Andy Winter (footballer)

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Andy Winter
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Winter with Hamilton U19s in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Arbroath
(on loan from Livingston)
Number 25
Youth career
2012–2019 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 Hamilton Academical 91 (8)
2024– Livingston 16 (1)
2025– → Arbroath (loan) 7 (5)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U16 10 (3)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 10 (2)
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Andrew Winter (born 10 March 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arbroath, on loan from Scottish Championship club Livingston. [2]

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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 a 4–1 home defeat for Hamilton at the hands of Rangers. [9]

Winter was released from Hamilton Academical in May 2024. The following month, he began training with Livingston. [10] He signed a one-year deal with Livi in July 2024. [11]

In January 2025, Winter signed for Arbroath on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [12]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-18 youth levels. [13]

Personal life

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

Honours

Hamilton Academical

References

  1. ↑ Andy Winter at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Andy Winter at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ McGilvray, Andy (19 October 2019). "Accies kids are on the right path because boss believes in them, says Academy director George Cairns". Daily Record.
  4. 1 2 FourFourTwo Staff (17 January 2020). "Winter hopes to shine on field despite seeing referee dad criticised in the past". fourfourtwo.com.
  5. 1 2 https://www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/andrew-winter-insists-he-will-be-ready-when-accies-chance-comes/
  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 5–0 Edinburgh City: Debut goals for Dales and Winter". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hamilton Academical 1–4 Rangers: Visitors book Scottish Cup quarter-final berth". BBC Sport. 8 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Former Hamilton Accies striker Andy Winter training with Livingston". Daily Record. 17 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "A Summer signing with a Winter feel to it". livingstonfc.co.uk. 10 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Andy Winter joins Arbroath on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 24 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Andy Winter at the Scottish Football Association
  14. ↑ "Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical: 10-man Accies hold on to win SPFL Trust Trophy". BBC Sport. 25 March 2023.


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