David Shankland Watson

Bolton WanderersMidfielder

Scotland21 years (Feb 12, 2005)#12

€1.7MMarket Value#5 Bolton Wanderers

Market Value#5 Bolton Wanderers

€1.7M5% squad

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 12
Avg Rating: 6.38

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.59

6.6

–

6.5

7.2

–

6.6

6.5

6.3

–

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
Oct 12	Blackburn Rovers U21	3-3	90'	–	1	—
Aug 29	Lincoln City	0-1	10'	–	–	6.3
Aug 8	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	14'	–	–	6.5
Jul 25	Everton	0-0	10'	–	–	6.5
May 17	Livingston	4-1	24'	–	–	6.6
May 12	Dundee	3-1	3'	–	–	—
May 9	St. Mirren	3-0	44'	–	–	7.2
Apr 25	Aberdeen	0-1	6'	–	–	6.5
Apr 11	Dundee	2-2	4'	–	–	—
Apr 4	Hibernian	0-3	28'	–	–	6.6

All matches

Season 26/27 · all comps

Attack

Goals: 1

Passing

Assists: 0
Key passes: 0
Passes: 7
Crosses (accurate): 1 (0)

Defence

Blocks: 1

Duels

Total: 7
Won: 1

Minutes

Started: 1
Off the bench: 2

Discipline

Yellow: 0
Red: 0
Fouls (drawn): 2 (0)

Duels won1 of 7 · 14%

Pass accuracy50%

Form · 20 matches

Avg 6.55High 7.2Low 6.3

7 W4 D9 L

Appearances 2026/2027

1 started2 sub

Position

Midfielder

Market value & valuation

Bolton Wanderers · 5% of €35M

Estimated market value

€1.7M

Bolton Wanderers#5of 26

Squad share5%€35M

Most valuable · Bolton Wanderers

#1
Gavin Bazunu€8.2M
#2
Atsuki Ito€4.6M
#3
Gaizka Larrazabal€3.8M
#4
Theo Bair€2M
#5
David Shankland Watson€1.7M

Share of €35M squad5%

Contract & transfers

Contract until: Jun 30, 2029
Latest move: Free07/2026 · Bolton Wanderers

Career · goals by team

Team	Apps	Goals	A	G/App	Rating
Kilmarnock20/21–25/26	137	13	7	0.09	6.80
Bolton Wanderers26/27–	2	0	0	0.00	6.38

Club career

139
Apps: 13
Goals: 7
Assists: 0.09
G/App

League · 5 seasons

best 23/24 6.91

22/2323/2424/2525/2626/27

Bars: goals · line: average rating

Honours & transfers

Transfers

07/2026Free
Kilmarnock → Bolton Wanderers

All matches

Last 20 matches

Nov 1, 2025 — Nov 1, 2026

Date	Opponent	Result	Mins	G	A	YC	RC	Rating
Oct 12	Blackburn Rovers U21	3 - 3	90'	-	1	-	-	-
Aug 29	Lincoln City	0 - 1	10'	-	-	-	-	6.3
Aug 8	Sheffield Wednesday	0 - 1	14'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Jul 25	Everton	0 - 0	10'	-	-	-	-	6.5
May 17	Livingston	4 - 1	24'	-	-	-	-	6.6
May 12	Dundee	3 - 1	3'	-	-	-	-	-
May 9	St. Mirren	3 - 0	44'	-	-	-	-	7.2
Apr 25	Aberdeen	0 - 1	6'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Apr 11	Dundee	2 - 2	4'	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 4	Hibernian	0 - 3	28'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Mar 21	Livingston	2 - 0	34'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Mar 14	Hearts	1 - 0	65'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Feb 28	Falkirk	1 - 5	90'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Feb 21	Dundee United	1 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	7.0
Feb 15	Celtic	2 - 3	79'	-	-	1	-	6.5
Feb 11	St. Mirren	4 - 3	80'	-	-	1	-	6.5
Feb 4	Rangers	1 - 5	90'	-	-	-	-	6.3
Jan 31	Aberdeen	3 - 0	58'	-	-	1	-	6.3
Jan 17	Dundee	1 - 2	90'	-	1	-	-	-
Jan 3	Hibernian	1 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	-

8 months • 20 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Kilmarnock

2020/2021 - 2025/2026

Total

1391370.096,691

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Scotland U21

2024 - 2025

3000.00210-

Bolton Wanderers U21

2026/2027

2110.50—-

Scotland U19

2023/2024

1000.0090-

Kilmarnock II

2022/2023

1000.00—-

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Bolton Wanderers

26/27

20024———6.38

Kilmarnock

25/26

41322,9180.15916.71

Kilmarnock

24/25

3851——5—6.82

Kilmarnock

23/24

45543,0020.2710—6.91

Kilmarnock

22/23

12007410.00316.64

Kilmarnock

21/22

1006———-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Bolton Wanderers U21

26/27

211————-

Scotland U21

2025

100900.00——-

Scotland U21

2024

2001200.00——-

Scotland U19

2023

100900.00——-

Kilmarnock II

22/23

10-——1—-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2022/2023	Premiership	10	653	0	0	0	6.64
2023/2024	Premiership	36	2303	5	2	0.27	6.91
2024/2025	Premiership	35	2137	4	1	0.21	6.82
2025/2026	Premiership	34	2386	3	1	0.15	6.71

David Shankland Watson: career in numbers

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023/2024 · 6.91Premiership
Lowest-rated season: 2022/2023 · 6.64Premiership
Rating trend: -0.01last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.19 G+A per 9012 goals + 4 assists across 4 league seasons (per-90 from 7479 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 4 (2022–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 3

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 36thrating 6.71 vs 83 rated peers
Goals rank: #20 of 843 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 52nd0.15 per 90

Cohort: 84 Premiership midfielders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(35)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A	YC
Celtic	3	0	1	2	1	0	0
Rangers	3	1	0	2	0	1	1
Aberdeen	3	0	0	3	0	0	1
Dundee	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
Hearts	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
St. Mirren	3	2	1	0	1	0	2
Falkirk	3	0	0	3	0	0	0
Hibernian	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Motherwell	2	0	1	1	0	0	1
St. Johnstone	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Everton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Queens Park Rangers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Preston North End	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bristol City	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Raith Rovers	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Cove Rangers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stenhousemuir	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Annan Athletic	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ross County	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

1–20 of 35

Rival National Teams(3)

Player stats against each opponent national team

Team	MP	W	L	Last
Iceland U21	1	0	1	—
Türkiye U21	1	0	1	—
Republic of Ireland U21	1	1	0	Mar 2025