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Guransh Machra
Posted on 16 Sep, 2024
By Guransh Machra
On 16 Sep, 2024
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By Guransh Machra
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Ollie Watkins Net Worth 2024

Ollie Watkins is a professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League side Aston Villa. The striker has been a key part of the Villa side ever since he joined from Brentford in 2020. The English striker even managed to break into the English Football Team in 2021 and has represented his country at the highest level since. This article talks about Ollie Watkins’ net worth and the salary he earns at Aston Villa.

What Is Ollie Watkins’ Net Worth?

Ollie Watkins started his youth career at Buckland Athletic Football Club. He joined them in 2002 and spent a short stint with them, developing his game before departing in 2003 to join the Newton Town Football Club. After another short stint spanning just one year, he joined Exeter City’s academy in 2004 at Under-11 level, having previously failed a trial with the club at the age of nine in 2003.

Watkins spent the majority part of his youth career playing for developing with various Exeter City teams. It was almost a decade later, in the 2013-14 season, that the player was awarded a first-team call-up. He made his senior debut against Hartlepool United after replacing Aaron Dawson in the 77th minute. After his debut, he was frequently named as a substitute during the first three months of the 2014-15 season.

Ollie Watkins joined Conference South club Weston-super-Mare on a one-month loan on 8th December 2014. Through repeated loan extensions, he stayed with Weston-super-Mare till the end of the 2014-15 season. He featured regularly for the team, scoring 10 goals in 25 appearances before returning to Exeter at the end of the season. Ollie Watkins returned to Exeter and worked hard to make his way into the first team. He impressed with the club for two seasons and attracted attention from some big clubs.


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Brentford, who were playing in the Championship at that time, decided to sign Ollie Watkins. He completed his move to the Championship club on 18th July 2017 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Brentford on 8th August in their 3-1 extra-time victory away to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup first round. He signed a new four-year contract with the club on 9th August 2019 but moved away just one season later.

After continuing his impressive performances, Premier League club Aston Villa came calling on 9th September 2020. Villa paid £28 million, which could rise to £33 million, which was a then club-record fee. He made his Premier League debut on 21st September 2020 against Sheffield United and scored his first Premier League goal two weeks later against Liverpool. He ended his debut season as Aston Villa’s top goal scorer.

Ollie Watkins had quite a good season in the 2022-23 season, ending with 15 goals and six assists in the Premier League. However, he surpassed himself and performed even better in the 2022-23 season. He ended last season with 19 goals and 13 assists in the Premier League, which is an incredible record. It is due to such performances that he has gotten some lucrative professional contracts, which have helped him build a net worth of approximately £14 Million.

Ollie Watkins’ Salary At Aston Villa

Ollie Watkins Net Worth 2024

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Ollie Watkins joined Aston Villa on 9th September 2020 from Brentford for a then club-record fee of £28 million, which could rise to £33 Million. Watkins signed a five-year deal with the club. After impressive performances, Aston Villa gave him a new contract on 6th October 2023, which will see the English striker stay at the club until the summer of 2028. His latest contract earns him a salary of £130,000/week.

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The Premier League striker seems to have found himself at Aston Villa. Unai Emery has unlocked his true potential in the last two seasons, with Villa even qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. It will be very interesting to see if Watkins can continue his form in the Premier League and if he can show his talent when he plays for some of the biggest clubs in the world in the Champions League. If he continues performing at this level, he will surely get even better contracts, which will help boost his net worth even further.

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