Personal information | |||
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Full name | Katy Evelyn Watson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 2005 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sunderland | |||
Sunderland & Gateshead | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Sunderland | 47 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | England U19 | 10 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 |
Katy Evelyn Watson (born 20 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Sunderland and the England under-19 team.
Watson joined Sunderland aged 9, after trailing for Newcastle United. Along with her teammates at senior level, she played boys football prior to joining the girls team. [2] [3]
Watson played for Sunderland & Gateshead under-14s, scoring 10 goals in 13 appearances, [4] followed by scoring 6 goals in as many games for the under-16s. [5] She went on to play for Sunderland's under-21 side, scoring a combined 10 goals in 5 appearances for the A and B teams. [6] [7]
On 28 January 2022, Sunderland announced the signing of Watson to the first team. [8]
On 28 March 2022, Watson scored her debut senior goal for Sunderland against Watford within seven minutes of coming on as a second-half substitute, helping the team to win 2–1. [9]
On 25 October 2023, after 39 appearances for Sunderland, Watson signed her first professional contract with the club aged 18. [2] She was subsequently voted Women's Young Player of the Year for 2023 by the North East Football Writers. [10]
On 5 April 2023, Watson scored her debut goal for the England under-19 team in a 2023 U19 Championship qualification match against Slovenia, a last minute equaliser to secure a 1–1 draw. [11]
In October 2023, for 2024 U19 Championship qualification, Watson scored in injury time against Greece in a 2–0 win, followed by the third goal in the 6–1 victory over Wales. [12] [13] She went to play in the second round qualification matches against Switzerland and Italy as the number 7 wide attacker. [14] [15] On 14 July in the final tournament, Watson scored the second goal in England's 10–0 victory over Lithuania in the opening group stage match. [16]
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