Marcus Watson (born September 16, 1989, in
Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
) is an American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player currently playing for
Los Angeles Misioneros in the
USL Premier Development League.
Career
Youth and amateur
Instead of attending college and playing
college soccer, Watson decided to pursue a career as a professional soccer player straight out of high school; he travelled to England, and was offered a place on the academy of famed English club
Leicester City. As a member of the U18 Academy team, Watson was rostered in two reserve games while with the Foxes.
Watson returned to the United States in 2008, and subsequently spent some time playing for Los Angeles-based amateur team
Hollywood United
Hollywood United is an American amateur soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1988, the team plays in Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the ...
.
Professional
Watson signed his first professional contract with Minnesota in April 2009, and made his professional debut on June 27, in a 3–1 defeat to the
Rochester Rhinos.
He found himself without a club when the Thunder folded at the end of the 2009 USL-1 season; after a brief stint with LA-based amateur team
Doxa Italia, he joined
Ventura County Fusion of the
USL Premier Development League for the 2010 season, before moving on to play for the
Hollywood United Hitmen
Hollywood United Hitmen was an American soccer team based in Los Angeles. The team was founded in 2009 and played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the USL Premier Development League (PDL).
The team played its home games in Cougar ...
in the
National Premier Soccer League in 2011.
After helping Hollywood to the 2011 NPSL championship game, he left the club following the conclusion of the season, and subsequently signed to play for the
Los Angeles Misioneros in the
USL Premier Development League in 2012.
International
Watson has played for both of the U-18 and U-20 United States national teams.
References
External links
Minnesota Thunder bio
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1989 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Minnesota Thunder players
Ventura County Fusion players
LA Laguna FC players
USL First Division players
USL League Two players
Men's association football defenders