Luke Watt

{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luke Watt | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|06|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | height = | currentclub = Stranraer | clubnumber = | position = Defender | years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Motherwell | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0  | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = → Stranraer (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → East Fife (loan) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = → Airdrieonians (loan) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = NK Novigrad | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = Brechin City | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2020–2022 | clubs7 = Linlithgow Rose | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2022– | clubs8 = Stranraer | caps8 = | goals8 = | club-update = 13:00, 19 December 2020 (UTC) }} '''Luke Watt''' (born 20 June 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Stranraer.

He has previously played for Motherwell, Airdrieonians, Stranraer, East Fife, Croatian side NK Novigrad, Brechin City and Linlithgow Rose.

==Career== ===Club=== On 4 January 2015, Watt made his debut for Motherwell, starting in a 2–0 defeat against Aberdeen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30614450|title=Motherwell 0–2 Aberdeen|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 January 2015|access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> On 2 March 2015, Watt signed a new contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Luke Watt pens extended deal|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2015/03/02/luke-watt-pens-extended-deal/|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|date=2 March 2015|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref>

On 31 August 2016, Watt signed on loan for Stranraer, on a deal until January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watt signs for Stranraer on loan|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2016/08/31/watt-signs-for-stranraer-on-loan/|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|date=31 August 2016|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> On 31 January 2017, he went out on loan again, joining East Fife for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oliver Pain arrives as Watt departs on loan|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/01/31/oliver-pain-arrives-as-watt-departs/|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|date=31 January 2017|accessdate=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204061847/http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/01/31/oliver-pain-arrives-as-watt-departs|archive-date=4 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 18 August 2017, Watt went out on loan a third time, this time joining Airdrieonians.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferguson joins the Steelmen|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=64512|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|date=18 August 2017|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</ref> Watt was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref name="Retained, Released">{{cite web|title=Squad update: May 2018|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2018/05/21/squad-update-may-2018/|website=motherwellfc.co.uk|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|accessdate=21 May 2018|date=21 May 2018}}</ref>

After a spell in Croatia with NK Novigrad, Watt signed for Brechin City in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Squad Update|url=https://www.brechincity.com/bcfc/p/n/2133|publisher=Brechin City F.C.|last=Mew|first=Steven|date=9 June 2019|accessdate=4 July 2019}}</ref>

Linlithgow Rose announced the signing of Watt on 19 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Luke Watt Signing|url=https://twitter.com/LinlithgowRose/status/1340268043830779905|publisher=Linlithgow Rose F.C.|date=19 December 2020|accessdate=19 December 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|19 December 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|luke-watt/393710|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! rowspan="2" | Club ! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="3" | League ! colspan="2" | National Cup ! colspan="2" | League Cup ! colspan="2" | Other ! colspan="2" | Total |- ! Division ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Motherwell |2014–15 |Scottish Premiership |5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- |2015–16 |Scottish Premiership |2||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||3||0 |- |2016–17 |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearances for Motherwell Under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs</ref>||0||2||0 |- |2017–18 |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !7!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!10!!0 |- |Stranraer (loan) |2016–17 |Scottish League One |12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0 |- |East Fife (loan) |2016–17 |Scottish League One |3||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- |Airdrieonians (loan) |2017–18 |Scottish League One |26||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||1 |- |Brechin City |2019–20 |Scottish League Two |11||2||0||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=SCC>Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||13||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !59!!3!!1!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!65!!3 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/players/under-20s/luke-watt/ Luke Watt profile] at Motherwell FC official website * {{Soccerbase}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watt, Luke}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Glasgow Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Motherwell F.C. players Category:Stranraer F.C. players Category:East Fife F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:NK Novigrad players Category:Brechin City F.C. players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Second Football League (Croatia) players Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Category:Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen