External links
- Caleb Watts at BDFutbol
- Southampton FC profile
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caleb Cassius Watts [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 2002 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Essex, England | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2018–2021 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Morecambe (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2023– | Exeter City | 26 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021– | Australia U23 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33 17 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021 | |||
Caleb Cassius Watts (born 16 January 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Exeter City.
Watts signed his first professional contract in July 2019. [4] On 19 January 2021, Watts made his first professional appearance in Southampton's victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup. [5] A week later, Watts made his Premier League debut, replacing Danny Ings in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to Arsenal. [6] Watts became the 52nd Australian to play in the league. [7]
On 12 January 2022, Watts joined Crawley Town for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [8] He made his debut for the club as a 63rd-minute substitute against Carlisle United on 15 January 2022, but came back off 18 minutes later after suffering a hamstring injury. [9]
On 23 June 2022, Watts joined Morecambe on loan for the 2022–23 season. [10]
Watts left Southampton at the end of the 2022–23 season after his contract expired. [11]
On 15 September 2023, Watts signed a short-term contract with League One side Exeter City until January 2024. [12] A day later, he scored on his debut in a 1–0 victory against Cheltenham Town. [13] In January 2024, he extended his contract until the end of the season with the option for a further year. [14] On 18 June 2024, Watts extended his contract until January 2025. [15]
Watts was born in England to an Australian father, and is eligible to represent both England and Australia internationally. [16] [17] He was named in the Australia U17 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [18]
Watts qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match and were therefore not in medal contention. [19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2020–21 [20] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 [21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2021–22 [21] | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23 [22] | EFL League One | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Exeter City | 2023–24 [23] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 [24] | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 5 | ||
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