Jack Stewart (soccer)

Jack Stewart (born May 29, 1983, in Torrance, California) is an American soccer player who last played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.

Jack Stewart
Personal information
Full name Jack Stewart
Date of birth (1983-05-29) May 29, 1983
Place of birth Torrance, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Unattached
Youth career
2001–2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Indiana Invaders
2005–2006 Chicago Fire 14 (2)
2006–2007 Real Salt Lake 25 (0)
2008 Moss FK 0 (0)
2008 Nybergsund 0 (0)
2009 Carolina RailHawks 6 (0)
2011 NSC Minnesota Stars 15 (0)
2011 → FC Dallas (loan) 2 (1)
2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 28, 2012

Career

High School

Stewart attended South High School Torrance, CA, where he was a standout player voted to All-League and All-CIF awards.

College and Amateur

Stewart played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, where he was named All-Big East his junior and senior seasons. He also played for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Stewart was drafted tenth overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire, but he saw limited action with the team in his rookie season. He was traded to Real Salt Lake on July 25, 2006 in exchange for Ryan Johnson.[1] He was waived by Salt Lake at the end of the 2007 season.

In 2008 Stewart signed with Moss FK of the Norwegian Adeccoligaen, but was released midseason without an appearance. He later moved to Nybergsund IL. On February 13, 2009, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division.[2]

After a year out of the game in 2010, Stewart returned to the field in 2011 when he signed with the NSC Minnesota Stars in the North American Soccer League. He was loaned to FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on August 15, 2011 for the remainder of the 2011 MLS season.[3] FC Dallas declined a purchase option at the end of the loan.[4]

Stewart scored his first goal for Dallas in a CONCACAF Champions League group stage match, scoring the match-winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Toronto FC.

On March 6, 2012, Minnesota traded Stewart to Fort Lauderdale Strikers in exchange for Martin Nuñez.[5]

International

Although born in the US, Stewart has trained with the Canadian men's national soccer team due to his ancestry. He has yet to be capped by either nation, and had not formally pledged international commitment to either Canada or the United States.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "North Carolina FC". www.carolinarailhawks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  3. "FC Dallas signs defender Jack Stewart on loan". 16 August 2011.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Strikers agree to trade for defender Stewart". www.strikers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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