Nicolás Watson

Not to be confused with Nicholas Watson.

Nicolás Ezequiel Watson (born 22 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Martín SJ.^[1]

Nicolás Watson

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Ezequiel Watson
Date of birth	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Instituto
Number	21
Youth career
2010–2018	Instituto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Instituto	72	(0)
2022	→ Sport Recife (loan)	3	(0)
2024	Chacarita Juniors	34	(0)
2025–	San Martín SJ	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:12, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

Watson's senior career began with Instituto, who signed him aged twelve, in Primera B Nacional.^[2][3] Having been an unused substitute for matches with Quilmes, Sarmiento and Brown between December 2018 and February 2019, Watson was selected to start a fixture versus Ferro Carril Oeste on 16 February.^[1][4]

Personal life

Watson is of Italian descent through a grandfather from Palermo.^[5] He is the son of former professional footballer Sergio Watson, and brother of the footballer Franco.^[6][7] He has three brothers, all of which played in the Instituto academy.^[6][7]

Career statistics

As of 16 February 2019.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0