Hayden Fitzwilliams

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Hayden Fitzwilliams
Fitzwilliams in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-01-31) 31 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Carnbee, Trinidad and Tobago
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
St Clair Coaching School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 New Haven Chargers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Mississauga Olympians 7 (6)
2003–2004 Metro Lions 39 (14)
2005–2015 Toronto Croatia 199 (58)
2016 York Region Shooters
International career
2003–2005 Trinidad and Tobago 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2016

Hayden Fitzwilliams (born January 31, 1975) is a Trinidadian former footballer who played as a midfielder and forward and played at the international level with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.

Playing career[edit]

Youth career[edit]

Fitzwilliams began playing football at the youth level with St Clair Coaching School in his native Trinidad.[1][2] He also played at the college level with the University of New Haven.[3]

Early career[edit]

In 2002, he went abroad to Canada to play in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Mississauga Olympians.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on September 18, 2002, against St. Catharines Wolves, which included a hattrick.[5] Within five matches he would score six goals. He helped Mississauga secure a postseason by recording the winning goal against Hamilton Thunder in a 3-2 victory.[6] The Olympians were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs to the North York Astros.[7]

He resumed his career in the CPSL by signing with league rivals Metro Lions in the Eastern Conference.[8] He recorded his first goal for the Lions on July 11, 2003, in a 1-0 victory over London City.[9] He participated in the 2003 Open Canada Cup where he contributed a goal against St. Catharines in the semifinal and advanced the Lions to the final.[10] The Metro Lions would face London in the tournament final but were defeated in a penalty shootout.[11]

The following season he finished as the club's top goalscorer with nine goals and helped his team reach the postseason by finishing second in the Western Conference.[12][13] They were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs to the Vaughan Shooters.

Toronto Croatia[edit]

After the relocation of the Metro Lions to Oakville in 2005 he was picked up by defending champions Toronto Croatia.[14][15][16] He finished as the club's top goal scorer and assisted in securing a playoff berth.[17] Toronto was eliminated in the semifinals to Vaughan. He re-signed with the Croats for the 2006 season.[18] Throughout the 2006 season, he was named to the CSL All-Star team that faced Clyde F.C.[19] For the second consecutive season, he finished as the club's top goalscorer.[20]

In 2007, he assisted Toronto in qualifying once more for the postseason. He featured in the CSL Championship final and contributed a goal against the Serbian White Eagles in the first round.[21][22] The Croats would clinch the championship title in the second match by drawing with the Serbs.[23][24] He would re-sign with Croatia for the 2008 season.[25] For the third time in his career, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 11 goals.[26] He would help Toronto secure a postseason berth.[27] He also played with Real Toronto in the 2008 Ontario Cup tournament and recorded a goal against AEK London in the finals which clinched the title for Toronto.[28] Unfortunately, the decision was reversed after Toronto used an ineligible player as a result the title was given to London.[29]

The following season the Croats once more secured a playoff berth with Fitzwilliams scoring goals in the opening round matches against Brampton Lions which advanced Toronto to the next round.[30][31] In the second round, Croatia was eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the Serbian White Eagles.[32] The 2011 season proved would be a notable one for the midfielder as he provided goals against Mississauga Eagles and York Region Shooters in the opening rounds of the playoffs.[33] As a result, the Croats reached the championship final where Fitzwilliams scored the single winning goal against Capital City.[34] He added more silverware to his portfolio in 2012 by claiming the double with Toronto, by winning the First Division title, and his third CSL Championship.[35]

In 2014, he played his fourth championship final against York Region where they were defeated in a penalty shootout.[36] He re-signed with Croatia in 2015 for his eleventh and final season.[37][38] He finished his tenure in Toronto with a fourth championship title by defeating SC Waterloo Region.[39] After the conclusion of the 2015 season Toronto Croatia departed from the league and played his final season with York Region Shooters in 2016.[40]

International career[edit]

Fitzwilliams made his national team debut on March 26, 2003 in a CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifier match against Antigua and Barbuda.[41] He would appear in the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, and in total he appeared in five matches for his country.[42][43] He played against Dominican Republic on June 13, 2004, in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round.[44]

Achievements[edit]

Toronto Croatia

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Hayden Fitzwilliams - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. ^ "Player Profile - Hayden Fitzwilliams". www.socawarriors.net. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. ^ Rogers, Alison (September 19, 2002). "Olympians send Wolves to sidelines: Mississauga victory keeps St. Catharines out of playoffs". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D1.
  5. ^ Brown, Joel (September 20, 2002). "Croatia, Olympians secure CPSL playoff berths". The Mississauga News.
  6. ^ Brown, Joel (October 16, 2002). "Olympians Advance in Playoffs". Mississauga News.
  7. ^ Brown, Joel (October 25, 2002). "Olympians, Croatia Upset by Astros". Mississauga News.
  8. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-08-22. Archived from the original on 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  9. ^ Rumleski, Kathy (July 12, 2003). "Metro Lions blank City for first win". London Free Press.
  10. ^ "Wolves eliminated from Cup contention". St. Catharines Standard. September 2, 2003. pp. C3.
  11. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris (September 3, 2003). "Gauss deserves Cup glory". London Free Press.
  12. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2004-12-13. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  13. ^ Laskaris, Sam (June 16, 2004). "Lions await fresh troops". InsideToronto.
  14. ^ Gossal, Amit (June 24, 2005). "Soccer win for Croatia". Mississauga News. p. 11.
  15. ^ Wallace, Jim (June 23, 2005). "Home not so sweet home: Wolves feeling the pressure of being winless at Roma Park". St. Catharines Standard. pp. C1.
  16. ^ Gossal, Amit (June 29, 2005). "Croatia cruises". Mississauga News. pp. A15.
  17. ^ Gossal, Amit (September 21, 2005). "Toronto Croatia nets playoff spot after beating Brampton". Mississauga News. pp. A8.
  18. ^ Waddell, Dave (June 23, 2006). "Windsor to host league-leading Croatia: Stars in London tonight". Windsor Star. pp. B2.
  19. ^ Thomson, Gordon (May 8, 2006). "Tourists Get Another Victory! | 8 May 2006 | News | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  20. ^ "2006 League Stats". cpsl.org. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  21. ^ McNulty, Dean (October 28, 2007). "Fans fume amid rain and rancour at Esther Shiner". Toronto Sun. pp. SP6.
  22. ^ McCarthy, Gary (October 29, 2007). "Croatia on top, for now". Mississauga News.
  23. ^ McNulty, Dean (October 29, 2007). "A bittersweet championship; Croatia claims CSL title with fans left on outside". Toronto Sun. pp. S11.
  24. ^ McGill, Aldwyn. "T&T player excelled for Croatia in CSL". caribbeanstars.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  25. ^ Gossai, Amit (May 23, 2008). "Soccer club starts season off on the wrong foot". Mississauga News.
  26. ^ "League Leaders". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  27. ^ Gossai, Amit (September 20, 2008). "Croatia grabs spot in CSL playoffs". Mississauga News.
  28. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris (September 15, 2008). "Shorthanded AEK comes up just short; ONTARIO CUP SOCCER: Down 2-0, the London side couldn't equalize against Real Toronto and fell 2-1 in the final". London Free Press. pp. B1.
  29. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris (September 28, 2008). "London AEK suddenly headed for nationals; Soccer: An ineligible player violation disqualifies Real Toronto from Ontario title". London Free Press. pp. S2.
  30. ^ "Lions must roar". Brampton Guardian. October 1, 2009.
  31. ^ "Lions muzzled by Croatia". Brampton Guardian. October 6, 2008.
  32. ^ "Canada 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  33. ^ Colpitts, Iain (October 17, 2011). "Season ends for Eagles". Mississauga News.
  34. ^ Barrs, Rory (October 30, 2011). "Just one goal short for Capital City FC; First-year team loses CSL final". Ottawa Citizen. pp. C1.
  35. ^ "Toronto Croatia downs Montreal to win CSL title". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. October 29, 2012. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  36. ^ "Croatia loses CSL Championship game in a shootout". Mississauga News. October 27, 2014.
  37. ^ "Toronto Croatia nets 7-0 win over Scarborough". Mississauga News. July 27, 2015.
  38. ^ "Video: Srbi na Hrvate! To nikad ne može da bude dosadno!" [Video: Serbs against Croats! It can never be boring!]. BN. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  39. ^ Adamson, Stan. "TORONTO CROATIA WIN A SQUEAKER FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP….Milton score Second Division victory | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  40. ^ "York Region Shooters | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  41. ^ "Player Profile - Hayden Fitzwilliams". www.socawarriors.net. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  42. ^ "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Hayden FITZWILLIAMS". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  43. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hayden Fitzwilliams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  44. ^ "International Matches 2004 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
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