Craig Watson (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 1995[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Fife | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Park Villa | |||
| 2005–2012 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Arbroath (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2017– | East Fife | 0 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:12, 5 March 2017 (UTC). | |||
Craig Watson (born 13 February 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder[2] for East Fife.
Career
Watson moved from Park Villa in Govan to Hamilton Academical as a youth player.[3] He signed a professional contract with the club in 2012,[4] and made his senior debut on 28 April 2012, in a 5–1 defeat against Ross County in the Scottish First Division,[5] just a year after suffering a potentially career-threatening injury.[6] In April 2013, Watson signed a two-year extension to his contract.[7] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.[8]
In September 2015, Watson moved on loan to Arbroath until January 2016.[9] This loan spell was later extended until the end of the season.[10]
Watson left Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[11] He then signed for East Fife.[12] Watson made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Peterhead on 15 July 2017.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 7 June 2017[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Arbroath (loan) | 2015–16 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| East Fife | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
References
- ↑ "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Profile". Scottish Football League.
- ↑ Craig Stewart (6 December 2013). "Watson delighted to take in a game". SPFL. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Academy Players Turn Professional". Hamilton Academical F.C.
- ↑ "Ross County 5–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012.
- ↑ Andrew McGilvray (3 May 2012). "Youngster makes first-team debut a year after suffering career-threatening injury". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Watson extends contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ McDonald, Ryan (5 September 2015). "I've got a chance to show Wat I can do". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ "We are delighted to announce that @CraigWatsonnn has extended his loan at Gayfield until the end of the season". Arbroath F.C. Twitter. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "Popular duo depart". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Latest new signings". East Fife FC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Peterhead v East Fife". BBC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ Craig Watson at Soccerbase