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David Watson

Kilmarnock
12
Shirt
20 years
12 Feb 2005
Right
Preferred foot
Scotland
Country
€1.8M
Market value
31 May 2026
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Right Midfielder, Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder
DM
RM
CM
RW
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches6%Shot attempts74%Goals83%
Chances created46%Aerial duels won86%Defensive contributions50%

Premiership 2025/2026

3
Goals
1
Assists
15
Started
16
Matches
1,357
Minutes played
6.91
Rating
6
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Rangers
L0-3
90
0
0
1
0
6.5

3 Dec

Hearts
D1-1
28
0
0
0
0
6.1

29 Nov

Dundee United
D1-1
81
0
0
1
0
6.3

22 Nov

Motherwell
L1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

18 Nov

Bulgaria U21
W1-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

15 Nov

Gibraltar U21
W0-2
90
0
0
0
0
-

9 Nov

Celtic
L4-0
79
0
0
0
0
6.5

1 Nov

Falkirk
L3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

29 Oct

Aberdeen
L0-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.3

26 Oct

Rangers
L3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.5
Kilmarnock

yesterday

Premiership
Rangers
0-3
90‎’‎
6.5

3 Dec

Premiership
Hearts
1-1
28‎’‎
6.1

29 Nov

Premiership
Dundee United
1-1
81‎’‎
6.3

22 Nov

Premiership
Motherwell
1-3
90‎’‎
7.3
Scotland U21

18 Nov

EURO U21 Qualification Grp. B
Bulgaria U21
1-0
90‎’‎
-
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 31%
  • 29Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 3.10xG
2 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.74xG0.65xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,357

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
2.75
xG on target (xGOT)
2.97
Non-penalty xG
2.75
Shots
29
Shots on target
9

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.82
Successful passes
220
Pass accuracy
68.1%
Accurate long balls
22
Long ball accuracy
45.8%
Chances created
10
Successful crosses
9
Cross accuracy
37.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
12
Dribble success
44.4%
Touches
613
Touches in opposition box
27
Dispossessed
14
Fouls won
33

Defending

Tackles
32
Duels won
90
Duels won %
48.4%
Aerial duels won
14
Aerial duels won %
41.2%
Interceptions
17
Blocked shots
6
Fouls committed
23
Recoveries
55
Possession won final 3rd
10
Dribbled past
24

Discipline

Yellow cards
6
Red cards
0

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Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches6%Shot attempts74%Goals83%
Chances created46%Aerial duels won86%Defensive contributions50%

Career

Senior career

Kilmarnock FC BJul 2022 - now
4
0
KilmarnockApr 2021 - now
122
13

National team

Scotland U21Aug 2024 - now
8
1
Scotland U19Nov 2023 - Mar 2024
6
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Kilmarnock

Scotland
1
Championship(21/22)

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