Lance Watson

Lance Watson (born October 6, 1983 in Nederland, Texas) is an American soccer player.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Lance Watson (Australian footballer).
Lance Watson
Personal information
Full name Lance Watson
Date of birth (1983-10-06) October 6, 1983
Place of birth Nederland, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
2002–2005 New Mexico Lobos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Indiana Invaders 13 (3)
2005 Chicago Fire Premier 5 (0)
2006–2009 Kansas City Wizards 36 (0)
2010 Austin Aztex 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2010

Career

College and amateur

Watson played college soccer at the University of New Mexico from 2002 to 2005. He finished his career with 22 assists, good enough for second all-time in school history, and helped lead the Lobos to the 2005 NCAA Championship game. He also played in the USL Premier Development League, for Indiana Invaders in 2004 and Chicago Fire Premier in 2005.

Professional

Watson was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, by the Kansas City Wizards in 2006 MLS SuperDraft. After four seasons with the Wizards, Watson was released on March 1, 2010.[1] On March 30, 2010, the Austin Aztex announced the signing of Watson to a two-year contract.[2]

Watson signed a two-year deal with USSF Division 2 club Austin Aztex in March 2010.[3]

References
  1. http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100301&content_id=8642084&vkey=news_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105%5B%5D
  2. "Former Wizard Joins Aztex". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  3. http://www.austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=267%5B%5D


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