Tennai Watson
Defender - Right-Back
at Barnsley FC
at Barnsley FC
290 days · joined 2025-08-08
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€150k
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Milton Keynes Dons
top club · 70 apps
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 20/21
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1997-03-04 · 6 players total
230Appearances
5Goals
12Assists
19Yellow cards
0Red cards
51Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Tennai Watson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Tennai Rosharne Watson |
| Date of birth | 1997-03-04 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Barnsley FC |
| Joined | 2025-08-08 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Every Aspect Group |
Aug 2025
Transfer: Charlton → Barnsley
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Barnsley FC
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
24 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Charlton Athletic
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2023
Transfer: MK Dons → Charlton
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Charlton Athletic
40 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Milton Keynes Dons
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Reading U23 → MK Dons
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Milton Keynes Dons
36 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Reading FC, FC Reading U23
22 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Coventry → Reading U23
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Transfer: Reading U23 → Coventry
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Coventry City, FC Reading U23
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Reading U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
Transfer: Reading U23 → AFC Wimbledon
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — AFC Wimbledon
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Reading U23
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Reading FC, FC Reading U23
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Reading FC, FC Reading U21
9 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Reading U18 → Reading U21
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Reading U21
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — Reading FC U18
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Barnsley FC
0.0%
Charlton Athletic
60.1%
Milton Keynes Dons
20.1%
Reading FC
0.0%
FC Reading U23
19.8%
Coventry City
0.0%
AFC Wimbledon
0.0%
FC Reading U21
0.0%
Reading FC U18
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley FC | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 2,740 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 916 |
| Reading FC | 3 | 15/16 | 20/21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Reading U23 | 4 | 16/17 | 20/21 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 900 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Reading U21 | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reading FC U18 | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Barnsley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League One | Barnsley FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One Play-Offs | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,740 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League One | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 916 |
| 21/22 | League One Play-Offs | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 900 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Coventry City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | PL2 Playoffs | FC Reading U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Reading FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | FC Reading U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Youth Cup | Reading FC U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Reading U18 | Reading U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-10 | Reading U23 | AFC Wimbledon | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | AFC Wimbledon | Reading U23 | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-30 | Reading U23 | Coventry | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-02 | Coventry | Reading U23 | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-28 | Reading U23 | MK Dons | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-01 | MK Dons | Charlton | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-08 | Charlton | Barnsley | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2022-03-09 | 2022-05-01 | 54 | 9 |
| 22/23 | Hamstring injury | 2022-07-25 | 2022-11-01 | 100 | 21 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2024-10-27 | 2025-02-16 | 113 | 24 |
Current€150k
Peak€250k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Grigg | 1 | 0 | 709 |
| George Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Parrott | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Devoy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Twine | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Robson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Darling | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Kanu | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan East | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Macaulay Gillesphey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Karoy Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mo Eisa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfie May | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyreece Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zak Jules | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Coventry | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Cumming | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | League One | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 28 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 2 | 20 |
| 23/24 | League One | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | League One | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 34 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 2 | 9 |
| 21/22 | League One | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2020-01-02 | Coventry | Reading U23 | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-30 | Reading U23 | Coventry | Loan | — | €150k |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | AFC Wimbledon | Reading U23 | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-10 | Reading U23 | AFC Wimbledon | Loan | — | €100k |
Last 50 matches for Barnsley FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–1 | Stevenage FC | Available |
| 2026-01-27 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 4–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 2–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–1 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-12-29 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 1–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 2–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB3 |
Stockport County | 1–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–2 | Luton Town | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB3 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB3 |
Bradford City | 2–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–2 | Port Vale FC | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB3 |
Blackpool FC | 1–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–2 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB3 |
AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–1 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–2 | Burton Albion | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 2–4 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | GB3 |
Leyton Orient | 4–3 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 4–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | GB3 |
Birmingham City | 6–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-04-01 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–2 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-03-22 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | GB3 |
Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–3 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 4–3 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2025-02-25 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | GB3 |
Rotherham United | 0–1 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-02-08 | GB3 |
Stockport County | 2–1 | Barnsley FC | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-02-01 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–0 | Burton Albion | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-01-28 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 2–1 | Barnsley FC | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-01-25 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–1 | Stevenage FC | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-01-18 | GB3 |
Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Barnsley FC | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-01-04 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–0 | Crawley Town | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-01-01 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–1 | Wrexham AFC | INJURED unknown injury |
Teams faced most often by Tennai Watson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 45% |
| Burton Albion | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 50% |
| Lincoln City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 30% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 50% |
| Portsmouth FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 50% |
| Fleetwood Town | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 50% |
| Gillingham FC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 40% |
| Accrington Stanley | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 30% |
| Wigan Athletic | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 50% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 50% |
| Oxford United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 10% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 20/21 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 40 | 2,740 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 22/23 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 36 | 916 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 20/21 | 22 | 900 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 19/20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
139 apps
3 G
9 A
U21 PL
43 apps
2 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
18 apps
0 G
1 A
EFL Cup
11 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Tennai Watson?
Tennai Watson is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Barnsley FC.
How old is Tennai Watson?
Tennai Watson is 29 years old. He was born on March 4, 1997 in London.
What position does Tennai Watson play?
Tennai Watson plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Tennai Watson play for?
Tennai Watson currently plays for Barnsley FC.
How many career goals has Tennai Watson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tennai Watson has scored 5 goals in 230 appearances.
What is Tennai Watson's market value?
Tennai Watson's most recent reported market value is €150k.