Jamie Watson

Watson was selected in the first round (13th overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. He made 39 first-team appearances, scoring 2 goals with 1 assist. In official reserve matches, Watson scored 13 goals and 7 assists for RSL. Watson became an instant fan favorite and was well known throughout the community for his contributions on and off the field. He served on the board of directions for Utah Heart to Home, which is the Utah equivalent to Home makeover. Along with Heart to Home, Watson was heavily involved the with Gov. Jon M. Huntsman and the First Lady, Mary Kay Huntsman, in their efforts to raise awareness around Salt Lake City regarding several issues.

After helping Austin Aztex U23 of the USL Premier Development League reach the PDL playoffs for the first time over the summer of 2008, scoring 7 goals in 13 appearances, Watson signed with Major League Soccer's FC Dallas on 1 August 2008, but ultimately made just one first team appearance.

After being waived by Dallas at the end of the 2008 season, he signed with Wilmington, and was loaned out for the opening game of the 2009 season to Charleston Battery in early 2009, and after playing one game, returned to the USL Second Division club Wilmington Hammerheads. Watson enjoyed his best season as a professional, being named to the USL2 All-League team, earning league player of the week, team of the week on several occasions, and eventually all leading up to earning league MVP honors, as well as the scoring title. After the conclusion of the Hammerheads season, Watson was signed to a two year contract by the USL-1 team Austin Aztex, and played his first match with them on 29 August 2009. His contract with the Aztex was extended to two years in Feb. of 2010

Watson is one of the few players in American soccer history to score in all four divisions of U.S. soccer.

Watson has played for various youth United States national teams, trained with the United States Under-17 team at the Bradenton Academy as a teenager, and was a starting forward at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Lahti, Finland, playing alongside Freddy Adu. Watson scored a goal and contributed an assist in the opening fixture of the tournament against South Korea, while in the following match against Sierra Leone he assisted on the U.S. game-winning goal. He finished the tournament with a team high 2 assists and 1 goal.

Watson has scored over 50 goals at youth level and has 10 international goals in youth international matches. His highest level reached at youth national team was representing the Under-23 Men's National Team in a tour of Kunnamoto, Japan against the Japan U-23 Olympic squad.

Watson played two seasons at the University of North Carolina, collecting ACC Rooking of the Year (2003) and ACC All-Tournament Team (2004) honors before turning pro early to join MLS.