Carl Winchester (born 12 April 1993) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
[6][7] He made his senior debut for the club on 6 November 2010, starting the FA Cup first round match against Accrington Stanley.
[8] He followed this up on 20 November making his Football League debut for the club, playing the full match in a 1–0 victory at Dagenham & Redbridge.
[12] The one – year option that the club had on Winchester's contract was exercised, extending his contract till the end of the 2014–15 season, with manager Lee Johnson stating that the club would be looking to loan him out next season to somewhere that could offer him a lot more game time than Oldham could currently offer him, as well as stating that he believed "there was a real player in there somewhere".
[13] However, after a string of excellent performances at the start of the 2014/15 season, Winchester established himself in the first team, making 23 appearances by Christmas.
[23] On 20 January 2025, Winchester signed a 2 year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
[36] In June 2011 he received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland under-20s team, alongside teammate Kirk Millar for July's Milk Cup tournament.