Elis William Watts (born 28 June 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Weston-super-Mare.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elis William Watts[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Weston-super-Mare | ||
Youth career | |||
Cambrian & Clydach Vale | |||
Cardiff City | |||
2014–2020 | Newport County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Bristol Manor Farm (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Aldershot Town | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Farnborough (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2022 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2022 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022– | Weston-super-Mare | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:17, 8 May 2022 (UTC) |
Watts played for Cambrian & Clydach and Cardiff City Academy before joining the Newport County Academy in 2014. On 4 September 2019, Watts made his debut for Newport in the starting line up for the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E.[2] On 18 January 2020, Watts joined Bristol Manor Farm on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.
Watts was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
Having joined Aldershot Town following his release from Newport, Watts was promoted to the club's first-team set up on a full time basis in May 2021.[4] Watts spent time on loan at Metropolitan Police in October 2020, featuring twice for their under-23 side, scoring twice.[5] He made his Aldershot debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a 90th minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Chesterfield.[6]
On 15 October 2021, Watts joined Farnborough on loan until January 2022,[7] scoring on his debut a day later, during their 4–0 victory over Kings Langley.[8] He went onto feature ten times in all competitions, scoring three goals before being recalled by Aldershot towards the end of 2021.[9] On 5 January 2022, Watts joined Hayes & Yeading United on an initial one-month loan deal.[10] Watts featured twelve times, scoring once for the club before returning to Aldershot and immediately joining Weston-super-Mare on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[11]
On 16 May 2022, Watts announced via Twitter that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[12]
On 16 July 2022, Watts returned to Weston-super-Mare on a permanent basis having spent time on loan with the club the previous season after a successful pre-season.[13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newport County | 2019–20[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bristol Manor Farm (loan) | 2019–20[15] | Southern League Division One South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Aldershot Town | 2020–21 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22[16] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2020–21[5] | Southern League Premier Division South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Farnborough (loan) | 2021–22[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2021–22[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2021–22[15] | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 5 |