# Jared Watts > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jared_Watts > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jared_Watts.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Watts > Source revision: 1290536587 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American soccer player (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jared Watts | image = Jared Watts Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids 2016-10-16.jpg | caption = Watts with [Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids) in 2016 | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|3}} | birth_place = [Statesville, North Carolina](/source/Statesville%2C_North_Carolina), United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = [Defensive midfielder](/source/Defensive_midfielder), [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs1 = [IMG Soccer Academy](/source/IMG_Soccer_Academy) | youthyears2 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs2 = North Meck SC | collegeyears1 = 2010–2013 | college1 = [Wake Forest Demon Deacons](/source/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men's_soccer) | collegecaps1 = 73 | collegegoals1 = 5 | years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = [Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids) | caps1 = 71 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = [Houston Dynamo](/source/Houston_Dynamo) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → [Rio Grande Valley FC](/source/Rio_Grande_Valley_FC) (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2009 | nationalteam1 = [United States U17](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-17_soccer_team) | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Jared Watts''' (born February 3, 1992) is an American retired professional [soccer](/source/soccer) player who played as a [defensive midfielder](/source/defensive_midfielder) or [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)). ==Club career== === Youth career === Watts spent time with North Meck SC as well as with the [IMG Soccer Academy](/source/IMG_Soccer_Academy). He would attend [Wake Forest University](/source/Wake_Forest_University) and was named first team All-Conference on three occasions; 2011, 2012, and 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/players/jared-watts|title=Jared Watts|website=houstondynamo.com|access-date=November 18, 2018}} === Colorado Rapids === Watts was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the [2014 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2014_MLS_SuperDraft) by the [Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids). He made his professional debut on March 29, 2014, against [Sporting Kansas City](/source/Sporting_Kansas_City).{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/29/united-states/mls/colorado-rapids/kansas-city-wizards/1618235/?ICID=PL_MS_04|title=Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City|date=March 30, 2014}} Watts scored his first professional goal on July 11, 2015, in a 3–1 win over [Real Salt Lake](/source/Real_Salt_Lake). In 2016, Watts was a part of the best defense in MLS and helped the Rapids finish second in the [Western Conference](/source/Western_Conference_(MLS)). He would help the Rapids reach the Conference finals, where they fell to [Seattle Sounders FC](/source/Seattle_Sounders_FC).{{Cite news|url=https://lastwordonsoccer.com/2016/11/29/colorado-rapids-2016-season-review/|title=Colorado Rapids 2016 Season Review - Last Word on Soccer|last=Editor|first=Matt Pollard, Managing|date=2016-11-29|work=Last Word on Soccer|access-date=2018-11-19|language=en-US}} On March 28, 2018, Watts was traded to [Houston Dynamo](/source/Houston_Dynamo) in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2018/03/28/houston-dynamo-acquire-defender-jared-watts-colorado-rapids|title=Houston Dynamo acquire defender Jared Watts from Colorado Rapids | Houston Dynamo}} === Houston Dynamo === Watts made his Dynamo debut on May 30, 2018, in a 2–1 loss to Real Salt Lake. He suffered various injuries in 2018, forcing him to miss good chunks of the season. ==International career== Watts captained the US at the [2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup](/source/2009_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup) in Nigeria. He also has had extensive international experience, seeing time with the U17 and U20 U.S. Youth National Teams. Played and was a captain with the U.S. U17 team. == Career statistics == {{Updated|November 18, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jared-watts|title=Jared Watts|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=November 18, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/jared-watts/103131/|title=J. Watts|website=Soccerway|access-date=November 18, 2018}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |+ !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[US Open Cup](/source/U.S._Open_Cup) !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|[Continental](/source/CONCACAF_Champions_League) !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids) |[2014](/source/2014_Colorado_Rapids_season) |rowspan="5"|[MLS](/source/Major_League_Soccer) |17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |[2015](/source/2015_Colorado_Rapids_season) |13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1 |- |[2016](/source/2016_Colorado_Rapids_season) |21||0||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||26||0 |- |[2017](/source/2017_Colorado_Rapids_season) |20||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |[2018](/source/2018_Colorado_Rapids_season) |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !71!!1!!3!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!78!!0 |- |[Houston Dynamo](/source/Houston_Dynamo) |[2018](/source/2018_Houston_Dynamo_season) |MLS |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[RGVFC Toros](/source/Rio_Grande_Valley_FC_Toros) (loan) |[2018](/source/2018_Rio_Grande_Valley_FC_season) |[USL](/source/USL_Championship) |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !79!!1!!3!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!86!!1 |} == Honors == '''Houston Dynamo''' * [US Open Cup](/source/U.S._Open_Cup): [2018](/source/2018_U.S._Open_Cup) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{MLS player|jared-watts}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watts, Jared}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Colorado Rapids draft picks Category:Colorado Rapids players Category:Houston Dynamo FC players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:Sportspeople from Statesville, North Carolina Category:Sportspeople from Iredell County, North Carolina Category:Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Category:Soccer players from North Carolina Category:USL Championship players Category:United States men's youth international soccer players Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players Category:21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jared Watts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Watts) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Watts?action=history)). 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