Watford

Mattie Pollock

A centre back from a football family who reads danger early and prefers to nudge an attacker into a harmless area rather than fly into a challenge. He has worked his way up through loan spells rather than being handed a first team place, which shows in how rarely he looks rattled by a difficult night.
England Watford DEF
Appearances
7
Tackles won
6

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
630
90.00 per match
Tackles won
6
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets contributed
56
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
7
Minutes played
630
Tackles won
6
Interceptions
10
Clearances
56
Blocks
11

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
33rd of 154
Interceptions
8th of 160
Clearances
3rd of 177
Blocks
2nd of 134
🎯 Pass Master #28 of 530
😈 Bad Boys #46 of 433
🟨 Most Cards #168 of 207
💪 Workhorses #272 of 399
👻 Ghost Players #307 of 399
👑 Assist Kings #319 of 391
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BRC
BRC
19:00
Fri 18 Sep
WAT
WAT
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WAT
WAT
14:00
Sat 10 Oct
BUR
BUR
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CAR
CAR
18:45
Tue 13 Oct
WAT
WAT
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WAT
WAT
11:30
Sat 17 Oct
CHA
CHA
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WOL
WOL
14:00
Sat 24 Oct
WAT
WAT

Mattie Pollock, The Defender Bred For This

A centre back raised in a footballing household who earned his place through loan spells instead of being simply handed one.

Pollock grew up around professional football, the son of a midfielder who played in the top flight and brother to another professional, so the demands of the game were never a mystery to him. Rather than rush him straight into a first team, his club sent him out on loan to sharpen the parts of his defending that only come from playing regular first team football, and he returned reading attackers earlier and committing to challenges later than most defenders his age.

The question now is whether that patient route through loan football has prepared him to be the leader of a back line rather than just a reliable member of one. Coming through a footballing family raises expectations that a normal upbringing does not, fairly or not, and he has answered plenty of that already by being voted his club's own player of the season. Watch whether he starts organising defenders around him, because that is the next step teams look for.

The Rest Of The Squad

31 players

Goalkeepers

1
Federico Ravaglia
Age 26
7 apps
26
Daniel Bachmann
Leyton Orient · Age 32
0 apps
24
Sam Walker
Bradford City · Age 34
0 apps

Defenders

33
Jordan Zemura
Age 26
7 apps
4
Kévin Keben
Age 22
7 apps
23
Omar Haktab Traoré
Age 28
6 apps 1a
3
Soumaïla Coulibaly
Age 22
3 apps
56
Albert Eames
Age 20
2 apps
29
Branimir Mlacic
Age 19
1 app
16
Marc Bola
Age 28
1 app
53
James Clarridge
Braintree Town · Age 22
0 apps
2
Jeremy Ngakia
Age 26
0 apps
50
Joshua Mullins
Age 20
0 apps
80
Raphael London
Age 17
0 apps
75
Tomiwa Akinyimika
Age 17
0 apps

Midfielders

39
Edo Kayembe
Congo DR · Age 28
7 apps 1g 1a
5
Hector Kyprianou
Age 25
7 apps
8
Edoardo Bove
Age 24
5 apps
22
Martín Payero
Age 28
5 apps

Forwards

21
Amin Nabizada
Age 19
7 apps 3g
17
Iker Bravo
Age 21
7 apps 1g 1a
20
Mamadou Doumbia
Age 20
7 apps 1g
7
Othmane Maamma
Age 20
7 apps
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Age 23
6 apps 1g
11
Rocco Vata
Age 21
6 apps
45
Stephy Mavididi
Leicester City · Age 28
3 apps
43
Jack Grieves
Age 21
0 apps
14
Kwadwo Baah
Age 23
0 apps
18
Michail Antonio
Age 36
0 apps
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Myron Boadu
Age 25
0 apps
19
Nikoloz Chikovani
Age 19
0 apps
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