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 | 172 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 | |||
Dylan Watts(born 11 April 1997) is an Irish footballer who plays as amidfielderforShamrock Rovers.He has also played forUCD,Leicester Cityand had a loan spell withBohemians.
Career
[edit]Watts played two seasons in theLeague of Ireland First Divisionfor University College Dublin where he made 22 appearances in the2015 seasonand 15 appearances in the2016 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 the2018 season.[1]He left Bohemians part way through the 2018 season and joined Shamrock Rovers.[1]
He scored his first European goal in the2022–23 UEFA Champions Leaguefirst qualifying round win overHibernians F.C.[3]
Watts netted again in the2022–23 UEFA Europa Leaguewin overKF Shkupi[4]On 7 November 2024, Watts scored in a 2-1 victory overThe New Saintsin theUEFA 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 CityU23 | 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[f] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[g] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[h] | 0 | 0[i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 172 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 232 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 229 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 299 | 33 | ||
- ^abcdAppearances in theUEFA Europa League
- ^abAppearances in theEFL Trophy
- ^abcdeAppearances in thePresident of Ireland's Cup
- ^2 appearances in theUEFA Champions League;4 appearances in theUEFA Europa Conference League
- ^4 appearances, 1 goal in theUEFA Champions League;4 appearances, 1 goal in theUEFA Europa League;5 appearances in theUEFA Europa Conference League
- ^2 appearances in theUEFA Champions League;1 appearances in theUEFA Europa Conference League
- ^4 appearances in theUEFA Champions League;3 appearances, 1 goal in theUEFA Europa League;6 appearances, 2 goals in theUEFA Conference League
- ^Appearances in theUEFA Conference League
- ^Appearances in theLeinster Senior Cup
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]- ^abcdefgh"D. WATTS".Soccerway.Perform Group.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^ab"Dylan Watts » Club matches".World Football.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^https:// uefa /uefachampionsleague/match/2034956/
- ^https:// uefa /uefaeuropaleague/match/2035361/
- ^UEFA."Shamrock Rovers vs The New Saints | UEFA Conference League 2024/25".UEFA.Retrieved13 November2024.
- ^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.Retrieved25 September2023.