Marley Watkins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marley Joseph Watkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Swansea City | ||
| 2007–2008 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Bath City (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Bath City | 37 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Hereford United | 34 | (5) |
| 2013- | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marley Joseph Watkins (born 17 October 1990) is a footballer who plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He plays as a midfielder on the left or right wing.
Personal life
Born in London, Watkins grew up in Swansea. Through his parents, he also qualifies to play for Wales and France.[2]
Career
Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and instead joined Cheltenham Town in 2007. He made a few substitute appearances during Cheltenham's pre-season friendlies in the build up to the 2008–09 campaign. On 9 August 2008, he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of the 4–2 defeat at Northampton Town, becoming Cheltenham Town's youngest player. He scored his first professional goal coming on as a substitute against Northampton in the 2009–10 season.
In September 2010, Watkins joined Conference National side Bath City on loan.[3] Joined Bath City on a permanent basis in January 2011 after a successful loan spell.
At the start of the 2012/2013 season Marley trialled at Hereford United, before being signed on a one-year contract, with a fee being agreed at a tribunal, after Bath City offered the young winger terms. Marley had a great start to his Hereford career winning Player of the month in his first month at the club, and has since scored 5 goals in 25 appearances.
In June 2013 it was announced that Marley would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 2013-2014 season.
He made his Inverness CT debut at Celtic Park in August, coming on as a substitute in a 2-2 draw with Celtic.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2014
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Bath City (loan) | 2010–11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Bath City | 2011–12 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| Hereford United | 2012–13 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Inverness CT | 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 131 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 14 | |
References
- ↑ "Search births indexes 1837 - 2006". Findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "Marley Watkins signs contract at Robins". Cheltenham Town F.C. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "One in, one out at Bath City". The Bath Chronicle. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ↑ Celtic 2-2 Inverness CT. BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013
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