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Jared Watts
American soccer player (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jared Watts (born February 3, 1992) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder or defender.
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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.[1]
Colorado Rapids
Watts was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.[1] He made his professional debut on March 29, 2014, against Sporting Kansas City.[2] Watts scored his first professional goal on July 11, 2015, in a 3–1 win over Real Salt Lake.[1] 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.[3]
On March 28, 2018, Watts was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.[4]
Houston Dynamo
Watts made his Dynamo debut on May 30, 2018, in a 2–1 loss to Real Salt Lake. He suffered various injuries in 2018, forcing him to miss good chunks of the season.[1]
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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.
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Honors
Houston Dynamo
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