Scottish footballer Tony Watt was born on 29 December 1993 and is currently 31 years old. He primarily plays as a forward and is a striker for Motherwell, donning the number 52 jersey. He stands 5ft11in (1.82m) tall and weighs 13st 12lb (88kg). According to Transfermarkt, his estimated market value lies around the £270k mark. As of now, his contract with Motherwell is set to expire on 31 May 2025, with 4 months left.
His football career set off in July 2010 with Airdrieonians in the Scottish Championship, where he spent six months and scored three goals from his 15 appearances. In January 2011, Watt moved to Scottish Premiership side Celtic for a reported fee of £100k. During his tenure at Celtic from 2011-2013, back when referring to the 'Old Firm' was applicable, he made 25 first team appearances and scored seven goals in league matches. In his final season, 2013 - 2014, he made two more first team appearances.
In a bit of a twist in his career, Watt moved to Lierse SK in Belgium on loan in August 2013. He enjoyed a successful stint, scoring eight goals from 17 matches. Afterwards, in July 2014, Watt transferred from Celtic to Standard Liege in the Belgian Pro League for a fee of around £1.2m, where he added two more goals to his tally from 13 matches.
His journey then took him to Charlton Athletic in England's League One in January 2015 for an undisclosed fee. Here, he made considerable progress, scoring nine goals from 53 appearances over three years. During this period, he had brief loan spells at Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers. In each club, Watt contributed two and one goal respectively from nine matches. He even had a short-term loan at Hearts in the Scottish Premiership in the season 2016 - 2017 during which he netted once from 16 games.
By August 2017, Watt moved to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian Pro League for an undisclosed fee and scored once in 11 games. A few transfers ahead, he joined St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership by July 2018 and logged two goals in 29 appearances. Following St Johnstone, Watt transferred to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria's First League in July 2019 where he scored three goals in 15 appearances.
In February 2020, Watt came back to Scottish football, joining Motherwell in the Premiership. Here, he has been fairly successful, scoring 13 goals from 77 appearances to date. There was a brief diversion when Watt transferred to Dundee United in January 2022 for a fee of around £100k and later had a loan spell at St Mirren. At Dundee United, Watt contributed an impressive 18 goals in 70 games. However, he ended up back at Motherwell in August 2024.
Worth noting is that during the League Cup 2024 - 2025 and the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for Motherwell, Watt had made one substitute appearance in each competition.
