Hamish Watson (footballer)

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Hamish Watson
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Watson playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hamish John Sanders Watson [1]
Date of birth (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Wellington Olympic
Youth career
1997–2011 Lower Hutt City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Hawke's Bay United 13 (6)
2012–2013 Team Wellington 13 (8)
2013 → Wellington Phoenix (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 Team Wellington 11 (4)
2013–2014 Wellington Phoenix 2 (0)
2014–2015 Grimsby Town 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Hawke's Bay United 11 (6)
2015–2018 Wellington Phoenix 31 (6)
2016–2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 4 (2)
2018–2019 Team Wellington 12 (8)
2019 Melbourne Knights 28 (14)
2019–2021 Team Wellington 21 (17)
2021 Wellington Olympic 5 (5)
2021– Dandenong Thunder 9 (4)
International career‡
2013 New Zealand U-20 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2014

Hamish John Sanders Watson (born 17 April 1993) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a centre forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria side Dandenong Thunder. [3]

Contents

He has previously played for Lower Hutt City, Hawke's Bay United, Grimsby Town, Wellington Phoenix and Team Wellington. [4] [5] He has also been capped by the New Zealand U-20 side.

Career

Watson started his footballing career at Lower Hutt City at the age of 4 before moving onto the Phoenix school of excellence and making 13 appearances with Team Wellington. [6] On 10 October 2013 he signed a one-week deal with Wellington Phoenix as a loan cover for the internationals. [7] On 5 February 2014 he signed for A-league side Wellington Phoenix for the remainder on the 2013–14 season. [6] [8]

On 23 April 2014 he made his debut in the Central Premier League with Wairarapa United. [9] [10]

On 25 October 2014 Watson moved to England, training with Conference Premier side Grimsby Town to try earn a contract with the club. [11] On 20 November 2014 Watson received international clearance, and on the verge of signing for Grimsby Town, [12] he signed a short-term contract until January with the club later on that day. [13] On 26 February 2015, having made 4 brief substitute appearances, Watson joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan deal, to help him develop. [14] On 20 May 2015, Watson was released by Grimsby Town. [15]

On 30 June 2015, Watson rejoined Central Premier League side Wairarapa United. [16]

In February 2016, Watson joined Wellington Phoenix as an injury replacement for Roy Krishna. [17] Following a successful spell, at the end of the season Watson signed a year long professional contract with the club. [18]

On 24 January 2018, Watson agreed to part ways with Wellington Phoenix after seeing limited game time with the team. [19]

After another spell with Team Wellington, Watson moved to Australia, signing for National Premier Leagues Victoria side Melbourne Knights. [20] On 12 June 2019 Watson scored a hat-trick against rivals South Melbourne FC in the last round of the Victorian 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, sending his side through to the national stage of the cup. [21]

International career

Watson has represented New Zealand at the Under-20 level. They performed in the OFC U-20 Championship Tournament in Lautoka, Fiji in 2013, with every game being played at the Churchull Park Stadium, eventually finishing champions in the tournament that also featured Fiji the hosts, New Caledonia under 21, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. [22] On 21 March 2013, he scored in New Zealand's 5–0 win over Papua New Guinea. [23] On 27 March 2013, Watson scored again in the final game, beating the hosts Fiji 4–0. [24] The team qualifying as Oceania's representative at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey which Watson attended. He played in two games at the World Cup in Turkey, first in the 0—2 lost to Uruguay, getting 12mins. Then in the 0—3 lost to Uzbekistan getting his first start. [25] [26]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 January 2018 [27]
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hawke's Bay United 2011–12 New Zealand Football Championship 136136
Team Wellington 2012–13 New Zealand Football Championship 138138
Wellington Phoenix (loan) 2013–14 A-League 0000
Team Wellington 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship 114114
Wellington Phoenix 2013–14 A-League 2020
Grimsby Town 2014–15 Conference Premier 4040
Gainsborough Trinity (loan)2014–15 Conference North 4040
Hawke's Bay United 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship 116116
Wellington Phoenix 2015–16 A-League 8383
Wellington Phoenix 2016–17 A-League 212212
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship 2121
Wellington Phoenix 2017–18 A-League 2180
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship 2121
Career total93329332

    Personal life

    Watson is a keen supporter of Liverpool football club, his favorite players are Luis Suárez and Steven Gerrard. [2]

    Honours

    Club

    Lower Hutt City

    International

    New Zealand

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