Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1991)

Sammy Stewart
Personal information
Full name Sam Stewart
Date of birth (1991-03-01) 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)

* 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 a 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

  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 Jan 2010. Retrieved 5 Jan 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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