Jared Watts

Jared Watts (born February 3, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Jared Watts
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992
Place of birth Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
2007–2009 IMG Soccer Academy
2009–2010 North Meck SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 73 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Colorado Rapids 71 (1)
2018 Houston Dynamo 7 (0)
2018 → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2007–2009 United States U17 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 3, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 30, 2014

Career

Youth career

Watts spent time with North Meck SC as well as with the IMG Soccer Academy. He would attend Wake Forest University and was named first team All-Conference on 3 occasions; 2011, 2012, and 2013.[1]

Colorado Rapids

Watts was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.[1] He made his professional debut on March 29, 2014 against Sporting Kansas City.[2] Watts scored his first professional goal on July 11, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake.[1] In 2016, Watts was a part of the best defense in MLS and helped the Rapids finish second in the Western Conference. He would help the Rapids reach the Conference finals, where they fell to the Seattle Sounders.[3]

On March 28, 2018, Watts was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.[4]

Houston Dynamo

Watts made his Dynamo debut on May 30, 2018 in a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake. He suffered various injuries in 2018, forcing him to miss good chunks of the season.[1]

International career

Watts captained the US at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. He also has had extensive international experience, seeing time with the U17 and U20 U.S. Youth National Teams. Played and was a captain with the U.S. U17 team.

Career Statistics
As of November 18, 2018[5][6]
Club Season League US Open Cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids 2014 MLS 17000——170
2015 13110——141
2016 2101040—260
2017 20010——210
2018 0000——00
Total 711304000780
Houston Dynamo 2018 MLS 7000——70
RGVFC Toros (loan) 2018 USL 10———10
Career Total 791304000861

Honors

Houston Dynamo

References
  1. "Jared Watts". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. "Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City". March 30, 2014.
  3. Editor, Matt Pollard, Managing (November 29, 2016). "Colorado Rapids 2016 Season Review - Last Word on Soccer". Last Word on Soccer. Retrieved November 19, 2018.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2018/03/28/houston-dynamo-acquire-defender-jared-watts-colorado-rapids
  5. "Jared Watts". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. "J. Watts". soccerway.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.


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