Dylan Watts

Dylan Watts (born 11 April 1997) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He has also played for UCD, Leicester City and had a loan spell with Bohemians.

Dylan Watts

Personal information
Full name	Dylan Billy Watts[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland[2]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shamrock Rovers
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	UCD	37	(4)
2016–2018	Leicester City	0	(0)
2018	→ Bohemians (loan)	20	(1)
2018–	Shamrock Rovers	177	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Career

Watts played two seasons in the League of Ireland First Division for University College Dublin where he made 22 appearances in the 2015 season and 15 appearances in the 2016 season.^[1] He then moved to Leicester City's U23 team.^[2] He didn't make any first team appearances for Leicester City.^[1] He was loan to Bohemians where he scored one goal in 20 appearances during the 2018 season.^[1] He left Bohemians part way through the 2018 season and joined Shamrock Rovers.^[1] He scored his first European goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round win over Hibernians of Malta.^[3] Watts netted again in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League win over KF Shkupi^[4] On 7 November 2024, Watts scored in a 2–1 victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Conference League.^[5] Watts was voted PFAI Player of the Year for the 2024 season by his fellow professionals in the league.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2025^[1][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
UCD	2015	LOI First Division	22	2	0	0	1	0	4[a]	0	—		27	2
	2016	LOI First Division	15	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		16	2
	Total		37	4	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	43	4
Leicester City U23	2016–17	—			—		—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
	2017–18	—			—		—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		2	0	2	0
Bohemians (loan)	2018	LOI Premier Division	20	1	0	0	2	2	—		—		22	3
Shamrock Rovers	2018	LOI Premier Division	11	4	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	—		13	4
	2019	LOI Premier Division	32	3	1	0	1	0	4[a]	0	—		39	3
	2020	LOI Premier Division	18	3	4	0	—		2[a]	0	1[c]	0	25	3
	2021	LOI Premier Division	29	2	1	1	—		6[d]	0	1[c]	0	37	3
	2022	LOI Premier Division	31	2	2	0	—		13[e]	2	1[c]	0	47	4
	2023	LOI Premier Division	21	2	1	0	—		3[f]	0	1[c]	0	26	2
	2024	LOI Premier Division	30	4	1	0	—		13[g]	3	1[c]	0	45	7
	2025	LOI Premier Division	5	0	0	0	—		1[h]	0	0[i]	0	6	0
	Total		177	20	10	1	1	0	44	5	4	0	238	26
Career total			234	24	10	1	5	2	44	5	6	0	305	33

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. Appearances in the President of Ireland's Cup
4. 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
5. 4 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League; 5 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
6. 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 1 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
7. 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 3 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League; 6 appearances, 2 goals in the UEFA Conference League
8. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
9. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

• League of Ireland Premier Division: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• FAI Cup: 2019
• President of Ireland's Cup: 2022, 2024