Andy Winter (footballer)

Andrew Winter (born 10 March 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Hamilton Academical, as a forward.[2]

Andy Winter
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002
Place of birth Scotland[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2019 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Scotland U16 10 (3)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 10 (2)
2019– Scotland U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Winter began his career with Hamilton Academical,[3] joining the club aged 10.[4][5] He played and scored in the UEFA Youth League[6] and the Scottish Challenge Cup[7] with the Accies underage teams before making his senior debut on 18 January 2020, a 5–0 win over Edinburgh City in the 2019–20 Scottish Cup fourth round in which he entered as a substitute and scored the fourth goal.[8] He then made his first Scottish Premiership appearance the following week, again coming off the bench in a 4–2 defeat away to Livingston. His first start soon followed in the Scottish Cup, playing the entirety of 4–1 home defeat for Hamilton at the hands of Rangers.[9]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-18 youth levels.[10]

Personal life

His father Brian Winter is a former football referee.[4][5]

References
  1. A. Winter, Soccerway
  2. Andy Winter at Soccerbase
  3. Accies kids are on the right path because boss believes in them, says Academy director George Cairns, Daily Record, 19 October 2019
  4. Winter hopes to shine on field despite seeing referee dad criticised in the past, Evening Express, 17 January 2020
  5. Andrew Winter Insists 'I Will Be Ready When Accies Chance Comes', Hamilton Academical F.C., 18 January 2020
  6. "Hamilton Accies UEFA Youth League adventure continues after dramatic penalty victory over Basel". Daily Record. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. Hamilton Academical Reserves vs BSC Glasgow, BSC Glasgow, 7 August 2019
  8. Hamilton Academical 5–0 Edinburgh City, BBC Sport, 18 January 2020
  9. Hamilton Academical 1–4 Rangers, BBC Sport, 8 February 2020
  10. Andy Winter at the Scottish Football Association
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