July 2022, Watson joined Championship club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Charlton Athletic (loan)
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Watson signed for League One club Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan.[5]
On 30 August 2024, Watson departed Luton Town having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[6]
International career
[edit]Watson was capped twice for England U15 in two friendlies against United States U15, before playing for the Republic of Ireland at U18 level.[7] On March 26, 2021, Watson made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut playing 73 minutes in a 2–1 away win over Wales U21s. He made a total of 5 appearances for the 21s.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 10 February 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U23 | 2019–20 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Derby County | 2020–21 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Luton Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ a b Louie Watson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "England - L. Watson - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Louie Watson joins Luton Town!". www.lutontown.co.uk. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "DONE DEAL : ADDICKS COMPLETE LOUIE WATSON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Louie Watson departs by mutual consent". www.lutontown.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Academy Spotlight: Louie Watson". West Ham United. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - L. Watson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon
- People from Croydon
- English people of Irish descent
- English men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- England men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
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