Jared Watts
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jared Watts
| image = Jared Watts Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids 2016-10-16.jpg
| caption = Watts with Colorado Rapids in 2016
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|3}}
| birth_place = Statesville, North Carolina, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = Defensive midfielder, defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs1 = IMG Soccer Academy
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = North Meck SC
| collegeyears1 = 2010–2013
| college1 = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| collegecaps1 = 73
| collegegoals1 = 5
| years1 = 2014–2018
| clubs1 = Colorado Rapids
| caps1 = 71
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = Houston Dynamo
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Jared Watts (born February 3, 1992) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder or defender.
Club career
= Youth career =
Watts spent time with North Meck SC as well as with the IMG Soccer Academy. He would attend Wake Forest University and was named first team All-Conference on three occasions; 2011, 2012, and 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/players/jared-watts|title=Jared Watts|website=houstondynamo.com|access-date=November 18, 2018}}
= Colorado Rapids =
Watts was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. He made his professional debut on March 29, 2014, against Sporting Kansas City.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/29/united-states/mls/colorado-rapids/kansas-city-wizards/1618235/?ICID=PL_MS_04|title=Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City|date=March 30, 2014}} Watts scored his first professional goal on July 11, 2015, in a 3–1 win over Real Salt Lake. In 2016, Watts was a part of the best defense in MLS and helped the Rapids finish second in the Western Conference. He would help the Rapids reach the Conference finals, where they fell to Seattle Sounders FC.{{Cite news|url=https://lastwordonsoccer.com/2016/11/29/colorado-rapids-2016-season-review/|title=Colorado Rapids 2016 Season Review - Last Word on Soccer|last=Editor|first=Matt Pollard, Managing|date=2016-11-29|work=Last Word on Soccer|access-date=2018-11-19|language=en-US}}
On March 28, 2018, Watts was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2018/03/28/houston-dynamo-acquire-defender-jared-watts-colorado-rapids|title=Houston Dynamo acquire defender Jared Watts from Colorado Rapids | Houston Dynamo}}
= Houston Dynamo =
International career
Watts captained the US at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. He also has had extensive international experience, seeing time with the U17 and U20 U.S. Youth National Teams. Played and was a captain with the U.S. U17 team.
Career statistics
{{Updated|November 18, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jared-watts|title=Jared Watts|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=November 18, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/jared-watts/103131/|title=J. Watts|website=Soccerway|access-date=November 18, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |+ !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|US Open Cup !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Colorado Rapids
|2014 |rowspan="5"|MLS |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2015
|13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016
|21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2018
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |
| Houston Dynamo
|2018 |MLS |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| RGVFC Toros (loan)
|2018 |USL |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!79 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 |
Honors
Houston Dynamo
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|jared-watts}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Colorado Rapids draft picks
Category:Colorado Rapids players
Category:Houston Dynamo FC players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Statesville, North Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Iredell County, North Carolina
Category:Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
Category:Soccer players from North Carolina
Category:USL Championship players
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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