Hayden Fitzwilliams

Hayden Fitzwilliams
Fitzwilliams in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-01-31) 31 January 1975
Place of birth Trinidad and Tobago
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Mississauga Olympians 7 (6)
2003–2004 Metro Lions 39 (14)
2005–2015 Toronto Croatia 199 (58)
2016 York Region Shooters
National team
2003–2005 Trinidad and Tobago 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2016

Hayden Fitzwilliams (born January 31, 1975) is a Trinidadian footballer who played in the Canadian Soccer League, and played at the international level with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.

Playing career

Fitzwilliams began playing football at the youth level with St Clair Coaching School in his native Trinidad. In 2002, he went abroad to Canada to sign with the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on September 8, 2002 in a match against the Metro Lions in a 2-0 defeat.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on September 18, 2002 against St. Catharines Wolves, where in the match he further contributed with a hat trick with the game resulting in a 4-0 victory for the Olympians.[2] Within five matches he would score six goals, and helped Mississauga finish second in the Western Conference, and clinch a playoff berth. He featured in the wildcard match against North York Astros, but were eliminated from playoff contention.[3]

In 2003, he signed with Metro Lions, and scored his first goal for the organization on July 11, 2003 in a 1-0 victory over London City.[4][5] The following season, he finished as the club's top goalscorer with nine goals, and helped his team reach the postseason by finishing second in the Western Conference.[6][7] Fitzwilliams would sign with league giants Toronto Croatia in 2005.[8] He made his debut for Toronto on May 29, 2005 against Vaughan Shooters.[9] He finished as the club's top scorer with 8 goals, and finished second in the Eastern Conference. In 2007, he assisted in the club's playoff run by scoring goals in all three playoff matches which led to a championship title.[10][11][12] His next championship run with the club was in 2011, where Toronto finished second in the overall standings . He recorded two goals in a 4-1 victory over Mississauga Eagles FC in the quarterfinals.[13] In the next round he scored another goal in a 2-0 victory over York Region Shooters, which advanced Toronto to the finals.[14] In the finals Fitzwilliams scored the lone goal which clinched his second CSL Championship in a 1-0 victory over Capital City F.C..[15]

In 2012, he added more silverware to his portfolio by claiming the double with Toronto Croatia, by winning the Regular Season Champions, and his third CSL Championship.[16]In 2015, he won his fourth championship after defeating SC Waterloo by a score of 1-0.[17]The following season after the departure of Toronto Croatia from the CSL he signed with the York Region Shooters.[18]

International career

Fitzwilliams made his national team debut on March 26, 2003 in a CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifier match against Antigua and Barbuda. He would appear in the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, and in total he appeared in five matches for his country.[19][20]

Achievements

Toronto Croatia

References

  1. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 8, 2002 CPSL Toronto Olympians vs Metro Lions". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  2. ↑ Brown, Joel. "CPSL September 20, 2002 Missisauga News stories". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  3. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 18, 2002 CPSL North York Astros vs Mississauga Olympians (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  4. ↑ Rumleski, Kathy. "July 12, 2003 CPSL London vs Metro (from London Free Press)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  5. ↑ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. ↑ "CPSL 2004 League Leading Scorers". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  7. ↑ Laskaris, Sam. "June 16, 2004 CPSL story on Metro Lions (from InsideToronto.com)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Professional Soccer League - Clubs". 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  9. ↑ Glover, Robin. "May 29, 2005 CPSL Vaughan Shooters vs Toronto Croatia (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  10. ↑ "October 14, 2007 CSL details of Sunday's games (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  11. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 20, 2007 CSL Semi-Final St Catharines Wolves vs Toronto Croatia (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  12. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 27, 2007 CSL Toronto Croatia vs Serbian White Eagles CSL Championship Final Game 1 (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  13. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 16, 2011 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs Mississauga Eagles FC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  14. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 23, 2011 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs York Region Shooters (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  15. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 29, 2011 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs Capital City FC Final game (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  16. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 27, 2012 CSL Final--Toronto Croatia vs Montreal Impact Academy (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  17. ↑ Adamson, Stan. "TORONTO CROATIA WIN A SQUEAKER FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP….Milton score Second Division victory | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  18. ↑ "York Region Shooters | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  19. ↑ "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Hayden FITZWILLIAMS". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  20. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hayden Fitzwilliams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
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