STATESBORO, Ga. (December 23, 2023) We are excited to announce the signing of English winger, Niall Watson. The 23-year-old joins the club from Southport Football Club based in Southport, England.
The Englishman joined his former club, Southport, in October 2020 where he started 80 matches and appeared off the bench 44 times for The Sandgrounders. During his time at the club he grew up supporting, Watson scored 33 goals. He also was a part of two Lancashire Cup winning sides.
Prior to his move to Southport, Niall enjoyed loans from his parent club Accrington Stanley at Marine, Runcorn Linnets, Colne, and Widnes. Watson joined Sligo Rovers in Ireland on a season long loan in July 2019. The loan was positive for the winger who scored a few goals for the Irish Club and played in the Irish FA Cup semi-final.
Watson began his career at Accrington Stanley where he received a two year scholar when he was 16 years old. During the two year spell, he was awarded the LFE Apprentice of the Year and made his full football league debut at 17. He was then given a 2 year professional contract at Accrington Stanley.
“Niall has the characteristics we wanted to add to this years group, one winger with dynamics of directness, of clear intent to not only take players on, but to also cross the ball quickly, to run the box aggressively, and to be a constant threat to goal,” said head coach Ian Cameron. “We’ve been privileged to have some exciting wingers at our club in the last few years, and we’re excited to integrate Niall into our ethos and watch him develop his career at Tormenta. Southport has been a great education for Niall and provided him over 100 pro matches at a young age. We’re grateful for their support in the transfer.”
Watson spoke on the move to the Tormenta FC saying, “My dream has been to return to be a full time professional footballer and playing in America is amazing so I can’t wait to join Tormenta and be a success. I’m a hard working player who gives his all on the pitch. I love to create goals and especially score goals. Hopefully with my ability, I’m confident that I can deliver good performances for Tormenta Nation an help the team to success to the 2024 season.”
Tormenta FC fans can secure their seats at Tormenta Stadium ahead of 2024, with Season Tickets now available for purchase.
For additional information and scheduling interviews, call (770-871-8654) or email nschroyer@tormentafc.com.
