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Dylan Watts
Personal information
Full name Dylan Billy Watts[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27)[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)
2018Bohemians (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 and had a loan spell with Bohemians.

Career

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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

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As of match played 13 June 2024[1][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the President's Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Shamrock Rovers

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "D. WATTS". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dylan Watts » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034956/
  4. ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2035361/
  5. ^ UEFA.com. "Shamrock Rovers vs The New Saints | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ^ 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.