Dylan Watts


Dylan Watts is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He has also played for UCD, Leicester City and had a loan spell with Bohemians.

Early life

Watts went to Holly Park Boys’ School, Blackrock and played in a schools hurling final in Croke Park.

Career

Watts played two seasons in the League of Ireland First Division for University College Dublin where he made 22 appearances in the 2015 season and 15 appearances in the 2016 season. He then moved to Leicester City where he made 10 appearances for their Under-23 team. However, he failed to make an appearance for Leicester's first team. He was loaned to Bohemians where he scored one goal in 20 appearances during the 2018 season. He left Bohemians part way through the 2018 season and joined Shamrock Rovers. He scored his first European goal in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round win over Hibernians of Malta. Watts netted again in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League win over KF Shkupi On 7 November 2024, Watts scored in a 2–1 victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Conference League. Watts was voted PFAI Player of the Year for the 2024 season by his fellow professionals in the league.

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Honours

Shamrock Rovers