Elliot William Watt (born 11 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for club Salford City. Watt began his career in the youth academies of

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, Blackburn Rovers,

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, and

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. With ''Wolves'', he made his professional debut, and spent time on loan at

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. He signed for

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

in 2020, spending two years with the club before departing for Salford. Born in

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, Watt has represented Scotland internationally for the U17s, U19s, and U21s, and participated in the

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Club career

Early career

Watt began his career at

before moving to Blackburn Rovers due to travelling problems. He then moved to hometown club

. He signed his first professional contract with

in November 2017. He made his Wolves debut on 28 August 2018 in the

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against

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, starting in the 2–0 second round win. He was replaced on 62 minutes by future Portuguese international Pedro Goncalves. On 1 January 2020, Watt joined

on loan until the end of the season. His first appearance for the club was in a 2–2 draw against

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in the

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, playing the full 90 minutes.

Bradford City

On 27 July 2020, Watt joined

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side

on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager

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. He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Salford City

On 27 June 2022, it was announced that he would sign for fellow League Two side Salford City, signing a two-year contract. Along with teammate

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, Watt was named in the EFL League Two Team of the Season for the

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season.

International career

While aged 18, Watt was selected by head coach

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to the Scotland U21 squad for the

. The team lost to

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in a penalty-out and finished fourth.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * EFL League Two Team of the Season:

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: 2022–23 League Two * PFA League Two Fans' Player of the Year:

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* * 2000 births Living people Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English men's footballers Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Salford City F.C. players English people of Scottish descent {{scotland-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub