Nicolás Ezequiel Watson (born 22 May 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for San Martín SJ.

Career

Watson's senior career began with Instituto, who signed him aged twelve, in

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. Having been an unused substitute for matches with

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and

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between December 2018 and February 2019, Watson was selected to start a fixture versus

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on 16 February.

Personal life

Watson is of Italian descent through a grandfather from

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. He has three brothers, all of which played in the Instituto academy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Nicolas 1998 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Primera Nacional players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Argentine Primera División players Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Sport Club do Recife players Chacarita Juniors footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil 21st-century Argentine sportsmen