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21 years
Feb 12, 2005
Right
Preferred foot
Scotland
Country
€1.9M
Transfer value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Right Midfielder, Left Midfielder, Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder
DM
RM
CM
LM
RW
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches8%Shot attempts75%Goals65%
Chances created45%Aerial duels won60%Defensive contributions48%
Transfer value: €1.9M
Highest: €4.1M(Dec 31, 2023)
€4.1M
€3.1M
€2.1M
€1M
€0

Premiership 2025/2026

3
Goals
1
Assists
26
Started
34
Matches
2,386
Minutes played
6.74
Rating
9
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

May 17

Livingston
W1-4
24
0
0
0
0
6.6

May 12

Dundee FC
W3-1
3
0
0
0
0
-

May 9

St. Mirren
W0-3
45
0
0
0
0
6.9

May 2

Dundee United
W3-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 25

Aberdeen
L1-0
6
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 11

Dundee FC
D2-2
4
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 4

Hibernian
L3-0
28
0
0
0
0
6.1

Mar 31

Portugal U21
L3-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 27

Czechia U21
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 21

Livingston
W2-0
34
0
0
0
0
6.3
Kilmarnock

May 17

Premiership Relegation Group
Livingston
1-4
24‎’‎
6.6

May 12

Premiership Relegation Group
Dundee FC
3-1
3‎’‎
-

May 9

Premiership Relegation Group
St. Mirren
0-3
45‎’‎
6.9

May 2

Premiership Relegation Group
Dundee United
3-0
Bench

Apr 25

Premiership Relegation Group
Aberdeen
1-0
6‎’‎
-
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 32%
  • 38Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 4.13xG
2 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.74xG0.65xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,386

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
3.80
xG on target (xGOT)
3.32
Non-penalty xG
3.80
Shots
38
Shots on target
12
Headed shots
7

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.51
Successful passes
444
Successful passes %
68.5%
Accurate long balls
47
Accurate long balls %
47.5%
Chances created
23
Big chances created
3
Successful crosses
17
Successful crosses %
42.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
21
Successful dribbles %
51.2%
Duels won
148
Duels won %
46.2%
Aerial duels won
29
Aerial duels won %
39.2%
Touches
1,114
Touches in opposition box
45
Dispossessed
25
Fouls won
44

Defending

Defensive contributions
123
Tackles
55
Interceptions
26
Blocked shots
10
Fouls committed
34
Recoveries
96
Possession won final 3rd
11
Dribbled past
49
Clearances
32
Clean sheets
4
Goals conceded while on pitch
48
xG against while on pitch
47.97

Discipline

Yellow cards
9
Red cards
1

News

About

David Watson is a 21-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Bolton Wanderers, born on February 12, 2005, who is right-footed. Follow David Watson on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, David Watson has recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 2,386 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.741290322580646, 9 yellow cards, 1 red card.

David Watson scores highly on Matches, Goals, and Minutes compared to central midfielders in the Premiership.

David Watson's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore David Watson's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View David Watson's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

David Watson currently plays for Bolton Wanderers alongside Carlos Mendes, Charlie Warren, Joel Randall, Luke Hutchinson, Sam Inwood, Jack Bonham, Chris Forino-Joseph, Xavier Simons, Richard Taylor, George Johnston, Josh Sheehan, Johnny Kenny, Sam Dalby, Thierry Gale, Nathan Broome, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Rob Apter, Eoin Toal, Ibrahim Cissoko, Ethan Erhahon, Kyle Dempsey, David Harrington, Max Conway, Lewis Temple, Ruben Rodrigues, Cyrus Christie, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Daeshon Lawrence, John McAtee, Mason Burstow, and Tobias Ritchie. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

On the international stage, David Watson has represented Scotland U21 and Scotland U19.

David Watson is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Tyler Fletcher, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Ross Stewart, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Craig Gordon, Nathan Patterson, Kenny McLean, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, David Watson has won 1 title: Championship (2021/2022) with Kilmarnock.

David Watson has competed in Premiership, Conference League Qualification qualification, and Europa League Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of David Watson, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow David Watson to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches8%Shot attempts75%Goals65%
Chances created45%Aerial duels won60%Defensive contributions48%

Career

Senior career

Kilmarnock FC BJul 2022 - now
4
0
141
13

National team

10
1
6
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Kilmarnock

Scotland
1
Championship(21/22)

News

About

David Watson is a 21-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Bolton Wanderers, born on February 12, 2005, who is right-footed. Follow David Watson on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, David Watson has recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 2,386 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.741290322580646, 9 yellow cards, 1 red card.

David Watson scores highly on Matches, Goals, and Minutes compared to central midfielders in the Premiership.

David Watson's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore David Watson's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View David Watson's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

David Watson currently plays for Bolton Wanderers alongside Carlos Mendes, Charlie Warren, Joel Randall, Luke Hutchinson, Sam Inwood, Jack Bonham, Chris Forino-Joseph, Xavier Simons, Richard Taylor, George Johnston, Josh Sheehan, Johnny Kenny, Sam Dalby, Thierry Gale, Nathan Broome, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Rob Apter, Eoin Toal, Ibrahim Cissoko, Ethan Erhahon, Kyle Dempsey, David Harrington, Max Conway, Lewis Temple, Ruben Rodrigues, Cyrus Christie, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Daeshon Lawrence, John McAtee, Mason Burstow, and Tobias Ritchie. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

On the international stage, David Watson has represented Scotland U21 and Scotland U19.

David Watson is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Tyler Fletcher, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Ross Stewart, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Craig Gordon, Nathan Patterson, Kenny McLean, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, David Watson has won 1 title: Championship (2021/2022) with Kilmarnock.

David Watson has competed in Premiership, Conference League Qualification qualification, and Europa League Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of David Watson, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow David Watson to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.