Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Methilhill, Fife, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forfar Athletic | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kennoway | |||
Fife Elite Football Academy | |||
2015–2020 | Dundee United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2023 | Dundee United | 58 | (91) |
2022 | → East Fife (loan) | 5 | (14) |
2023 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 6 | (6) |
2023– | Forfar Athletic | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 15 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 January 2021 (UTC) |
Darren Watson (born 10 August 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League 2 club Forfar Athletic. [1]
Watson was born in Scotland on 10 August 2003, he attended Methilhill Primary School, Methilhill, Fife before switching to St Johns Academy and was given a contract at Dundee United. [2]
Watson began his career playing youth football for Kennoway FC and at the Fife Elite Football Academy. [3] He joined the youth academy of Dundee United in 2015, signing his first professional contract in May 2019. [3] Watson made his debut for the club against Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on 13 December 2020. He started the game on the bench, coming on as a substitute for Adrián Spörle in the 86th minute of the game, as the match ended in a 2–1 defeat for Dundee United. [4] [5]
On 28 January 2022, Watson joined Scottish League One side East Fife on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Darren returned to his parent club Dundee United due to an injury that cut short his loan stay at the Methil outfits. [6]
In June 2023, following his release from Dundee United, Watson signed with Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic following a short loan spell the previous season. [7]
Watson has represented Scotland at under-16. He played his first match against Australia U16 on 24 January 2019, as a half time substitute for Aaron Lyall. The match ended 3–2 in favour of Scotland. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee United | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Dundee United B | 2021–22 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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