Akil Watts

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Akil Watts
Personal information
Full name Akil Amen-Diop Watts[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-04) February 4, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis City
Number 20
Youth career
2015–2017 IMG Academy
2017–2018 Portland Timbers
2018–2019 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Mallorca B 1 (0)
2019–2021 Louisville City 34 (0)
2022 St. Louis City 2 24 (6)
2023– St. Louis City 20 (0)
2023– → St. Louis City 2 (loan) 8 (3)
International career
2016–2017 United States U17 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024

Akil Amen-Diop Watts (born February 4, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for St. Louis City in Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

Watts started his career playing for Portland Timbers Academy. In 2018, after his performances at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he signed a professional contract with Spanish team RCD Mallorca.[2][3] On August 6, 2019, he signed with Louisville City FC at the USL Championship.[4][5] On August 30, 2019, Watts made his professional debut when he started and played 56 minutes of the 1–1 draw against Indy Eleven at the USL Championship.[6] Following the 2021 season, Louisville opted to decline their contract option on Watts.[7]

International

Watts represented the

Paraguay (when he started and played the entire match) and the "Quarter-finals" 4–1 defeat against England (when he started and played 86 minutes).[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: St. Louis City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 24. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Sebring, Blake. "Fort Wayne's Akil Watts ready for new soccer challenge in Mallorca, Spain". The News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Reichel, Aubree. "Local soccer player signs pro deal". The Journal Gazette. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Louisville Signs U.S. Youth International Watts". USLChampionship.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. The Courier-Journal. Archived
    from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Louisville City 1 – 1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Communications, LouCity (December 2, 2021). "LouCity announces initial roster moves for 2022 season". Louisville City FC - USL Championship. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ghana 1–0 United States". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "United States 1–4 England". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Paraguay 5–0 United States". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

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