Elis Watts
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elis William Watts[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hungerford Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Cambrian & Clydach Vale | |||
Cardiff City | |||
2014–2020 | Newport County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Bristol Manor Farm (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Aldershot Town | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Farnborough (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2022 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2022 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Weston-super-Mare | 31 | (3) |
2023– | Hungerford Town | 48 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:03, 22 September 2024 (UTC) |
Elis William Watts (born 28 June 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungerford Town.
Career
[edit]Watts played for Cambrian & Clydach and Cardiff City Academy before joining the Newport County Academy in 2014. On 4 September 2019, Watts made his debut for Newport in the starting line up for the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E.[2] On 18 January 2020, Watts joined Bristol Manor Farm on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. Watts was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
Having joined Aldershot Town following his release from Newport, Watts was promoted to the club's first-team set up on a full time basis in May 2021.[4] Watts spent time on loan at Metropolitan Police in October 2020, featuring twice for their under-23 side, scoring twice.[5] He made his Aldershot debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a 90th minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Chesterfield.[6] On 15 October 2021, Watts joined Farnborough on loan until January 2022,[7] scoring on his debut a day later, during their 4–0 victory over Kings Langley.[8] He went onto feature ten times in all competitions, scoring three goals before being recalled by Aldershot towards the end of 2021.[9] On 5 January 2022, Watts joined Hayes & Yeading United on an initial one-month loan deal.[10] Watts featured twelve times, scoring once for the club before returning to Aldershot and immediately joining Weston-super-Mare on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[11] On 16 May 2022, Watts announced via Twitter that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[12]
On 16 July 2022, Watts returned to Weston-super-Mare on a permanent basis having spent time on loan with the club the previous season after a successful pre-season.[13]
On 4 August 2023, following his departure from Weston-super-Mare, Watts agreed to join Hungerford Town.[14]
Career Statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 September 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newport County | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bristol Manor Farm (loan) | 2019–20[16] | Southern League Division One South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Aldershot Town | 2020–21 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22[17] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2020–21[5] | Southern League Premier Division South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Farnborough (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Southern League Premier Division South | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Southern League Premier Division South | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Weston-super-Mare | 2022–23[16] | Southern League Premier Division South | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 36 | 4 | |
Hungerford Town | 2023–24[16] | Southern League Premier Division South | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | 4[b] | 2 | 46 | 18 | |
2024–25[16] | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | ||
Total | 48 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 57 | 25 | |||
Career Total | 121 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 139 | 32 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Newport County vs. West Ham United U21 - 4 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
- ^ "ROSS MCNEILLY ACADEMY UPDATE: 26/05/21". www.theshots.co.uk. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Elis Watts Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Aldershot Town 0–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Elis Watts joins". Farnborough F.C. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Southern League - Premier South – Farnborough 4 - 1 Kings Langley". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "TRANSFER NEWS: Winger Elis Watts has been recalled from his loan spell at Farnborough FC". Aldershot Town F.C. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "LOAN MOVE: Winger Elis Watts has joined Hayes & Yeading on loan". www.theshots.co.uk. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "LOAN MOVE: Winger Elis Watts has joined Weston-super-Mare on loan for the rest of the season". Aldershot Town F.C. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Elis Watts on Twitter". Twitter. Elis Watts. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "WATTS JOINS SEAGULLS PERMANENTLY". www.westonsmareafc.co.uk. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Leach, Martyn (4 August 2023). "New Signing - Elis Watts". Hungerford Town F.C. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Elis Watts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Elis Watts Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Elis Watts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Elis Watts at Soccerbase
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pontypridd
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Bristol Manor Farm F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Metropolitan Police F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
- Hungerford Town F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century British sportsmen