Jordan Stewart (footballer, born 1995)

Jordan Stewart

Personal information
Date of birth	31 March 1995
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team	Swindon Town
Number	16
Youth career
	Linfield
	Crusaders
	Windsor Youth
	Glentoran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Glentoran	67	(23)
2015–	Swindon Town	5	(0)
2016	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	2	(0)
National team
2013	Northern Ireland U19	2	(0)
2015	Northern Ireland U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 29 November 2016 (UTC).

Jordan Stewart (born 31 March 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for League One side Swindon Town. He has also been called up for the Northern Ireland U21's. Stewart can play as both a midfielder and as a centre forward.

Club Career

Junior Career

Jordan Stewart started his football career as a junior playing for Linfield, Crusaders and Windsor Youth before joining Glentoran.

Glentoran

2013-14

Stewart joined the Glentoran first team on 1 July 2013.^[1]

2014-15

During the 2014-2015 season, Stewart made 36 appearances for Glentoran and scored 13 goals, with his most notable game being a hat-trick against Warrenpoint. In July 2015, Stewart signed a contract which would keep him at Glentoran until 2018.^[2] On 14 July 2015, he was suspended for two weeks for breaching his contract by playing for another team on 11 July.^[3]

Stewart's final goals during his spell with Glentoran came in the 2-2 home draw against reigning champions Crusaders. His first goal of the game was a 30-yard strike which gained much media attention across the United Kingdom.^[4]

Swindon Town

During his career at Glentoran, Stewart gained the attention of Premier League and Football League clubs in England including Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough.^[5][6] However, on 21 August 2015 and several days after an unofficial announcement, Glentoran confirmed Stewart would move to Swindon Town^[7] in an undisclosed deal was believed to be between £50,000 to £55,000.^[8] Stewart's contract was reported to be for two years with a plus one option. Only 6 weeks into his time at Swindon he made it clear to club chairman Lee Power that he was homesick and did not want to continue to play for Swindon Town and that wanted to return to Northern Ireland. Glentoran showed interest in buying him back, and were also attempting to loan him back until the end of the 2015-2016 season until the deal fell through.

On 24 March 2016, Stewart joined National League side Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season.^[9] Having made two appearances in his loan spell, on 22 April 2016, Stewart has returned to parent club Swindon Town.^[10]

He scored his first goal for the club against Queens Park Rangers in an EFL Cup match on 10 August 2016. He also scored in the penalty shoot-out, however Swindon Town lost 4-2 in penalties.^[11]

International career

Stewart has represented Northern Ireland national football team at Under-19 level, making his debut in the 1-1 draw against France.^[12] In August 2015, Stewart was called up to the Under-21 set-up by coach Jim Magilton for their fixtures against Scotland and Iceland.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2016^[14]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup[15]		League Cup[16]		Continental[17]		Other[18]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Glentoran	2013–14	NIFL Premiership	28	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	8
	2014–15	NIFL Premiership	36	13	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	41	14
	2015–16	NIFL Premiership	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	3
	Total		67	23	5	0	2	1	2	0	1	1	77	25
Swindon Town	2015–16	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17	League One	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	Total		4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Grimsby (loan)	2015–16	National League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			73	23	5	0	3	2	2	0	1	1	84	26

Honours

Club

Glentoran^[19]

• Irish Cup (1): 2014–15
• NIFL Charity Shield (1): 2015–16

Personal Life

Stewart attended Belfast Met.

References

1. "First Team Squad: Jordan Stewart". Glentoran F.C. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
2. "Stewart signs new contract". Glentoran F.C. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. "Stewart suspended". Glentoran F.C. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
4. "Jordan Stewart's superb strike for Glentoran". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
5. "Boro leading chase for highly-rated Glentoran winger Jordan Stewart". Gazette. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
6. "Rising Glentoran star Jordan Stewart felt the punches but will hit back". Belfast Telegraph. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
7. "Stewart signs Swindon". Glentoran F.C. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
8. "Stewart move to Swindon Town messy". BBC. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
9. "Grimsby Town sign Swindon Town striker on loan". BBC Sport. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
10. "Jordan Stewart returns to Swindon Town". Grimsby Telegraph. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
11. "QPR 2-2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
12. "UEFA: Jordan Stewart". UEFA. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
13. "Eddie Patterson: Glentoran can cope with Jordan Stewart exit as winger eyes Swindon move". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
14. "Jordan Stewart statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
15. Includes FA Cup and Irish Cup
16. Includes English League Cup and Northern Ireland Football League Cup
17. Includes UEFA Europa League and Setanta Sports Cup
18. Includes NIFL Charity Shield, Football League Trophy and Football League Play-Offs
19. "Player Profile". J. Stewart. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

External links

• Jordan Stewart career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Jordan Stewart profile at Soccerway