Alex Wynter
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1993 (31 years old)
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Croydon, EnglandPosition
Defender
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Maidstone
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Alex James Wynter (born 15 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Maidstone United. Wynter had progressed through the youth system at Crystal Palace since the age of nine, where he made two cup appearances. Wynter has had loan spells at Eastbourne Borough, Sutton United, Colchester United and Portsmouth, before joining Colchester on a permanent basis in January 2015.
Born in Croydon, Wynter joined the Crystal Palace Academy at the age of nine whilst he was attending Davidson Primary School based in his hometown. He later attended the Crystal Palace affiliated Oasis Academy Shirley Park between 2005 and 2010, where he was head boy. He made his professional debut whilst studying at Oasis Academy, appearing in the FA Cup while still in year 11. He left the academy with twelve GCSEs, including six at grade A.
Alongside the academy, Wynter regularly featured in the Croydon Schools' team across multiple age groups. He scored hat-tricks against Woking Schools' in a 10–0 win at under-11 level in September 2004, Ashford Schools' in a 5–0 win and Sutton Schools' in a 6–2 win in December 2004, and a further hat-trick against Godalming Schools' in a 7–2 away win in January 2005 as he helped his side to the London School's Shield final. He scored for London Schools' in their 5–1 win over Surrey Schools' to lift the trophy for his side in April 2005.
The following year, Wynter helped the Croydon Schools' under-12s side retain the English Schools' South-East Area Patrick Haugh Trophy after defeating Mid Sussex Schools' 3–1, with Wynter grabbing himself the opening two goals for Croydon Schools'. He also aided his sides to retain the Gibson Cup with two goals in their 3–0 win over Woking Schools' in April 2006. He was named as under-12s players' in May 2006 for his successful season.
He continued his goalscoring form in the under-13 age group, netting a hat-trick in the English Schools' Football Association Wimbledon Challenge Trophy against Canterbury Schools' in a 10–0 victory. He later helped his age group to a third consecutive season of success with victory in the Challenge Trophy with a goal in extra time to beat Gravesham Schools', and a hat-trick against Bedford Schools' in the semi-final stage of the Oxford United Invitation Cup in May 2007.
With Crystal Palace struggling financially, and facing an injury crisis with a number of players out on loan, manager Neil Warnock named only four players on the substitutes bench for an FA Cup third round tie away to Sheffield Wednesday on 2 January 2010. This included the 16-year-old Wynter, who was sent on for his debut as a substitute for Darren Ambrose three minutes into stoppage time in the second half. Wynter was then offered a three-year professional deal at Palace in April 2010, alongside Wilfried Zaha and Jonathan Williams.
Playing predominantly in a holding midfield role, Palace Academy manager Gary Issott believed that Wynter should be considered for the first-team, having scored six goals from August to November 2010. As captain of the youth team, Wynter scored for his side in the FA Youth Cup win over Cardiff City in the third round on 14 December 2010. He made the trip for Crystal Palace's away match against Hull City on 30 April 2011 but did not feature in the match. During the 2011–12 pre-season, Wynter worked with the first-team on a regular basis, impressing manager Dougie Freedman with how well he and teammate Jon Williams fitted in at the higher level. Later in the season, Wynter scored again in the FA Youth Cup as Palace fell to a 2–1 defeat to a strong Everton side in December. During the remainder of the season, Wynter was an unused substitute in two games, including a 1–0 FA Cup away defeat to Derby County on 7 January 2012, and a 2–1 home Championship defeat to Cardiff City on 28 April.
In the 2012–13 pre-season, Freedman announced that he was looking to blood more youngsters in the coming season and was keen to give the youngsters a chance, including Wynter. As such, Wynter then featured in the heart of defence for some pre-season friendlies, including a 3–1 defeat for a Crystal Palace XI against Margate on 27 July 2012, where Wynter gave away a penalty to the opposition after handling the ball in the box. He also played in a 2–0 friendly win against Aldershot Town, replacing Aaron Martin after 71 minutes. He started the season for the newly formed under-21 Development Squad in the Professional Development League, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 loss to Liverpool in August 2012. New Palace boss Ian Holloway handed Wynter a place on the bench for their FA Cup third round tie against Stoke City on 5 January 2013, and once again for the replay fixture on 15 January after the home tie ended in a draw, but did not make an appearance.
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