Ollie Watkins was born on the 30th of December 1995 and hails from England. He is a 30-year-old forward who primarily plays as a striker for the Premier League side, Aston Villa. The chap stands 1.8m (5ft 10in) tall and weighs in at a healthy 70kg (11st). As befits a striker, Watkins wears the number 11 jersey. In addition to his club commitments, he has also had the privilege of representing England on the international stage.
According to Transfermarkt, Watkins' current market value is estimated to be around £47m. His journey with Aston Villa is set to run until the 30th of June 2028, with his contract having 2 years and 4 months left.
Watkins began his professional football journey as a trainee at Exeter City in the League One in England in July 2004. He featured only once for them in his debut season, 2013-2014. The following season, he made two appearances and during the 2015-2016 season he made 20 appearances and managed to net the ball eight times. The 2016-2017 season was a significant one for him as he made 45 appearances and scored 13 goals.
In July 2017, he made the move from Exeter City to Brentford, who play in England's Premier League, for a reported fee of around £1.5m. In his first season with Brentford (2017-2018), Watkins made 45 appearances and scored ten goals. He replicated this scoring feat in the following season, 2018-2019, where he made a total of 41 appearances. But his best performance came in the 2019-2020 season, where he made headlines by finding the back of the net 25 times in 46 appearances.
His scoring tally at Brentford caught the eye of Aston Villa, who then proceeded to sign Watkins in September 2020 for a fee of around £24m. In his first season with Aston Villa (2020-2021), Watkins made 37 appearances and scored 14 goals. He followed this up with 11 goals in the subsequent 2021-2022 season, where he made a total of 35 appearances. His top goal-scoring form continued into the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons with 15 and 19 goals respectively. The 2024-2025 season proved a bit of a dip, the lad netting 16 times in 38 appearances. In the current season, 2025-2026, Watkins has made 29 appearances and scored eight goals thus far.
During the FA Cup 2025-2026, Watkins made two substitute appearances for Aston Villa. Similarly, during the League Cup 2025-2026, he made one substitute appearance. His contributions to England weren't restricted to club football alone. In the World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024-2026, he turned out once as a substitute for England. Lastly, his involvement in the Europa League 2025-2026 saw him getting into the team sheet five times as a starter and five times as a substitute, contributing one goal in the process.