Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1996)
Ross Cameron Stewart (born 11 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Sunderland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Cameron Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Ardeer Thistle | ||
| 2015–2016 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
| 2016–2017 | Albion Rovers | 25 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | St Mirren | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Ross County | 82 | (28) |
| 2021– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Junior League
Stewart started his career in the Scottish Juniors with Ardeer Thistle and Kilwinning Rangers, before making the step-up to senior football with Albion Rovers in July 2016.[1] The part-time Coatbridge club were unable to pay the £1,500 transfer fee, with the funds instead provided by their supporters' club members and by Stewart's father.[2]
St Mirren
After just one season with Albion Rovers, Stewart signed for Scottish Championship club St Mirren on a two-year full-time contract (a goalkeeper with the same name also joined at the time).[3] Stewart scored on his debut for the Paisley club in a Scottish League Cup win versus Stranraer [4] but failed to break into the first-team and was loaned out to Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic in December 2017, for the remainder of the season.[5]
Ross County
On 10 August 2018, Stewart signed for Ross County.[6] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Heart of Midlothian Colts. Stewart scored his first goal for the club in the next round of the cup in a win against Montrose. He finished his first season at Ross County with 11 goals, three of them coming against County’s Rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle as Ross County were promoted to the Scottish Premiership.
Sunderland
On 31 January 2021 Stewart joined English side Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 23 December 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albion Rovers | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 12 |
| St Mirren | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 23 | 10 |
| Ross County | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 32 | 11 |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 26 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| Total | 63 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 82 | 28 | ||
| Sunderland | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 117 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 160 | 53 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Notes
References
- "Ross Stewart to sign for Rovers". albionroversfc.co.uk. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- Ross Stewart's Kilwinning Rangers to Albion Rovers transfer paid by his dad to give him SPFL shot Daily Record, 1 October 2020
- "St Mirren: Two Ross Stewarts sign for Buddies from Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Stranraer 1-4 St Mirren match report". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Ross Stewart joins Alloa Athletic on loan". stmirren.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Ross County confirm signing of St Mirren striker Ross Stewart". Press and Journal. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Stewart departs Staggies". Ross County FC - Official Site. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- Ross Stewart at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Ross Stewart at Soccerbase