Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Craigavon, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Glenavon | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Glenavon | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–12 | Lisburn Distillery | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ambassadors | ||
| 2013 | Portadown | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cowdenbeath | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:16, 22 October 2014 (UTC). | |||
Sammy Stewart (born 1 March 1991 in Portadown, Northern Ireland) is an Northern Irish professional football player currently without a club after being released by Cowdenbeath.
Career
Glenavon
Stewart started his career with the Irish Premier League side Glenavon in 2007.
Aberdeen
In May 2008, Stewart signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.[1] after the club buying him for a reported £15,000 from Glenavon FC. He scored his first goal for The Dons in a friendly against Inverurie on 5 August 2008.
His first (and only) competitive appearance for Aberdeen was on 24 May 2009, when he replaced Sone Aluko in the last game of the season against Hibernian.[2]
On 5 January 2010, he was released by Aberdeen by mutual consent.[3]
Return to Glenavon
In August 2010, Stewart returned to Glenavon, signing a one-year deal.[4]
Lisburn Distillery & Portadown
Stewart then had a spell at Lisburn Distillery and played for Mid-Ulster Football League club Ambassadors, before signing for Portadown.[5]
Cowdenbeath
On 31 January 2014, Stewart signed for Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath.[6] Stewart was released by the club at the end of the season.
Personal life
His brother Thomas plays for Shamrock Rovers and Johnny, a pacy midfielder, plays for Ambassadors FC in Northern Ireland and is known to have rejected a move to Bayern Munich as a schoolboy. Upon leaving Ambassadors FC, whom he played for in Northern Ireland's Midulster league, he was replaced by boyhood friend Alan Whitman.
References
- ↑ "Duff signs new deal at Pittodrie". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ↑ "Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian". BBC. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ↑ "Sammy Stewart". afc.co.uk. 5 Jan 2010. Retrieved 5 Jan 2010.
- ↑ "Sammy Stewart Re-Signs for Glenavon". Glenavon FC. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ↑ "Chance to turn self-belief into self-improvement". Portadown Times. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Cowdenbeath sign Seb Usai and Sammy Stewart". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
- Sammy Stewart career statistics at Soccerbase
- Sammy Stewart profile at Soccerway
- NIFG profile