Aston Villa Verdict

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Ollie Watkins CURRENT SQUAD RECORD HOLDER

278appearances

108goals

#946legacy number

Position	Forward
Nationality	England
Villa career	2020– — still going — a goal every 2.6 games
Era	The Modern Era (2016– )
Record	Villa's record Premier League goalscorer and record scorer in European competition.

Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded). Legacy numbers are the club's official 150th-anniversary numbering of every player to appear for Villa, in debut order. More on Club History and Team Stats & Records.

Aston Villa Record — by competition

Reported wage: £130,000/week (Capology, via FBref)

Every competition Ollie Watkins has played for Villa, season by season, with a total for each. Villa appearances only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).

Premier League

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	R	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
2020-21	37	37	3,328	14	5	1	4	1	1	98	47	49	49	30	22	7	18	—	—	36	0	1.46	+9
2021-22	35	33	2,952	11	2	1	7	0	0	77	32	32	39	17	15	12	13	—	—	28	2	1.20	-2
2022-23	37	36	3,127	15	6	1	4	0	0	85	47	26	39	18	9	10	11	—	—	26	1	1.57	+7
2023-24	37	37	3,217	19	13	0	4	0	0	106	46	22	41	17	14	4	7	—	—	27	0	1.84	+15
2024-25	38	31	2,598	16	8	2	2	0	0	84	40	29	33	16	7	7	7	—	—	11	7	1.74	+8
2025-26	37	33	2,839	16	3	0	4	0	0	83	38	35	32	25	7	5	14	—	—	13	4	1.76	+10
Total	221	207	18,061	91	37	5	25	1	1	533	250	193	233	123	74	45	70	—	—	141	14	—	+47

FA Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	A	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
2021-22	1	1	90	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	—	—	1	0	0.00	-1
2022-23	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	1	0.00	-2
2023-24	3	2	201	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	2	1	1.33	-1
2024-25	4	3	271	2	7	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	—	—	2	1	2.25	0
2025-26	2	0	52	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	—	—	0	2	1.50	-2
Total	11	6	633	2	13	5	5	3	4	1	5	2	—	—	5	5	—	-6

EFL Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
2020-21	3	1	111	2	0	10	6	3	2	1	1	0	1	—	—	0	2	2.00	+1
2022-23	2	2	160	1	0	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	1	—	—	1	0	1.50	0
2023-24	1	0	45	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	—	—	0	1	0.00	0
2025-26	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	—	0	1	1.00	0
Total	7	3	340	3	1	12	7	4	8	4	2	1	3	—	—	1	4	—	+1

Champions League

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	R	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
2024-25	12	9	695	1	4	0	0	0	0	18	8	11	10	5	1	2	0	—	—	0	2	3	2.08	+3
Total	12	9	695	1	4	0	0	0	0	18	8	11	10	5	1	2	0	—	—	0	2	3	—	+3

Europa League

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	R	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
2025-26	15	10	912	5	2	0	0	0	0	27	14	11	14	6	4	3	5	—	—	0	5	5	2.60	+12
Total	15	10	912	5	2	0	0	0	0	27	14	11	14	6	4	3	5	—	—	0	5	5	—	+12

Conference League

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	R	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
2023-24	10	8	753	5	0	0	2	0	0	20	9	9	7	1	7	0	1	—	—	0	5	2	1.83	+3
Total	10	8	753	5	0	0	2	0	0	20	9	9	7	1	7	0	1	—	—	0	5	2	—	+3