Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Watson | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Easington, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2023 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Sunderland | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2023– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:02, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
Thomas Watson (born 8 April 2006) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a winger. [1]
On 18 April 2023 Watson made his professional debut for Sunderland, appearing as a substitute in the EFL Championship against Huddersfield Town. [2] [3] Despite a back injury hampering his ability to feature at the start of the 2023–24 season, Watson signed a new three-year contract with Sunderland in September 2023. [4] [5] This came amid reported interest in his services from Premier League side Nottingham Forest and Scottish Premiership side Glasgow Rangers. [6] [7]
Watson is noted for his pace. [8]
Watson made his England U17 debut in January 2023. That same month he scored his first England U17 goal in a 6-0 win over Germany U17. [9] [10]
Watson made his England U18 debut during a 1-1 draw with Belgium in Marbella on 11 October 2023. [11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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