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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliot William Watt [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool | |||
Blackburn Rovers | |||
Preston North End | |||
2016–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Bradford City | 87 | (5) |
2022–2024 | Salford City | 82 | (1) |
2024- | Burton Albion | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Scotland U19 | 14 | (2) |
2018 | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2019 (UTC) |
Elliot William Watt (born 11 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Burton Albion.
Watt began his career in the youth academies of Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. With Wolves, he made his professional debut, and spent time on loan at Carlisle United. He signed for Bradford City in 2020, spending two years with the club before departing for Salford City. In 2024, he signed for Burton Albion.
Born in Preston, Watt has represented Scotland internationally for the U17s, U19s, and U21s, and participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.
Watt began his career at Liverpool before moving to Blackburn Rovers due to travelling problems. He then moved to hometown club Preston North End. [2] He signed his first professional contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2017. [3]
He made his Wolves debut on 28 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, starting in the 2–0 second round win. [4] He was replaced on 62 minutes by future Portuguese international Pedro Goncalves. [5]
On 1 January 2020, Watt joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season. [6] His first appearance for the club was in a 2–2 draw against Cardiff City in the FA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 27 July 2020, Watt joined League Two side Bradford City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [7] In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager Stuart McCall. [8] He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season. [9]
On 27 June 2022, it was announced that he would sign for fellow League Two side Salford City, signing a two-year contract. [10] Along with teammate Ibou Touray, Watt was named in the EFL League Two Team of the Season for the 2022–23 season. [11]
On 12 June 2024, Burton Albion announced that they had agreed terms to sign Watt following the expiry of his contract at Salford. [12]
While aged 18, Watt was selected by head coach Scot Gemmill to the Scotland U21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament. [13] [14] The team lost to Turkey in a penalty shoot-out and finished fourth. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2018–19 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2019–20 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
Carlisle United (loan) | 2019–20 [18] | League Two | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Bradford City | 2020–21 [19] | League Two | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
2021–22 [20] | League Two | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
Total | 87 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 5 | ||
Salford City | 2022–23 [21] | League Two | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
2023–24 [22] | League Two | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
Total | 82 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 1 | ||
Burton Albion | 2024–25 [23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 181 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 202 | 8 |
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