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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Evan Thomas Watts [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016– | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2025– | → Galway United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Wales U16 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Wales U15 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Wales U21 | 6 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:50, 25 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:04, 6 June 2025 (BST) |
Evan Thomas Watts (born 23 September 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United, on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City. He is a Wales Under-21 International. [2]
Prior to joining Swansea City, Watts participated in tennis, cricket, rugby, swimming and cross country running. He continued to play cricket after joining Swansea City. [3]
Watts joined Swansea City at Under-12 level, signing his first professional contract with Swansea in July 2023. [4] Watts signed a new 1 and a half year contract with the option for a further 1 year, with Swansea City in December 2024. [5]
Swansea were one of two Welsh clubs who play in England, to be invited as a wildcard team to participate in the 2023–24 Welsh League Cup campaign. Watts was not involved in the final, as Swansea City U21s came up runners up, in a 5–1 loss to TNS.
On 10 January 2025, Watts joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United on an initial season-long loan deal. [6] He made his senior professional debut in Galway's 1–1 draw with Derry City.
On 22 March 2023, Watts made his Wales Under-21 debut in a 2-1 win against Lithuania. [7]
Club | Season | League | FAI Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Galway United | ||||||||
2025 | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |