Ciaran Winters
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ciaran Winters
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Anthony Ciaran Winters
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|29}}
| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Tulsa Athletic
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2008–2018
| youthclubs1 = Tulsa Soccer Academy
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs2 = Sporting Kansas City
| youthyears3 = 2020
| youthclubs3 = FC Tulsa
| years1 = 2019–2022
| clubs1 = FC Tulsa
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Northern Colorado Hailstorm (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Tulsa Athletic
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| club-update = March 20, 2025
}}
Anthony Ciaran Winters (born May 29, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Tulsa Athletic.
Club career
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Winters began his career with Tulsa Soccer Club, where his coach was future FC Tulsa head coach Michael Nsien.{{cite news |title=FC Tulsa signs local product Winters |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/fc-tulsa-signs-local-product-winters/article_fba2aa8b-6874-5b10-a964-b9c4626d55ac.html |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=Tulsa World |issue=December 27, 2019}} He soon moved to the youth academy of Sporting Kansas City before moving back to his hometown and signing an academy contract with USL Championship side FC Tulsa on December 27, 2019. The amateur deal meant that Winters was able to retain his NCAA eligibility for college soccer.
On January 12, 2021, Winters signed a professional contract with FC Tulsa, becoming the first academy-to-professional player in club history.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Barry |title=FC Tulsa adds U.S. international/former Bundesliga forward Jerome Kiesewetter |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/soccer/fc-tulsa-adds-u-s-international-former-bundesliga-forward-jerome-kiesewetter/article_f700b2a6-562a-11eb-b566-bbebff983e1a.html |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=Tulsa World |date=January 14, 2021}} He then made his senior debut for the club on April 24, 2021, in their opening match against OKC Energy, coming on as a late substitute during the 3–1 victory.{{cite web |title=OKC Energy 1–3 FC Tulsa |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/25/united-states/mls-reserve-league/okc-energy/tulsa-roughnecks/3480556/ |website=Soccerway}}
On April 6, 2022, Winters signed with USL League One club Northern Colorado Hailstorm on a season-long loan ahead of their inaugural season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hailstormfc.com/news/2022/04/06/northern-colorado-hailstorm-fc-adds-trio-of-loanees-ahead-of-us-open-cup-match/|title=Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Adds Trio of Loanees Ahead of US Open Cup Match}} He was recalled by Tulsa on May 28, 2022, without having made a league appearance for Northern Colorado during his loan spell, appearing only for the club on two occasions in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/soccer/fc-tulsa-update-ciaran-winters-returns-from-loan-hartford-match-rescheduled/article_195dc056-dd29-11ec-afa9-aff0d9322b46.html|title=FC Tulsa update: Ciaran Winters returns from loan; Hartford match rescheduled|first=Barry|last=Lewis|website=Tulsa World|date=May 27, 2022 }} He was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news/2022/10/24/fc-tulsa-announces-first-2023-roster-update/|title=FC Tulsa Announces First 2023 Roster Update as the Offseason Gets Underway}}
In 2023, Winters played with Tulsa Athletic during their UPSL season{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaathletic.com/player/ciaran-winters/|title=Ciaran Winters – Tulsa Athletic}} and appeared for the club in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup against his former side Kansas City.https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/04/26/united-states/us-open-cup/kansas-city-wizards/tulsa-athletics/4064086/
Career statistics
{{updated|match played May 19, 2021}}{{soccerway|ciaran-winters/513688}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=1|FC Tulsa
|2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!10||0||0||0||0||0||10||0 |
Personal
Winters is the son of former Tulsa Roughnecks player Tony Winters.{{cite news |last1=Veenker |first1=Ethan |title=Kicking and signing |url=https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/kicking-and-signing/article_b6df1642-909d-11eb-9241-ab4c98ef1b51.html |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=Tulsa People |date=March 31, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.fctulsa.com/2021-roster-winters Profile] at FC Tulsa
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Category:Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Soccer players from Oklahoma
Category:Tulsa Athletic players