Jude Winchester (born 13 April 1993) is a Northern Irish semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crusaders.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crusaders | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Linfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Kilmarnock | 14 | (3) |
2014 | → Cliftonville (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Cliftonville | 109 | (12) |
2018–2022 | Ballymena United | 83 | (10) |
2022– | Crusaders | 16 | (1) |
National team | |||
2013 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 5 September 2022 (UTC) |
After playing youth football with Linfield alongside his twin brother Carl,[1] Winchester signed for Scottish club Kilmarnock in August 2011.[2] He signed a four-year contract in November 2011,[3] and made his senior professional debut on 28 August 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 4–3 victory against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[4] He went on to score his first goal for Kilmarnock against Dunfermline Athletic on 12 May 2012.[5]
On 30 January 2014, Winchester signed for Cliftonville on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]
On 4 June 2014, Winchester signed permanently with Cliftonville, on a two-year contract.[7]
On 13 January 2022, Winchester signed for Crusaders.[8] On 21 January, Winchester was sent off on his Crusaders debut, for a foul on Glentoran player Joe Crowe.[9]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Kilmarnock | 2011–12 | Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2012–13 | Premier League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Cliftonville | 2013–14 | Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Premiership | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
2015–16 | Premiership | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
2016–17 | Premiership | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
2017–18 | Premiership | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
Total | 116 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 12 | ||
Ballymena United | 2018–19 | Premiership | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
2019–20 | Premiership | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
2020–21 | Premiership | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Premiership | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
Total | 83 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 14 | ||
Crusaders | 2021–22 | Premiership | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Career total | 224 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 30 |