Dylan Watts (; born 11 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He is a former Republic of Ireland youth international footballer and has played for UCD and Leicester City, and spent a loan spell at Bohemians.
Early life Watts went to Holly Park Boys’ School, Blackrock and played in a schools hurling final in Croke Park.
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. He then moved to Leicester City where he made 10 appearances for their Under-23 team. However, he failed to make an appearance for Leicester's first team. He was loaned to Bohemians where he scored one goal in 20 appearances during the 2018 season. He left Bohemians part way through the 2018 season and joined Shamrock Rovers. He scored his first European goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round win over Hibernians of Malta. Watts netted again in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League win over KF Shkupi On 7 November 2024, Watts scored in a 2–1 victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Conference League. Watts was voted PFAI Player of the Year for the 2024 season by his fellow professionals in the league.
International career In November 2016, Watts received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U-21 squad for friendly matches against the Czech Republic and Slovakia. However, he did not make an appearance and therefore finished his under-21 career without a cap.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUCD2015LOI First Division222001040—2722016LOI First Division1520010——162Total37400204000434Leicester City U232016–17————10102017–18————1010Total————2020Bohemians (loan)2018LOI Premier Division201—22——223Shamrock Rovers2018LOI Premier Division11400—20—1342019LOI Premier Division323101040—3932020LOI Premier Division18340—20102532021LOI Premier Division29211—60103732022LOI Premier Division31220—132104742023LOI Premier Division21210—30102622024LOI Premier Division30410—133104572025LOI Premier Division31151—130004922026LOI Premier Division9200—0010102Total21223152105655029130Career total26928152526057035837
Honours Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division (5): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 FAI Cup (2): 2019, 2025 President of Ireland's Cup: 2022, 2024
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