:Lance Watson

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lance Watson

| image = Lance Watson.jpg

| image_size = 175

| fullname = Lance Watson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|6}}

| birth_place = Nederland, Texas, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}

| position = Midfielder, Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2002–2005

| youthclubs1 = New Mexico Lobos

| years1 = 2004

| clubs1 = Indiana Invaders

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2005

| clubs2 = Chicago Fire Premier

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2009

| clubs3 = Kansas City Wizards

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = Austin Aztex

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = October 1, 2010

| ntupdate =

}}

Lance Watson (born October 6, 1983, in Nederland, Texas) is an American soccer player.

Career

=College and amateur=

Watson played college soccer at the University of New Mexico from 2002 to 2005. He finished his career with 22 assists, good enough for second all-time in school history, and helped lead the Lobos to the 2005 NCAA Championship game. He also played in the USL Premier Development League, for Indiana Invaders in 2004 and Chicago Fire Premier in 2005.

=Professional=

Watson was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, by the Kansas City Wizards in 2006 MLS SuperDraft. After four seasons with the Wizards, Watson was released on March 1, 2010.http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100301&content_id=8642084&vkey=news_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On March 30, 2010, the Austin Aztex announced the signing of Watson to a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/414448.html|title=Former Wizard Joins Aztex|accessdate=2010-03-30|work=USLsoccer.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311135238/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/414448.html|archive-date=2012-03-11|url-status=dead}}

Watson signed a two-year deal with USSF Division 2 club Austin Aztex in March 2010.http://www.austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=267{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}