Jude Winchester

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Jude Winchester
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 48 (2)
International career
2013 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Jude Winchester (born 13 April 1993) is a Northern Irish semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crusaders.

Career[edit]

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]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 7 May 2023[10]
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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
2022–23 Premiership 32 1 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 43 2
Total 43 2 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 54 3
Career total 256 27 13 0 16 3 12 2 3 0 300 32

Honours[edit]

Crusaders

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile". Linfield F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock recruit Northern Ireland midfielder Jude Winchester". STV. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels hands winger Jude Winchester new four-year deal". Daily Record. 24 November 2011.
  4. ^ Jude Winchester at Soccerbase
  5. ^ "Dunfermline 1–2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Jude terms". cliftonvillefc.net. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Cliftonville sign midfielder Jude Winchester". BBC Sport. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Jude Winchester joins Crusaders from Ballymena United to focus on mental health". BBC Sport. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Irish Premiership: Glentoran beat Crusaders in thriller as Cliftonville win at Larne". BBC Sport. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Northern Ireland - J. Winchester". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Crusaders destroy Ballymena United in Irish Cup Final romp". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Charity Shield Success For The Crues". Northern Ireland Football League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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