David Watson

Watson's current-season form is down 48% on last season (Season 31→16), while his Rating held around 48. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Kilmarnock · 11th	34	3	1	6.74	48	16
2024/25	Kilmarnock · 9th	38	4	1	6.77	49	31
2023/24	Kilmarnock · 4th	36	5	2	6.79	51	38
2022/23	Kilmarnock · 3rd	11	0	0	6.42	44	5
2021/22	Kilmarnock	1	0	0	—	—	—

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

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U21	2	0
Scotland U19	10	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentre-forward

D. Watson is a 21-year-old centre-forward at Kilmarnock, rated 47.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 38th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership and 1258th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (70.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watson.

Judged on this season alone, Watson graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 30 of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 34 appearances (0.149 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 14% of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership. At 21 Watson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

Current potentialTop 14% centre-forwards · Premiership Current season20th of 30 centre-forwards · Premiership20th-best centre-forward in the Premiership38th in the Premiership · potential4th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premiership1258th-highest potential U-23 tracked

47.6

Ratingi

4th of 30 centre-forwards

16.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.15

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.09

Goals / app

3 goals in 34 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.15 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.6, Watson carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premiership (top 14%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.15 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.112

Assists / 900.037

Goal contribution / 900.149

Defensive actions / 903.324

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %48

Pass accuracy %69

Dribble success %53.8

Cards / 900.336

Foul involvement / 902.876

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 21, Watson sits on 9.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Watson's projected Rating — 47.6 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

Goals3

Shots on target12

Shots25

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles21

Dribble success53.8%

Fouls won44

Defending

Tackles56

Interceptions22

Blocks11

Fouls committed33

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards1

Transfer history

Bolton2026/27 – nowFree

Kilmarnockuntil 2026/27

About D. Watson

David Watson is a 21-year-old centre-forward who plays for Kilmarnock, born on February 12, 2005. He is from Scotland. Kilmarnock currently sit 11th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, D. Watson has made 34 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 2,410 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 8 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premiership and the UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. Watson plays, Kilmarnock's record this season is 9W-9D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.76 at home against 6.71 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 4-1 win away at Livingston (24 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 12, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Dundee (9 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 9, 2026: 3-0 win away at ST Mirren (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Aberdeen (11 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Dundee (17 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Hibernian (28 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 21, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Livingston (34 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Heart Of Midlothian (65 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-5 loss away at Falkirk (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 21, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Dundee Utd (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Watson at 47.6 with a Season form score of 16.2, ranking 38th of 225 centre-forwards in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, D. Watson has totalled 134 club appearances with 12 goals and 4 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Kilmarnock.

D. Watson's career has also included time at Bolton.

On the international stage, D. Watson has represented Scotland U21 and Scotland U19 — 12 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points

Outlook

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Season statistics

Shooting

Passing

Possession

Defending

Yellow/red cards

Transfer history

About D. Watson

This season

Recent matches

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Transfer news

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Career

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Transfer history

About D. Watson

This season

Recent matches

Field Insider's view

Career

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