Evan Watts

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Evan Watts
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Personal information
Full name Evan Thomas Watts [1]
Date of birth (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Haverfordwest, Wales
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Youth career
2016– Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Swansea City 0 (0)
2025 → Galway United (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2018 Wales U16 3 (0)
2019 Wales U15 1 (0)
2023– Wales U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:00, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:04, 8 September 2025 (BST)

Evan Thomas Watts (born 23 September 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Swansea City. He is a Wales Under-21 International. [2] He has previously spent time on loan with League of Ireland side Galway United.

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Early life

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]

Club career

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.

Galway United (loan)

On 10 January 2025, Watts joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United on an initial season-long loan deal, [6] which saw him become Galway’s first ever Welsh player. [7] He made his senior professional debut in Galway's 1–1 draw with Derry City.

Watts was named Galway United’s player of the month for June. [8]

On 22 October 2025 Watts announced via social media that his loan spell had been cut-short with just 3 games remaining in Galway United's season. [9] Watts finished the season with 5 clean sheets from 18 games in all competitions. He also ended the season with 2 assists which was the most out of any goalkeeper in the League of Ireland that season.

International career

On 22 March 2023, Watts made his Wales Under-21 debut in a 2-1 win against Lithuania. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 2 October 2025 [11]
ClubSeasonLeague FAI Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Galway United (loan)
2025 LOI Premier Division 16020180
Career total16020180

Honours

Club

Swansea City U21

References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cymru vs. Czech Republic | 2025 European Under-21 Championship - Qualifying competition - GrpI". FAW. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Evan's aiming high in football and cricket!". www.pembrokeshiresport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. ↑ Watts Swansea Professional Contract
  5. ↑ Watts Swansea Contract Extension
  6. ↑ "Loan | Evan Watts joins Galway United". 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "First Welsh player | Evan Watts becomes Galway United's first ever Welsh player". 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Evan Watts wins Galway United POTM for June 2025" . Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Evan Watts Galway United loan spell ends" . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Wales U21 v Lithuania U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  11. ↑ https://ie.soccerway.com/players/evan-watts/809327/
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