Ryan Watson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan James Watson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder, Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Northampton Town (on loan from Leicester City) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wigan Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Northampton Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2015 (UTC). | |||
Ryan James Watson (born 7 July 1993 in Crewe) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Northampton Town on loan from Leicester City.
Career
Wigan Athletic
Watson made a progress throughout as a youth player for Wigan Athletic of the Premier League. Watson played for the Wigan Athletic Development Squad for the 2011–12 season.[3]
On 10 August 2012 it was announced that Watson would join Football League Two side Accrington Stanley F.C. on loan until January 2013.[4] Watson made his professional debut for Accrington Stanley against Morecambe on 4 September 2012 in the Football League Trophy.[5] He returned early from his loan spell on 13 September 2012.[6]
In the summer of 2013, Watson was among ten players to be released by the club.[7] The next year, Watson signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2016.[8]
Leicester City
Having featured in all four of Leicester's Barclays Under-21 Premier League matches on trial and impressing both in central midfield and at right-back, Ryan signed for the remainder of the 2013-14 season as part of Leicester City's Development Squad.[9] Watson made his Leicester City debut, making his first start in the 0-1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup 2nd round on 26 August 2014.[10]
On 1 September 2014, Watson joined Northampton Town on loan until the start of January.[11] Watson made his debut in the 2-0 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge on 6 September 2014.[12] Having made 5 appearances for Northampton, Watson returned to Leicester City on 2 October 2014 after picking up a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out beyond the end of his loan period.[13]
On 20 August 2015, after recovering from his cruciate ligament injury, Watson re-joined League Two side Northampton Town on loan until 3 January.
Career Statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 19 September 2015. Seasons without appearances not shown
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Ryan Watson". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ryan Watson". Wigan Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Wigan Athletic's Ryan Watson joins Accrington Stanley on loan". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Accrington Stanley 0-2 Morecambe". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Watson makes his Latics return". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Several stars set for Latics departure". Wigan Today. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Development Trio Sign Contract Extensions". Leicester City F.C. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "U21s Strengthened By Watson Signing". Leicester City F.C. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Leicester City 0 - 1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Youngster Watson Joins Northampton On Loan". Leicester City F.C. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE 0 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2". Northampton Town F.C. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "RYAN WATSON RETURNS TO LEICESTER FOR TREATMENT ON CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY". Northampton Town F.C. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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