Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1991)

Sammy Stewart (born 1 March 1991 in Portadown, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish professional football player currently without a club after being released by Cowdenbeath.

Sammy Stewart
Personal information
Full name Sam Stewart
Date of birth (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991
Place of birth Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Position(s) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:16, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

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 Fc, 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
  1. "Duff signs new deal at Pittodrie". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  2. "Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian". BBC. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  3. "Sammy Stewart". afc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. "Sammy Stewart Re-Signs for Glenavon". Glenavon FC. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. "Chance to turn self-belief into self-improvement". Portadown Times. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. "Transfer Deadline Day: Cowdenbeath sign Seb Usai and Sammy Stewart". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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