Adrian Winter (born 8 July 1986) is a Swiss former professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1][2] Winter has also been capped for Switzerland.[2] As of March 2024, he plays in the Swiss third-tier team FC Wädenswil.[2]
 Adrian Winter with FC Luzern in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Thalwil, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Red Star Zürich | 50 | (11) |
| 2007–2009 | FC Wil 1900 | 33 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | FC St. Gallen | 63 | (7) |
| 2011–2015 | FC Luzern | 130 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Orlando City | 22 | (5) |
| 2016–2021 | FC Zürich | 118 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:10, 3 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editIn July 2015, it was announced that Winter was acquired by Major League Soccer team Orlando City SC.[3] Winter made his debut for Orlando City on 8 August as a 72nd-minute substitution for Servando Carrasco.[4] He later scored his first two MLS goals in a 3–1 win over Sporting Kansas City on 13 September.[5] After playing well into the 2016 MLS season, Winter parted ways with Orlando City on 1 July due to family reasons and returned to Switzerland to play for FC Zürich.[6][7] He made his league debut for Zürich in a 2-0 home victory on 25 July 2016 over FC Winterthur. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[8] He scored his first league goal for the club not long later, on 6 August 2016 in a 4-0 home victory over FC Wohlen. His goal, the third of the match, came in the 40th minute.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Offensivspieler Adrian Winter" (in German). fcz.ch. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Fussball-Prominenz in der 3. Liga – Ex-Profi Adrian Winter verstärkt den FC Wädenswil". Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "David Mateos, Adrian Winter acquired by Orlando City pending paperwork". ESPN FC. ESPN. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Mercer, Kevin. "Winter is Coming: On Adrian Winter's Orlando City Debut". SB Nation. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Winter scores twice to help Orlando City snap 6-game winless skid". Fox Sports. 21st Century Fox. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ DelGallo, Alicia (1 July 2016). "Orlando City releases midfielder Adrian Winter from contract". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ DelGallo, Alicia (2 July 2016). "Adrian Winter reportedly to join FC Zürich after Orlando City release". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Zurich vs. Winterthur – 25 July 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Zurich vs. Wohlen – 6 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
External links
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- Adrian Winter at WorldFootball.net
- Adrian Winter at National-Football-Teams.com
- Adrian Winter at Soccerway
- FC Zurich Stats
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