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David Watson

Kilmarnock
12
Shirt
20 years
Feb 12, 2005
Scotland
Country
€70K
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Attacking Midfielder
CM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches2%Shot attempts51%Goals89%
Chances created22%Aerial duels won84%Defensive actions51%

Premiership 2024/2025

3
Goals
1
Assists
16
Started
24
Matches
1,420
Minutes played
6.67
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Feb 22

Aberdeen
1-0
8
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 15

St. Johnstone
3-1
23
0
0
0
0
6.2

Feb 1

Dundee United
1-0
89
0
0
0
0
7.0

Jan 25

Hearts
3-2
22
0
0
1
0
6.3

Jan 8

Motherwell
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 5

Ross County
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Jan 2

St. Mirren
2-0
6
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 29, 2024

Hibernian
1-0
89
0
0
0
0
6.1

Dec 26, 2024

Aberdeen
4-0
90
1
0
0
0
8.3

Dec 20, 2024

Motherwell
1-1
71
0
0
1
0
7.0
Kilmarnock

Feb 22

Premiership
Aberdeen
1-0
8’
-

Feb 15

Premiership
St. Johnstone
3-1
23’
6.2

Feb 1

Premiership
Dundee United
1-0
89’
7.0

Jan 25

Premiership
Hearts
3-2
22’
6.3

Jan 8

Premiership
Motherwell
0-0
Bench
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 47%
  • 17Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 2.28xG
4 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationThrow in set pieceResultGoal
0.58xG0.92xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,420

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
2.28
xG on target (xGOT)
2.94
Non-penalty xG
2.28
Shots
17
Shots on target
8

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.09
Successful passes
227
Pass accuracy
62.7%
Accurate long balls
16
Long ball accuracy
31.4%
Chances created
15
Successful crosses
3
Cross accuracy
20.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
5
Dribble success
41.7%
Touches
592
Touches in opposition box
29
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
15

Defending

Tackles won
15
Tackles won %
71.4%
Duels won
70
Duels won %
47.6%
Aerial duels won
29
Aerial duels won %
50.9%
Interceptions
11
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
19
Recoveries
57
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
15

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches2%Shot attempts51%Goals89%
Chances created22%Aerial duels won84%Defensive actions51%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Kilmarnock FC BJul 2022 - now
3
0
KilmarnockApr 2021 - now
89
9

National team

Scotland U21Aug 2024 - now
2
0
Scotland U19Nov 2023 - Mar 2024
6
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Kilmarnock

Scotland
1
Championship(21/22)