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Which team did the player Shahdon Winchester belong to from 2009 to 2016?
Shahdon Winchester Shahdon Shane Andre Winchester ( 8 January 1992 – 19 December 2019 ) was a Trinidadian professional footballer who played as a winger for the Trinidad and Tobago national team . Winchester began his professional football career in 2009 , at the age of 17 , with W Connection in his native Trinidad and Tobago . During his time with the Savonetta Boys , Winchester won the TT Pro League title in 2011–12 . In the middle of his third season with W Connection , in 2012 , he was loaned to Vietnamese club Sông Lam Nghệ An , however never made an appearance for the club due to late arrival of his international clearance . He later moved to FF Jaro on loan for the 2013 and 2014 Veikkausliiga seasons . After returning to Trinidad and Tobago , Winchester signed a year later with Mexican club Murciélagos in 2016 . He was a Trinidad and Tobago international having made his debut in June 2010 . Winchester participated in one minor tournament after representing the Soca Warriors in the 2011 Pan American Games . He scored his first international goal on 19 March 2016 in a friendly win over Grenada . Winchester recorded a hat-trick in the fifth place play-off against Haiti a year later during qualification for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup . Early life . Winchester was born on 8 January 1992 in Princes Town , Trinidad and Tobago , to parents Derek and Svetlana . Shahdon attributed his early interest in football to his father as the two attended numerous local matches , which nurtured his love for the sport . At the age of 8 , his father enrolled Winchester in local TT Pro League club W Connections youth program . Two years later , Winchester tragically lost his father in a vehicle accident . However , Shahdon later explained that the event helped him develop a deeper motivation to pursue a professional football career . After her husbands death , Svetlana made it her responsibility to ensure that Shahdon was not denied the opportunity to pursue his football dreams . In fact , she decided to take driving classes and apply for a permit to be able to drive Shahdon to youth practice in Couva . At the age of 12 , Winchester made his debut for Naparima College in San Fernando , Trinidad . In his five years with Naps , Shahdon led the team to the Secondary Schools Football League ( SSFL ) South Zone title on four occasions , including the national Intercol Big Five crown in 2007 . He was named among the top five best league players in each of his final two years at Naps , which included a league-leading 16 goals in 2008 . Winchester subsequently received the individual award for Best Forward of the Year . Club career . W Connection . Development and breakthrough ( 2009–2012 ) . After spending several seasons in the clubs youth program , Winchester made his professional football debut in 2009 , at the age of 17 , for W Connection of the TT Pro League . Shahdon went on to score four goals in seven league appearances for the Savonetta Boys . However , the highlight of his first professional season occurred when he appeared for W Connection during the group stage of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League against Real España . The following season , his goal-scoring form continued with a further five goals in ten appearances , prompting his debut for the Soca Warriors and trials from several clubs abroad . In particular , during a trial in Scotland with Celtic , 18-year-old Winchester scored two goals in a developmental match against a Motherwell XI on 14 September 2010 , which prompted suggestions that he would be signed permanently . However , terms ultimately could not be agreed upon . He had further trials at Braga and FC Sevastopol in 2009 and 2010 , respectively , followed by trials at FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer in 2011 . In January 2012 , Winchester went on a two-month loan to Sông Lam Nghệ An of V.League 1 . However , his international clearance arrived after the transfer window had closed and was unable to make an appearance for the Vietnamese club . Afterwards , Shahdon returned to Trinidad and Tobago to lead W Connection to the clubs fourth Pro League championship finishing the 2011–12 season with three goals . In March 2012 , he provided two goals for W Connection en route to finishing runners-up in the 2012 CFU Club Championship and secure qualification for the Savonetta Boys in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League . Following the season , Winchester had an unsuccessful one-week trial in Norway with FK Haugesund of the Tippeligaen . Shahdon opened the 2012–13 season as a starter for W Connection and made three consecutive appearances during the clubs Champions League campaign . He later scored seven goals in as many matches in the Pro League , including his first career hat-trick as a professional on 5 January 2013 against Central FC . A week later , Shahdon flew to Jakobstad for a trial with Finnish club FF Jaro of the Veikkausliiga after agreeing to personal terms . Loan moves to FF Jaro ( 2013–2014 ) . On 25 January 2013 , Winchester agreed to join FF Jaro of the Veikkausliiga on a one-year loan following a successful two-week trial . One week later , he scored a seventh-minute goal in his debut for Jaro during a league cup match against VPS . On 20 February , he provided his second goal in three league cup matches with a penalty kick in a win over RoPS . However , after making seven consecutive appearances in the league cup , Winchester underwent surgery on 13 March for an injury to his Achilles tendon . On 5 May 2013 , Winchester made his league debut for FF Jaro against HJK after coming on for Markus Kronholm in the 62nd minute . After five consecutive league appearances , including three as a substitute , Winchester scored his first league goal in a 2–1 win over FC Lahti on 23 May . He scored two more goals in the next three league matches against TPS on 26 May and a week later against RoPS . Winchester later scored in consecutive matches against MYPA and FC Honka on 27 and 30 June . On 27 July , he recorded a brace in front of Jakobstads second largest crowd for a football match in a 2–1 derby win over VPS . However , a string of illnesses and injuries kept him sidelined for Jaros final six matches . Prior to his return to Trinidad and Tobago in October 2013 , Winchester agreed to a one-year contract extension with Jaro through the end of the 2014 Veikkausliiga season . In his first season in Finland , Winchester recorded eight goals in the Veikkausliiga and ten goals in all competitions . Following his loan to FF Jaro , Winchester returned to parent club , W Connection , for three months before his second loan to the Finnish club . In his short return with the Savonetta Boys , Winchester appeared in nine Pro League matches and scored five goals . On 21 January 2014 , he scored a double over rivals San Juan Jabloteh , which was followed four days later with another goal against North East Stars . Before again departing for Finland , Winchester scored a further brace on 8 March against St . Anns Rangers to extend W Connections league lead to eight points en route to the club winning its fifth Pro League title . On 19 March 2014 , Winchester rejoined FF Jaro on another one-year loan for the 2014 Veikkausliiga season . Two weeks later , he made his return league debut for the club having started as a winger in a 1–0 loss to HJK on 6 April . Shahdon scored his first goal of the season in brilliant fashion against KuPS in the 15th minute on 19 April , before receiving a yellow card for diving in the penalty area shortly before half-time . In May 2014 , Winchester was named in the Veikkausliiga team of the month after scoring three goals in as many league matches against TPS , SJK , and RoPS , respectively , to lead Jaro to third in the league table . The following month , Shahdon continued his scoring form with goals in consecutive matches against IFK Mariehamn on 15 June and three days later in a draw to MYPA . However , he received his fourth yellow card of the season in the 90th minute and was unable to feature for Jaro in the clubs match against FC Lahti . Through the first half of the season , Winchester was the leagues joint-leading goalscorer with Petteri Forsell , Macoumba Kandji , Roni Porokara , and Luis Solignac – having scored 6 league goals . On 20 July 2014 , Winchester scored his seventh goal of the season in the 63rd minute during a 5–0 win over FC Honka . At the conclusion of the season , Winchester finished tied for the eighth top goalscorer in the Veikkausliiga with nine league goals and was subsequently offered a new contract with Jaro . Return to the Savonetta Boys ( 2015–2016 ) . After returning to W Connection following his loan to FF Jaro for the 2014 Veikkausliiga , Winchester was reportedly close to reaching an agreement with FK Vojvodina of the Serbian SuperLiga . However , with FIFPro advising its players to not agree contracts with Serbian clubs due to a high risk that players would not be paid their salaries , Shahdon ultimately did not sign with the club . In late-February 2015 , Winchester was invited for a trial with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer during the teams preseason participation in the Simple™ Invitational Tournament in Portland . During his second match , Shahdon supplied the game-tying goal in the 90th minute after receiving a pass 40 yards from goal , sprinted towards Vancouvers back line , and powered a shot to the lower right corner from the top of the penalty area . In a media conference call following the match , Fire manager Frank Yallop expressed his desire to sign Winchester , but the club was unable to offer a contract with 25 players already on roster . Shahdon soon returned to help lead the Savonetta Boys to a runners-up finish with three goals in four matches during the 2015 CFU Club Championship and qualify for the following seasons Champions League . Winchester started the 2015–16 season with W Connection , changed from the number 16 jersey in favour of number 9 , and was named a vice-captain . In the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League , he made two appearances against Santos Laguna and Saprissa during W Connections group stage matches . Afterwards , Winchester provided four goals during the First Citizens Cup and TOYOTA Classic en route to W Connection claiming both crowns . In Pro League competition , Winchester scored a further seven goals during the first half of the season — tying his most Pro League goals in a season . On 24 February 2016 , Winchester received his first career red card and an automatic two match suspension for retaliation following a punch from Atlántico FCs Mateo Zazo during the Savonetta Boys CFU Club Championship opening match . Shahdon returned to score a goal against Arnett Gardens in the semifinals to help W Connection qualify for its second consecutive Champions League . However , he received another red card for a reckless challenge in the first half of a 3–0 loss to Couva rivals Central FC in the final . Murciélagos . On 22 June 2016 , Winchester signed along with former W Connection and international teammate Jomal Williams with Mexican club Murciélagos of Ascenso MX prior to the start of the 2016 Apertura for an undisclosed transfer . Kapaz ( loan ) . On 8 February 2018 , Winchester signed for Kapaz PFK on loan from Murciélagos F.C . until the end of the 2017/18 season . SJK . After his Murciélagos contract expired in July 2018 , Winchester was unveiled as a new signing for SJK on 26 July 2018 . SJK announced that Winchester had left the club on 30 November 2018 . International career . Winchester represented Trinidad and Tobago on various levels of international competition , having been capped for the under-17 , under-20 , under-23 Olympic team , and the Trinidad and Tobago national teams . Youth teams . He began his international career for the under-17 team during the Soca Warriors runners-up finish in the 2008 CFU Youth Cup . During the competition , Winchester made five appearances and scored a pair of goals against Aruba . In April 2009 , Winchester made three starts during the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship , which witnessed the team eliminated without scoring a goal . In November 2010 , Winchester scored three goals in four matches to lead the under-20 team through qualification for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship . However , he made two substitute appearances in another early exit from a continental tournament after a goalless draw to Cuba and a 5–0 loss to Mexico . Although Trinidad and Tobago did not qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup , the Soca Warriors participated in the Pan American Games in October 2011 . Winchester scored a goal in his only appearance of the competition for the under-23 team against Uruguay . He scored two more goals over his next three matches during the under-23 teams unsuccessful qualification attempt for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . Transition to the senior team ( 2010–2015 ) . Winchester made his full international debut for the national team on 21 June 2010 against Antigua and Barbuda at the age of 18 . He was later called up for three qualification matches for the 2010 Caribbean Cup , but only featured in a 4–0 win over Haiti . Shahdon did not receive a call-up with the national team again until June 2013 , when he came on as a substitute in the Soca Warriors friendly defeat away to Romania 4–0 . In November 2014 , Winchester received a call-up with the Soca Warriors during the 2014 Caribbean Cup in Montego Bay , Jamaica . In their final group stage match against Cuba , Winchester made a start as forward to earn his fourth national team cap during a scoreless draw . His next two appearances occurred in friendlies against Curaçao and Jordan in the lead-up to being named in the 35-man provisional roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup . However , two weeks later , Soca Warrior manager Stephen Hart did not name Winchester to the final 23-man roster for the continental tournament in the United States . First international goal ( 2016–2019 ) . Following an injury to Keron Cummings in a December 2015 training camp , Winchester was named as a replacement to the Trinidad and Tobago roster for the Copa América Centenario qualifying playoff against Haiti . On 8 January 2016 , Shahdon came on as a 57th-minute substitute for Jonathan Glenn in a 1–0 loss to Haiti in Panama City , which saw the Soca Warriors fail to qualify for Copa América Centenario . Winchester later scored his first international goal on 19 March versus Grenada in a friendly match in St . Georges . Two months later , he made an additional three appearances for the Soca Warriors , including two starts as striker , against Uruguay and China . Death . Winchester was one of four people killed in a traffic collision on 19 December 2019 , when the car they were travelling in hit and crashed into a utility pole in Gasparillo , catching on fire . Everyone inside the car was killed . Honours . Club . - W Connection - TT Pro League ( 1 ) : 2011–12 - Digicel Charity Shield ( 1 ) : 2012 - First Citizens Cup ( 1 ) : 2015 - TOYOTA Classic ( 2 ) : 2011 , 2015 - Lucozade Sport Goal Shield ( 1 ) : 2009 - FF Jaro - Veikkausliiga Team of the Month ( 1 ) : May 2014 Individual . Awards . - Man of the Match ( 1 ) : 2011 TOYOTA Classic