Max Watters - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMax James Watters

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age27

Date of birth23 Mar 1999

BirthplaceLondon

Height188 cm

Shirt number#36

ClubDundee Utd

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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24

Appearances

2

Goals

3

Assists

1344

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dundee Utd.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Dundee Utd's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Premiership	24	2	3	1344	6.42
UEFA Europa Conference League	2	3	0	136	7.6

Career

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Following his move to Dundee Utd, Watters's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→17), while his Rating eased 42→36. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Dundee UtdLoan · 7th	24	2	3	6.42	36	17
2024/25	Barnsley · 12th	29	5	1	6.61	42	15
2023/24	Barnsley · 6th	27	3	3	6.67	43	12
2022/23	BarnsleyLoan · 4th	22	4	1	6.64	45	10
2022/23	Cardiff · 21st	11	0	0	6.55	53	0
2021/22	Cardiff · 18th	8	1	0	6.73	57	3
2021/22	Milton Keynes DonsLoan · 3rd	11	5	1	6.97	47	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

M. Watters is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Dundee Utd, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 128th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (46.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watters.

Judged on this season alone, Watters graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 30 of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership, on 2 goals and 3 assists in 24 appearances (0.335 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 18th of 30 of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership. At 27 Watters is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Watters missed 6 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 38 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential18th of 30 centre-forwards · Premiership Current season19th of 30 centre-forwards · Premiership19th-best centre-forward in the Premiership128th in the Premiership · potential18th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premiership

36.2

Ratingi

18th of 30 centre-forwards

17.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.34

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Dundee Utd finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

2

Goals

3

Assists

5

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

2 goals in 24 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.21 per appearance).

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.7% 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 36.2, Watters carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premiership of 30. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.7%

Available fixtures32 of 38

Goals / 900.134

Assists / 900.201

Goal contribution / 900.335

Defensive actions / 900.737

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %15.4

Shot accuracy %46.4

Pass accuracy %66

Dribble success %46.7

Cards / 900.067

Foul involvement / 901.607

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 27, Watters sits on 8.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Watters's projected Rating — 36.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target13

Shots28

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy66%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success46.7%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port Vale2026/27 – nowFree

Barnsleyuntil 2026/27

Free agent2026/27 – 2026/27Free

Barnsley(back from loan)2026/27 – 2026/27

Dundee Utd(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Barnsleyuntil 2025/26

Cardiff(back from loan)2023/24 – 2025/26

Barnsley2023/24 – 2023/24

Barnsley(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Cardiff(back from loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Cardiff2020/21 – 2021/22

Crawley Town2020/21 – 2020/21Free

Maidstone Utd(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Doncasteruntil 2019/20

Transfer history

About M. Watters

Max James Watters is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Dundee Utd, born on March 23, 1999 in London, standing 188 cm tall. He is from England. Dundee Utd currently sit 7th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, M. Watters has made 24 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 1,344 minutes, averaging a 6.35 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Premiership and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

When M. Watters plays, Dundee Utd's record this season is 7W-12D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.53 at home against 6.48 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at ST Mirren (59 minutes, 1 assist, 6.5 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Aberdeen (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Kilmarnock (60 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Dundee (69 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Livingston (62 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Rangers (81 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 22, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Celtic (89 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Dundee (72 minutes, 6 rating)
March 3, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs ST Mirren (69 minutes, 6 rating)
February 28, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Motherwell (61 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Watters at 36.2 with a Season form score of 17.3, ranking 128th of 225 centre-forwards in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: M. Watters has missed 6 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, M. Watters has totalled 159 club appearances with 33 goals and 9 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 29 appearances for Barnsley.