Cornelius Stewart

Cornelius Stewart (born 7 October 1989) is a Vincentian footballer who currently plays for Maziya.

Cornelius Stewart
Personal information
Full name Cornelius Stewart
Date of birth (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989[1]
Place of birth Questelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Maziya
Number 39
Youth career
2001–2006 System 3 FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Newwill Hope International 0 (0)
2009 Whitecaps Residency 1 (0)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 19 (2)
2010 → Whitecaps Residency (loan) 1 (0)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 4 (0)
2012–2013 Caledonia AIA 7 (1)
2013 OPS 27 (8)
2014 VPS 28 (5)
2015–2016 PS Kemi 39 (4)
2017 TC Sports Club 27 (20)
2018 Maziya 23 (20)
2019 Minerva Punjab
2019– Maziya 6 (4)
National team‡
2007–2009 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 14 (13)
2007– Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 06 August 2017(UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2019

Career

Club

Stewart attended Kingstown Anglican Primary School and Intermediate High School, and began his career in 2001 with the youth soccer team System 3 FC on his home island of Saint Vincent. He moved to Newwill Hope International FC of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National League Championship in 2007, and played for them throughout the 2007–08 season,[2] before moving to Canada in 2009 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programme.[3]

He was promoted to the Vancouver Whitecaps senior team in 2010, and played for their reserve squad in 2011 after Vancouver moved to Major League Soccer season.[4] After being released from the reserve team, Stewart signed for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League.[5]

After one season with Caledonia, Stewart signed with Oulun Palloseura of Finland's second tier, Ykkönen, on a 1-year contract following a ten-day trial with the club.[6] Following a season with Oulun Palloseura in which Stewart scored 10 goals in 28 matches, Stewart signed a 1+1 contract with Vaasan Palloseura of the Veikkausliiga, Finland's premier division, following a month-long trial.[7] It was announced on 1 April 2015 that after one season with VPS, Stewart signed a 1+1 deal with PS Kemi Kings.[8]

In 2017 it was reported that Stewart had joined T.C. Sports Club of the Dhivehi League in the Maldives.[9] Since then, he has go on to score a total of 22 goals in his debut season in the Maldives in all competition.[10]

At the end of January 2019, Stewart joined Indian I-League club Minerva Punjab FC.[11] Stewart returned to Maziya for the 2019–20 season.[12]

International

Stewart played for the St Vincent U-20 team, netting 10 goals in 10 games,[13] before making his debut for the senior team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, against Canada.[14]

International goals

Score lists Saint Vincent and the Grenadine's goal tally first.[15]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2010Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Montserrat4–07–02010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.2 November 2010Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–22–6
3.18 September 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenada2–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.11 November 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize Belize1–01–1
5.1 September 2012Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados2–02–0Friendly
6.2 September 20121–01–1
7.21 October 2012Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Guyana2–12–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8.25 October 2012 Curaçao
1–0
4–0
9.
3–0
10.16 November 2012Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Cuba1–01–1
11.12 October 2014Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Martinique
1–0
3–4
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.
2–1
13.10 June 2015Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Guyana1–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.28 February 2019Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados1–02–02019 Windward Islands Tournament
15.2 March 2019 Saint Lucia2–12–1
16.11 October 2019Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname1–22–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
17.
2–2
18.14 October 2019André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname1–01–0

References
  1. http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=279233/index.html
  2. "Cornelius Stewart". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. Whitecaps Profile Archived 12 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ready to strike Archived 12 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Cornelius Stewart Player Profile". Caledonia AIA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  6. "Tuulenoppea Cornelius Stewart Vahvistamaan OPS-Hyokkaysta". Oulun Palloseura. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. "Cornelius Stewart Raitaan!" (in Finnish). Vaasan Palloseura. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  8. "Cornelius Stewart PS Kemin riveihin" (in Finnish). www.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. "CONCACAF Q&A: Cornelius Stewart (Trust and Care FC and St. Vincent & the Grenadines)". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ޓީސީ އަށް ކުޅުުނު ސްޓެވާޓް މާޒިޔާ އަށް Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 3 February 2018
  11. I-League Transfer news: Cornelius Stewart signs for Minerva Punjab, Collin Abranches moves to Gokulam Kerala, sportskeeda.com, 26 January 2019
  12. We are delighted to announce that Vincentian Striker Cornelius Stewart has returned to Maziya..., twitter.com, 29 June 2019
  13. "U20 Player profiles". Vincy Heat. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  14. Canada cruise to next qualifying round Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Cornelius Stewart Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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