Adrian Winter

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Adrian Winter
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Adrian Winter with FC Luzern in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-07-08) 8 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Thalwil, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)

Adrian Winter (born 8 July 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. [1] Winter has also been capped for Switzerland.

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Career

In July 2015, it was announced that Winter was acquired by Major League Soccer team Orlando City SC. [2] Winter made his debut for Orlando City on 8 August as a 72nd-minute substitution for Servando Carrasco. [3] He later scored his first two MLS goals in a 3–1 win over Sporting Kansas City on 13 September. [4] 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. [5] [6] 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. [7] 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. [8]

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References

  1. "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Offensivspieler Adrian Winter" (in German). fcz.ch. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Zurich vs. Winterthur – 25 July 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. "Zurich vs. Wohlen – 6 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.