Marcus Watson

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Marcus Watson
Personal information
Full name Marcus Watson
Date of birth (1989-09-16) September 16, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles Misioneros
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2008 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Hollywood United
2009 Minnesota Thunder 1 (0)
2009–2010 Doxa Italia 4 (1)
2010 Ventura County Fusion 13 (1)
2011 Hollywood United Hitmen
2012– Los Angeles Misioneros 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 29, 2012

Marcus Watson (born September 16, 1989, in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer player currently playing for Los Angeles Misioneros in the USL Premier Development League.

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Career

Youth and amateur

Instead of attending college and playing college soccer, Watson decided to pursue a career as a professional soccer player straight out of high school; he travelled to England, and was offered a place on the academy of famed English club Leicester City. As a member of the U18 Academy team, Watson was rostered in two reserve games while with the Foxes.

Watson returned to the United States in 2008, and subsequently spent some time playing for Los Angeles-based amateur team Hollywood United.

Professional

Watson signed his first professional contract with Minnesota in April 2009, [1] and made his professional debut on June 27, in a 3–1 defeat to the Rochester Rhinos. [2]

He found himself without a club when the Thunder folded at the end of the 2009 USL-1 season; after a brief stint with LA-based amateur team Doxa Italia, he joined Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League for the 2010 season, before moving on to play for the Hollywood United Hitmen in the National Premier Soccer League in 2011.

After helping Hollywood to the 2011 NPSL championship game, he left the club following the conclusion of the season, and subsequently signed to play for the Los Angeles Misioneros in the USL Premier Development League in 2012.

International

Watson has played for both of the U-18 and U-20 United States national teams.

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References

  1. ↑ Thunder Signs Defender Marcus Watson [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
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