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

ClubPort Vale

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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.

Also this season

On loan at Dundee Utd — UEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 3g 0a, 136 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Port Vale; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Career

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Following his move to Dundee Utd, Watters's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating eased 42→35. 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	35	15
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 35.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.3% 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.

On the season, Watters graded 15 for current form (age-blind), 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 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 27 Watters is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

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

35.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

14.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.34

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

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

24

Apps

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 39.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.2 overall — developing / rotation level. 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 %39.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.134

Assists / 900.201

Goal contribution / 900.335

Defensive actions / 900.737

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.067

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 age 27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 27, Watters sits on 7.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Watters's projected Rating — 35.2 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 League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions3

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port ValeJul 2026 – nowFree

Barnsleyuntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

Barnsley(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

Dundee Utd(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Barnsleyuntil Jul 2025

Cardiff(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2025

BarnsleyJul 2023 – Jul 2023

Barnsley(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Cardiff(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

CardiffJan 2021 – Jul 2021

Crawley TownOct 2020 – Jan 2021Free

MMaidstone Utd(on loan)Feb 2020 – Oct 2020

Doncasteruntil Feb 2020

Transfer history

About M. Watters

Max James Watters is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Port Vale, born on March 23, 1999 in London, standing 188 cm tall. He is from England. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, M. Watters has made 24 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 1,344 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

M. Watters's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Port Vale face Crewe at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Watters at 35.2 with a Season form score of 14.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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.