Je-Vaughn Watson
Encyclopedia
Je-Vaughn Watson is a Jamaica
n footballer who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo
in Major League Soccer
.
in the Jamaican Premier League, eventually becoming the club's captain.
He had trials in England and Denmark but after training with the club during the 2011 pre-season Watson signed with Houston Dynamo
of Major League Soccer
on April 15; he made his Dynamo debut on 23 April 2011 in a 1-1 tie with Chicago Fire. He became the first Sporting Central player to secure a professional contract.
on 26 July 2008 in a friendly against , and has since gone on to make 8 appearances for the Reggae Boyz. He played in Jamaica's 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualifier against .
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n footballer who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
.
Club
Watson attended Garvey Maceo High School and turned professional in 2005, and spent six years playing with Sporting Central AcademySporting Central Academy
Sporting Central Academy is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League. It is based in Clarendon.Sporting Central clinched promotion to the top level in June 2007, under former managers Chris Dawes and Kevin Williams, and are the first team from...
in the Jamaican Premier League, eventually becoming the club's captain.
He had trials in England and Denmark but after training with the club during the 2011 pre-season Watson signed with Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
on April 15; he made his Dynamo debut on 23 April 2011 in a 1-1 tie with Chicago Fire. He became the first Sporting Central player to secure a professional contract.
International
Watson made his international debut for the Jamaica national football teamJamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
on 26 July 2008 in a friendly against , and has since gone on to make 8 appearances for the Reggae Boyz. He played in Jamaica's 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifier against .
Houston Dynamo
- Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
Eastern Conference Championship (1): 20112011 Major League Soccer seasonThe 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 99th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 33rd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 16th season of Major League Soccer. The season marked the arrival of two new league clubs, Portland Timbers and Vancouver...