Dylan Watts
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Billy Watts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | UCD | 37 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bohemians (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2018– | Shamrock Rovers | 157 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:55, 18 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Dylan Watts (born 11 April 1997) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He has also played for UCD, Leicester City's U23 team, and had a loan spell with Bohemians.
Career
[edit]Watts played two seasons in the League of Ireland First Division for University College Dublin where he made 22 appearances in the 2015 season and 15 appearances in the 2016 season.[1] He then moved to Leicester City's U23 team.[2] He didn't make any first team appearances for Leicester City.[1] He was loan to Bohemians where he scored one goal in 20 appearances during the 2018 season.[1] He left Bohemians part way through the 2018 season and joined Shamrock Rovers.[1]
He scored his first European goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round win over Hibernians F.C.[3]
Watts netted again in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League win over KF Shkupi[4] On 7 November 2024, Watts scored in a 2-1 victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Conference League.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UCD | 2015 | LOI First Division | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2016 | LOI First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Leicester City U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Bohemians (loan) | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | |
| 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[e] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 268 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the President's Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- FAI Cup: 2019
- President of Ireland's Cup: 2022, 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "D. WATTS". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Dylan Watts » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034956/
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2035361/
- ^ UEFA.com. "Shamrock Rovers vs The New Saints | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Newberry, Niall (23 July 2023). "Ten-man Dundalk FC have dumped Shamrock Rovers out of the Sports Direct FAI Cup". Dundalk Democrat. Oriel Park: Iconic Media. Retrieved 25 September 2023.