Akil Watts

Akil Amen-Diop Watts (born February 4, 2000), is an American footballer who plays as a right-back for Louisville City FC in the USL Championship.

Akil Watts
Personal information
Full name Akil Amen-Diop Watts
Date of birth (2000-02-04) February 4, 2000
Place of birth Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 8
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– Louisville City 14 (0)
National team
2016–2017 United States U17 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2020

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.[1][2] On August 6, 2019, he signed with Louisville City FC at the USL Championship.[3][4] 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.[5]

International

Watts represented the United States at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. At the World Cup, he played three, of the five matches, the Americans played at the World Cup, including the "Round of 16" 5–0 win against 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).[6][7][8]

References
  1. Sebring, Blake. "Fort Wayne's Akil Watts ready for new soccer challenge in Mallorca, Spain". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. Reichel, Aubree. "Local soccer player signs pro deal". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. "Louisville Signs U.S. Youth International Watts". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. Rimpson, Robert. "Louisville City FC announces the signing of defender Akil Watts". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. "Louisville City 1 – 1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. "Ghana 1–0 United States". FIFA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. "United States 1–4 England". FIFA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. "Paraguay 5–0 United States". FIFA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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