| Jude Winchester | |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | [st James swifts
|clubnumber = 19
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]|years1 = 2011–2014 |clubs1 = Kilmarnock |caps1 = 14 |goals1 = 3|years2 = 2014 |clubs2 = → Cliftonville (loan) |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0|years3 = 2014–2018 |clubs3 = Cliftonville |caps3 = 109 |goals3 = 12|years4 = 2018–2022 |clubs4 = Ballymena United |caps4 = 83 |goals4 = 10|years5 = 2022– |clubs5 = Crusaders |caps5 = 68 |goals5 = 3 |nationalyears1 = 2013|nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U21|nationalcaps1 = 1|nationalgoals1 = 0 |club-update = 1 June 2024 |
Jude Winchester (born 13 April 1993) is a Northern Irish semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for st James swifts F.C.
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. He went on to score his first goal for Kilmarnock against Dunfermline Athletic on 12 May 2012.[4]
On 30 January 2014, Winchester signed for Cliftonville on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[5]
On 4 June 2014, Winchester signed permanently with Cliftonville, on a two-year contract.[6]
On 13 January 2022, Winchester signed for Crusaders.[7] On 21 January, Winchester was sent off on his Crusaders debut, for a foul on Glentoran player Joe Crowe.[8]
| 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 | |||
Crusaders
2022[11]