Jared Watts

Watts with Colorado Rapids in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-02-03) February 3, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, defender
Youth career
2007–2009	IMG Soccer Academy
2009–2010	North Meck SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	73	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Colorado Rapids	71	(1)
2018	Houston Dynamo	7	(0)
2018	→ Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)	1	(0)
International career
2007–2009	United States U17	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jared Watts (born February 3, 1992) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder or defender.

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 the Seattle Sounders.^[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]

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.

Career statistics

As of November 18, 2018^[5][6]

Honors

Houston Dynamo

• US Open Cup: 2018