Elis William Watts (born 28 June 2002) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Gloucester City.

Career

Watts played for Cambrian & Clydach and Cardiff City Academy before joining the Newport County Academy in 2014. On 4 September 2019, Watts made his debut for Newport in the starting line up for the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the

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Southern Group E. On 18 January 2020, Watts joined Bristol Manor Farm on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. Watts was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season. Having joined

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following his release from Newport, Watts was promoted to the club's first-team set up on a full time basis in May 2021. Watts spent time on loan at Metropolitan Police in October 2020, featuring twice for their under-23 side, scoring twice. He made his Aldershot debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a 90th minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Chesterfield. On 15 October 2021, Watts joined Farnborough on loan until January 2022, scoring on his debut a day later, during their 4–0 victory over

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. He went onto feature ten times in all competitions, scoring three goals before being recalled by Aldershot towards the end of 2021. On 5 January 2022, Watts joined

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on an initial one-month loan deal. Watts featured twelve times, scoring once for the club before returning to Aldershot and immediately joining

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on loan for the remainder of the campaign. On 16 May 2022, Watts announced via

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that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract. On 16 July 2022, Watts returned to Weston-super-Mare on a permanent basis having spent time on loan with the club the previous season after a successful pre-season. On 4 August 2023, following his departure from Weston-super-Mare, Watts agreed to join Hungerford Town. On 14 January 2025, Watts joined fellow Southern League side, Gloucester City.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watts, Elis 2002 births Living people Footballers from Pontypridd Welsh men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Newport County A.F.C. players Bristol Manor Farm F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Metropolitan Police F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen