External links
- Elis Watts at Soccerbase
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elis William Watts [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gloucester City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cambrian & Clydach Vale | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| 2014–2020 | Newport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bristol Manor Farm (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Aldershot Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Farnborough (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Weston-super-Mare | 31 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Hungerford Town | 55 | (22) |
| 2025– | Gloucester City | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:41, 14 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elis William Watts (born 28 June 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gloucester City.
Watts played for Cambrian & Clydach and Cardiff City Academy before joining the Newport County Academy in 2014. On 4 September 2019, Watts made his debut for Newport in the starting line up for the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E. [2] On 18 January 2020, Watts joined Bristol Manor Farm on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. Watts was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season. [3]
Having joined Aldershot Town following his release from Newport, Watts was promoted to the club's first-team set up on a full time basis in May 2021. [4] Watts spent time on loan at Metropolitan Police in October 2020, featuring twice for their under-23 side, scoring twice. [5] He made his Aldershot debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a 90th minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Chesterfield. [6] On 15 October 2021, Watts joined Farnborough on loan until January 2022, [7] scoring on his debut a day later, during their 4–0 victory over Kings Langley. [8] He went onto feature ten times in all competitions, scoring three goals before being recalled by Aldershot towards the end of 2021. [9] On 5 January 2022, Watts joined Hayes & Yeading United on an initial one-month loan deal. [10] Watts featured twelve times, scoring once for the club before returning to Aldershot and immediately joining Weston-super-Mare on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [11] On 16 May 2022, Watts announced via Twitter that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract. [12]
On 16 July 2022, Watts returned to Weston-super-Mare on a permanent basis having spent time on loan with the club the previous season after a successful pre-season. [13]
On 4 August 2023, following his departure from Weston-super-Mare, Watts agreed to join Hungerford Town. [14]
On 14 January 2025, Watts joined fellow Southern League side, Gloucester City. [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newport County | 2019–20 [16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bristol Manor Farm (loan) | 2019–20 [17] | Southern League Division One South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aldershot Town | 2020–21 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [18] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2020–21 [5] | Southern League Premier Division South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Farnborough (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Weston-super-Mare | 2022–23 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 1 | 36 | 4 | |
| Hungerford Town | 2023–24 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 [b] | 2 | 46 | 18 | |
| 2024–25 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Total | 55 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 65 | 26 | |||
| Gloucester City | 2024–25 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 128 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 147 | 33 | ||
