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Ben Watson (footballer, born July 1985)

Ben Watson
Ben Watson in Pittsburg (cropped).JPG
Watson on U.S. tour with Wigan Athletic in June 2013
Personal information
Full name Ben Watson
Date of birth (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth Camberwell, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Watford
Number 23
Youth career
000?–2003 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Crystal Palace 169 (18)
2009–2015 Wigan Athletic 107 (13)
2009 Queens Park Rangers (loan) 16 (2)
2010 West Bromwich Albion (loan) 7 (1)
2015– Watford 56 (2)
National team
2004–2006 England U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 13 August 2016 (UTC).

Ben Watson (born 9 July 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford. He has previously played for Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace, and had loan spells at Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion. He has also represented England at U21 level.

Watson won an FA Cup winners medal in 2013, by scoring a stoppage time header and the only goal of the game against Manchester City. This was the first time Wigan Athletic had won the FA Cup.

Born in Camberwell, London, Watson made his debut aged 17 towards the end of the 2002–03 season against Watford, giving a good performance to keep his place in the side for the final four games of the season. He scored his first goal for the club at the start of the following season in a 1–1 draw against Millwall, and gradually featured in the Palace side more regularly over the next few seasons, surpassing 200 appearances for the Eagles before his 23rd birthday.

He has also represented England in the under-21 team.

In 2006, he was one of six nominees for the "League Cup New Talent Award", drawn up by the Football Writers' Association. He was also named as Palace's "Young Player of The Year" at the end of the season, and was rewarded with a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2009.


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