Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louie Shaun Watson [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 June 2001||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2020 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Derby County | 13 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Luton Town | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2025– | Crawley Town | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
Louie Shaun Watson (born 7 June 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Crawley Town. [2]
Watson made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Birmingham City on 29 December 2020. [3]
On 1 July 2022, Watson joined Championship club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. [4]
On 1 September 2023, Watson signed for League One club Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan. [5]
On 30 August 2024, Watson departed Luton Town having had his contract terminated by mutual consent. [6]
On 21 February 2025, Watson joined Crawley Town on a deal until the end of the 2025–2026 season. [7] [8]
Watson was capped twice for England U15 in two friendlies against United States U15, before playing for the Republic of Ireland at U18 level. [9] On March 26, 2021, Watson made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut playing 73 minutes in a 2–1 away win over Wales U21s. He made a total of 5 appearances for the 21s.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United U23 | 2019–20 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Derby County | 2020–21 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Luton Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | 27 | 1 |
Crawley Town | 2024–25 | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 1 |