Greg Stewart (footballer)

Greg Stewart

Personal information
Full name	Greg Stewart
Date of birth	17 March 1990
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Dundee
Number	7
Youth career
–2003	Rangers
2003–2006	Hearts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2010	Syngenta Amateurs
2010–2014	Cowdenbeath	120	(31)
2014–	Dundee	68	(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Greg Stewart (born 17 March 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Dundee as a forward.

Career

Stewart began his footballing career at Rangers' Academy until he was 13, and played for Hearts, but was also released due to his height. He then trained with Falkirk and Stirling Albion for almost a year, before joining Syngenta Amateurs FC in 2007.^[1]

In July 2010 Stewart signed with Cowdenbeath, in the Scottish Championship. He made his division debut on 7 August, in a 0–2 home loss against Ross County.^[2] On 6 November he scored his first professional goal.^[3] He finished his first professional season as the club's top scorer, with 9 goals.

On 7 April 2014, it was confirmed Stewart signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee, officially joining the club on 1 June.^[4] He scored on his debut as Dundee beat Peterhead 4–0 in the first round of the Scottish League Cup on 2 August 2014.^[5] On 16 January 2015, he signed a new contract until 2017.^[6] On 11 February 2015, Stewart was named as SPFL Player of the Month for January 2015, after scoring five goals in seven matches during the month.^[7] In April 2015, he was named as one of four players on the shortlist for the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year award.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	2010–11	32	9	1	0	1	0	4	0	38	9
	2011–12	29	6	2	0	1	0	1	0	33	6
	2012–13	25	5	1	3	0	0	3	0	29	8
	2013–14	33	11	1	0	2	1	5	4	41	16
	Total	119	31	5	3	4	1	13	4	141	39
Dundee	2014–15	34	13	2	0	3	2	0	0	39	15
	2015–16	27	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	32	9
	Total	61	20	6	2	4	2	0	0	71	24
Career total		180	51	11	5	8	3	13	4	212	63

References

1. Patience pays off for Stewart; SPFL, 25 March 2011
2. Cowdenbeath 0–2 Ross County; BBC Sport, 7 August 2010
3. Cowdenbeath 5–1 Stirling Albion; SPFL, 6 November 2010
4. "GREG STEWART SIGNS PRE-CONTRACT". Dundee FC. 7 April 2014.
5. "Dundee 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
6. "GREG SIGNS NEW DEAL". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
7. "Dundee: Greg Stewart bags SPFL player of the month". The Scotsman. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
8. "Dundee: Greg Stewart finds PFA award nomination 'surreal'". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

• Greg Stewart profile at Soccerway
• Greg Stewart career statistics at Soccerbase