Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darvin George Watson Jr. [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Cayman Islands | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Bodden Town FC | ||
2009–2010 | Cayman Athletic SC | ||
International career‡ | |||
2011– | Cayman Islands [2] | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:00, 20 April 2012 (UTC) |
Darvin George Watson Jr. (born 30 January 1992) [3] is a Caymanian footballer who plays as a forward. He has represented the Cayman Islands during World Cup qualifying matches in 2011. [4]
He started his career at Caymanian side Bodden Town FC in 2008, before joining Cayman Athletic SC for the 2009-10 season.
In August 2010 he moved to the United Kingdom to attend a two-year programme at the FootballCV Academy. [5]
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