Dylan Watts
Republic of Ireland footballer
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Dylan Watts (born 11 April 1997) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He has also played for UCD, Leicester City and had a loan spell with Bohemians.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Billy Watts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | UCD | 37 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bohemians (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2018– | Shamrock Rovers | 193 | (20) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:47, 25 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Watts went to Holly Park Boys’ School, Blackrock and played in a schools hurling final in Croke Park.[3]
Career
Watts played two seasons in the League of Ireland First Division for University College Dublin where he made 22 appearances in the 2015 season and 15 appearances in the 2016 season.[1] He then moved to Leicester City where he made 10 appearances for their Under-23 team.[2] However, he failed to make an appearance for Leicester's first team.[1] He was loaned to Bohemians where he scored one goal in 20 appearances during the 2018 season.[1] He left Bohemians part way through the 2018 season and joined Shamrock Rovers.[1] He scored his first European goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round win over Hibernians of Malta.[4] Watts netted again in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League win over KF Shkupi[5] On 7 November 2024, Watts scored in a 2–1 victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Conference League.[6] Watts was voted PFAI Player of the Year for the 2024 season by his fellow professionals in the league.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UCD | 2015 | LOI First Division | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2016 | LOI First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Leicester City U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Bohemians (loan) | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | |
| 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[e] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[g] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 0[i] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 193 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 256 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 323 | 33 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in the President of Ireland's Cup
- 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- 4 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League; 5 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 1 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 3 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League; 6 appearances, 2 goals in the UEFA Conference League
- 1 appearance in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League campaign; 1 appearance in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League campaign
- Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup