Akil Watts
Personal information
Full name Akil Amen-Diop Watts
Date of birth (2000-02-04) February 4, 2000
Place of birth Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis City
Number 20
Youth career
2015–2017 IMG Academy
2017–2018 Portland Timbers
2018–2019 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Mallorca B 1 (0)
2019–2021 Louisville City 34 (0)
2022 St. Louis City SC 2 24 (6)
2023– St. Louis City 6 (0)
2023– → St. Louis City 2 (loan) 1 (1)
International career
2016–2017 United States U17 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 30, 2023

Akil Amen-Diop Watts (born February 4, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for St. Louis City in Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

Watts started his career playing for Portland Timbers Academy. In 2018, after his performances at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he signed a professional contract with Spanish team RCD Mallorca.[1][2] On August 6, 2019, he signed with Louisville City FC at the USL Championship.[3][4] On August 30, 2019, Watts made his professional debut when he started and played 56 minutes of the 1–1 draw against Indy Eleven at the USL Championship.[5] Following the 2021 season, Louisville opted to decline their contract option on Watts.[6]

International

Watts represented the United States at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. At the World Cup, he played three, of the five matches, the Americans played at the World Cup, including the "Round of 16" 5–0 win against Paraguay (when he started and played the entire match) and the "Quarter-finals" 4–1 defeat against England (when he started and played 86 minutes).[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Sebring, Blake. "Fort Wayne's Akil Watts ready for new soccer challenge in Mallorca, Spain". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Reichel, Aubree. "Local soccer player signs pro deal". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Louisville Signs U.S. Youth International Watts". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rimpson, Robert. "Louisville City FC announces the signing of defender Akil Watts". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Louisville City 1 – 1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Communications, LouCity (December 2, 2021). "LouCity announces initial roster moves for 2022 season". Louisville City FC - USL Championship. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ghana 1–0 United States". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ "United States 1–4 England". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Paraguay 5–0 United States". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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