Cornelius Stewart

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Cornelius Stewart
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Stewart playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010
Personal information
Full name Cornelius Stewart
Date of birth (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Questelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Semen Padang
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2006 System 3 FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Newwill Hope International 0 (0)
2009 Whitecaps Residency 1 (0)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 19 (2)
2010Whitecaps Residency (loan) 1 (0)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 4 (0)
2012–2013 Caledonia AIA 7 (9)
2013 OPS 27 (8)
2014 VPS 28 (5)
2015–2016 PS Kemi 39 (4)
2017 TC Sports Club 27 (20)
2018 Maziya 23 (20)
2019 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2019–2022 Maziya 25 (17)
2022–2023 Sheikh Jamal DC 20 (11)
2023–2024 Dhaka Abahani 16 (19)
2024– Semen Padang 10 (1)
International career
2007–2009 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 14 (13)
2007– Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Cornelius Stewart (born 7 October 1989) is a Saint Vincentian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Semen Padang and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team. [2]

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Club career

Stewart attended Kingstown Anglican Primary School and Intermediate High School, and began his career in 2001 with the youth soccer team System 3 FC on his home island of Saint Vincent. He moved to Newwill Hope International FC of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National League Championship in 2007, and played for them throughout the 2007–08 season, [3] before moving to Canada in 2009 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programme. [4]

He was promoted to the Vancouver Whitecaps senior team in 2010, and played for their reserve squad in 2011 after Vancouver moved to Major League Soccer season. [5] After being released from the reserve team, Stewart signed for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League. [6]

After one season with Caledonia, Stewart signed with Oulun Palloseura of Finland's second tier, Ykkönen, on a 1-year contract following a ten-day trial with the club. [7] Following a season with Oulun Palloseura in which Stewart scored 10 goals in 28 matches, Stewart signed a 1+1 contract with Vaasan Palloseura of the Veikkausliiga, Finland's premier division, following a month-long trial. [8] It was announced on 1 April 2015 that after one season with VPS, Stewart signed a 1+1 deal with PS Kemi Kings. [9]

In 2017 it was reported that Stewart had joined T.C. Sports Club of the Dhivehi League in the Maldives. [10] Since then, he has go on to score a total of 22 goals in his debut season in the Maldives in all competition. [11]

At the end of January 2019, Stewart joined Indian I-League club Minerva Punjab FC. [12] Stewart returned to Maziya for the 2019–20 season. [13]

International career

Stewart played for the St Vincent U-20 team, netting 10 goals in 10 games, [14] before making his debut for the senior team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, against Canada. [15]

International goals

Score lists Saint Vincent and the Grenadine's goal tally first. [16]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2010 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 4–07–0 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.2 November 2010 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–22–6
3.18 September 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2–02–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.11 November 2011 FFB Field, Belmopan, BelizeFlag of Belize.svg  Belize 1–01–1
5.1 September 2012Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2–02–0 Friendly
6.2 September 20121–01–1
7.21 October 2012 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint LuciaFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 2–12–1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8.25 October 2012Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao
1–0
4–0
9.
3–0
10.16 November 2012 Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–01–1
11.12 October 2014 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, GuadeloupeSnake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique
1–0
3–4 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.
2–1
13.10 June 2015Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–12–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.28 February 2019 Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–02–0 2019 Windward Islands Tournament
15.2 March 2019Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 2–12–1
16.11 October 2019Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–22–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
17.
2–2
18.14 October 2019 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–01–0
19.13 June 2022 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–21–4 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
20.24 September 2022Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, GrenadaFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1–03–1Friendly
21.24 September 20222–03–1
22.16 October 2023 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, MartiniqueFlag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 1–02–3 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
23.16 October 20232–12–3
24.8 September 2024 Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, BonaireFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 1–02–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

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