Craig Watson (footballer, born 1995)

Craig Watson

Personal information
Date of birth	13 February 1995[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Arbroath (on loan from Hamilton Academical)
Youth career
	Park Villa
2005–2012	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Hamilton Academical	9	(0)
2015–	→ Arbroath (loan)	17	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:31, 1 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Craig Watson (born 13 February 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Arbroath on loan from Hamilton Academical, as a defender or midfielder.^[2]

Career

Watson moved from Park Villa in Govan to Hamilton Academical as a youth player.^[3] He signed a professional contract with the club in 2012,^[4] and made his senior debut on 28 April 2012, in a 5–1 defeat against Ross County in the Scottish First Division,^[5] just a year after suffering a potentially career-threatening injury.^[6] In April 2013, Watson signed a two-year extension to his contract.^[7] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.^[8]

In September 2015, Watson moved on loan to Arbroath until January 2016.^[9] This loan spell was later extended until the end of the season.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2016^[11]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2011–12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2014–15	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2015–16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Arbroath (loan)	2015–16	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	2
Career total		26	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	30	2

References

1. "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
2. "Profile". Scottish Football League.
3. Craig Stewart (6 December 2013). "Watson delighted to take in a game". SPFL. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
4. "Academy Players Turn Professional". Hamilton Academical F.C.
5. "Ross County 5–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012.
6. Andrew McGilvray (3 May 2012). "Youngster makes first-team debut a year after suffering career-threatening injury". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
7. "Watson extends contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 April 2013.
8. "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
9. McDonald, Ryan (5 September 2015). "I've got a chance to show Wat I can do". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
10. "We are delighted to announce that @CraigWatsonnn has extended his loan at Gayfield until the end of the season". Arbroath F.C. Twitter. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
11. Craig Watson career statistics at Soccerbase