Jude Winchester

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

Jude Winchester
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crusaders
Number 20
Youth career
Linfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Kilmarnock 14 (3)
2014 → Cliftonville (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2018 Cliftonville 109 (12)
2018–2022 Ballymena United 34 (6)
2022– Crusaders 0 (0)
National team
2013 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Career

After playing youth football with Linfield,[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 2022, Winchester got sent off on his Crusaders debut, for a foul on Glentoran player Joe Crowe. Crusaders went on to lose the game 2-1. [9]

Career statistics
As of 31 January 2014
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 2011–12 2100000021
2012–13 82101000102
2013–14 4000000040
Career total 143101000163

References
  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.
  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.
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