Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · St. Louis City.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1427 | 6.69 |
Scout report
A. Watts is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at St. Louis City, rated 34 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 257th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (46.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watts.
Judged on this season alone, Watts graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.784 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 18). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 30th of 50 of the 50 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Watts is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.4 reflects that trajectory.
Watts is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · St. Louis City finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34, Watts carries the 30th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (St. Louis City finished 13th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
