Marley Watkins

Marley Watkins

Personal information
Full name	Marley Joseph Watkins
Date of birth	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	15
Youth career
1999–2007	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Cheltenham Town	26	(1)
2010–2011	→ Bath City (loan)	22	(3)
2011–2012	Bath City	37	(5)
2012–2013	Hereford United	34	(5)
2013–2015	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	59	(8)
2015–	Barnsley	20	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:09, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Marley Joseph Watkins (born 17 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Barnsley, as a midfielder on the left or right wing.

Personal life

Born in Lewisham in London, Watkins grew up in Swansea in Wales.

Through his parents, he qualifies to play for Wales and France.

Career

Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and he joined Cheltenham Town in 2008. He made a few substitute appearances during Cheltenham's pre-season friendlies in the buildup to the 2008–09 campaign. On 9 August 2008, he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of the 4–2 defeat at Northampton Town. In doing so, he became Cheltenham Town's youngest player. He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute against Northampton in the 2009–10 season.

In September 2010, Watkins joined Conference National side Bath City on loan. He subsequently signed for Bath on a permanent basis in January 2011 after his successful loan spell.

At the start of the 2012–13 season, Watkins went on trial at Hereford United of the same division. He signed a one-year contract, with the fee being agreed at a tribunal.
Watkins enjoyed a successful start to his Hereford career by winning a 'Player of the Month' award in his first month at the club. He ultimately played 34 league games and scored five goals in his season at Hereford.

In June 2013 it was announced that Watkins would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 2013–2014 season. He made his Scottish Premiership debut at Celtic Park on 24 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Celtic.

In November 2014, Watkins was named on standby for the Wales squad to play against Belgium in a Euro 2016 Qualifier.

On 30 May 2015, he opened the scoring for Inverness in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park, as the club secured a 2–1 victory against Falkirk.

On 5 June 2015, Watkins signed for League One club Barnsley after rejecting other clubs in the Scottish Premiership, Championship and League One.

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2015

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Cheltenham Town	2008–09	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2009–10	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	1
	2010–11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Subtotal	26	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	1
Bath City (loan)	2010–11	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
Bath City	2011–12	37	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	5
Hereford United	2012–13	34	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	35	5
Inverness CT	2013–14	26	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	33	1
	2014–15	33	7	5	2	1	0	0	0	39	9
	Subtotal	59	8	9	2	4	0	0	0	72	10
Total		178	22	13	2	4	0	1	0	196	24

Honours

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

• Scottish Cup : 2014–15

External links

• Marley Watkins career statistics at Soccerbase