Kelland Watts

Kelland John William James Watts (born 3 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Stevenage, on loan from Newcastle United.

Watts began playing football for Cramlington Juniors before joining Newcastle United's academy in 2008. He progressed through the various youth ranks at Newcastle, signing his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2018. Having played in all 41 matches for Newcastle's U23 team during the 2018–19 season, scoring six times, Watts appeared on the substitute's bench in Newcastle's final Premier League game of the season, a 4–0 away victory at Fulham on 12 May 2019, although was an unused substitute in the match.

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Watts was included in Newcastle's 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy squad. He joined League Two club Stevenage on a season-long loan on 16 August 2019. He made his professional debut the following day, playing the whole match in a 0–0 draw away at Leyton Orient.

Watts was called up to the England U19 team for the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship. He made his England U19 debut in a 3–2 win over Turkey U19s on 17 July 2018, playing the whole match. He played twice during the tournament as England U19s finished third in their group.

Watts began his career playing as a midfielder, before later being deployed in defence. He is primarily a left-footed central defender. Watts has been described as having "a strong eye for goal", emphasised by scoring two hat-tricks during the 2017–18 season, as well as being praised for being "quick, focused and strong in the air".

As of match played 9 November 2019