Jamie Watson (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Kyle Watson | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Arlington, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | DFW Tornados | 5 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 38 | (2) |
| 2008 | Austin Aztex U23 | 13 | (7) |
| 2008 | FC Dallas | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Charleston Battery | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 16 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Austin Aztex | 35 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Orlando City | 60 | (23) |
| 2012 | → Minnesota Stars FC (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Minnesota United FC | 31 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | United States U17 | 25 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 9, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 22, 2013 |
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Jamie Kyle Watson (born April 10, 1986) is a former American soccer player.
Watson played two years of college soccer at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but left after his sophomore season to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer. Watson scored 12 goals and had 10 assists in his 2 seasons at UNC. Watson earned the coveted ACC Rookie of the Year after a highly successful freshman year. He was also named to Top Drawer Soccer's All Freshman Team at the conclusion of the season. During his second season, Watson was named to the ACC All-Tournament team and was selected to the All ACC team.
Watson was selected in the first round (13th overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake, but was waived on January 22, 2008, after making 39 first-team appearances and scoring 2 goals with 1 assist. Watson became an instant fan favorite and was well known throughout the community for his contributions on and off the field. He served on the board of directions for Utah Heart to Home, which is the Utah equivalent to Home makeover. Along with Heart to Home, Watson was heavily involved with Gov. Jon M. Huntsman and the First Lady, Mary Kay Huntsman, in their efforts to raise awareness around Salt Lake City regarding several issues.
After helping Austin Aztex U23 of the USL Premier Development League reach the PDL playoffs for the first time over the summer of 2008, scoring 7 goals in 13 appearances, Watson signed with Major League Soccer's FC Dallas on August 1, 2008, but ultimately made just one first team appearance.
After being waived by FC Dallas at the end of the 2008 season, he signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads, and was loaned out for the opening game of the 2009 season to Charleston Battery in early 2009, and after playing one game, returned to the Hammerheads. Watson enjoyed his best season as a professional, being named to the USL2 All-League team, earning league player of the week, team of the week on several occasions, and eventually all leading up to earning league MVP honors, as well as the scoring title. After the conclusion of the Hammerheads season, Watson was signed to a two year contract by the USL-1 team Austin Aztex, and played his first match with them on August 29, 2009.
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