Sammy Stewart (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Craigavon, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cowdenbeath | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| 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– | Cowdenbeath | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:16, 22 October 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sammy Stewart (born 1 March 1991 in Portadown, Northern Ireland) is an Northern Irish professional football player currently playing for Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Championship.
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]
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.
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