Caleb Watts

Caleb Cassius Watts (born 16 January 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crawley Town on loan from Premier League club Southampton.

Caleb Watts
Personal information
Full name Caleb Cassius Watts[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002[2]
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
(On loan from Southampton)
Number 46
Youth career
0000–2018 Queens Park Rangers
2018–2021 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Southampton 3 (0)
2022– → Crawley Town (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 Australia U17 7 (1)
2021– Australia U23 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2021

Club career

Southampton

Watts signed his first professional contract in July 2019.[4] On 19 January 2021, Watts made his first professional appearance in Southampton's victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[5] A week later, Watts made his Premier League debut, replacing Danny Ings in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[6] Watts became the 52nd Australian to play in the league.[7]

On 12 January 2022, Watts joined Crawley Town for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8] He made his debut for the club as a 63rd substitute against Carlisle United on 15 January 2022, but came back off 18 minutes later after suffering a hamstring injury.[9]

International career

Watts was born in England to an Australian father, and is eligible to represent both England and Australia internationally.[10][11] He was named in the Australia U17 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12]

Watts qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentine in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2020–21[14] Premier League 3010000040
2021–22[15] Premier League 0000000000
Total 3010000040
Crawley Town (loan) 2021–22[15] League Two 1000000010
Career total 4010000050

    References
    1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
    2. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
    3. "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
    4. "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Southampton FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    5. "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    6. "Arsenal fight back to clinch victory". Southampton F.C. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
    7. Rosengarten, Jake (27 January 2021). "Aussie teen Caleb Watts makes Premier League debut in Southampton's 3-1 loss to Arsenal". sport.optus.com.au. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
    8. "Watts heads to Crawley on loan". Southampton FC. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
    9. Crocker, Tom (17 January 2022). "Saints' Caleb Watts suffers injury on Crawley Town debut". Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
    10. Rugari, Vince (27 January 2021). "The promising teenager who doubled Australia's EPL contingent". The Sydney Morning Herald.
    11. "'He's a wonderful talent' - Aussie teen praised after impressive Saints debut". The World Game. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    12. "Trevor Morgan names Australia's Brazil-bound boys". Socceroos. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    13. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
    14. "Games played by Caleb Watts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
    15. "Games played by Caleb Watts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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