Jordan Stewart (footballer, born 1995)

For other people with the same name, see Jordan Stewart.

Jordan Stewart

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Linfield
Number	10
Youth career
	Linfield
	Crusaders
	Windsor Youth
0000–2013	Glentoran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Glentoran	77	(25)
2015–2017	Swindon Town	8	(0)
2016	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	2	(0)
2017–	Linfield	158	(36)
2023	→ Glenavon (loan)	5	(0)
International career‡
2013	Northern Ireland U19	2	(0)
2015	Northern Ireland U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Jordan Stewart (born 31 March 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Linfield. He has also been called up for the Northern Ireland U21s. Stewart can play as both a midfielder and as a centre forward.

Club career

Glentoran

Stewart started his football career as a junior playing for Linfield, Crusaders and Windsor Youth before joining Glentoran. ^[1]

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 and £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. This was because of Swindon's instance that a clause be included to allow a 24-hour recall to happen. This, although practised in England, is against FIFA regulations which only permit loan players to move in transfer windows. Glentoran therefore refused to sign the deal and referred the matter to the Irish Football Association who confirmed that they would have blocked the players registration.

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]

On 2 May 2017, it was announced that Stewart would leave Swindon upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017. ^[12]

Linfield

Preceding his release from Swindon, on 8 May 2017 and despite promising to re-join Glentoran, Stewart returned to Northern Ireland accepting a much higher wage to join Linfield. ^[13] On 28 June 2017, Stewart scored on his Linfield debut in their UEFA Champions League qualifier against La Fiorita, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory in the 89th minute. ^[14]

Glenavon

On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Stewart had signed on loan with Glenavon until the end of the season.

International career

Stewart has represented Northern Ireland national football team at Under-19 level, making his debut in the 1–1 draw against France. ^[15] In August 2015, Stewart was called up to the Under-21 set-up by coach Jim Magilton for their fixtures against Scotland and Iceland. ^[16]

Personal life

Stewart attended Belfast Met. His grandfather, Phil Scott, was also a footballer. ^[17] His Grandfather got to see Stewart score at the National Stadium for Glentoran against Linfield.

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2018 ^[18]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup [19]		League Cup [20]		Continental [21]		Other [22]		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	1	0
	2016–17	League One	7	0	1	0	1	1	—		0	0	9	1
	Total		8	0	1	0	1	1	—		0	0	10	1
Grimsby Town (loan)	2015–16	National League	2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Linfield	2017–18	NIFL Premiership	23	5	1	0	2	1	3	1	2	0	31	7
	2018–19	NIFL Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		25	5	1	0	2	1	3	1	2	0	33	7
Career total			102	28	7	0	5	3	5	1	3	1	120	33

Honours

Club

Glentoran ^[23]

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

References

1. "First Team Squad: Jordan Stewart". Glentoran F.C. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. 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". The 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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. "QPR 2–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
12. "Town Take Up Option on Iandolo". Swindon Town Official Site. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
13. "David Healy announces news of three new signings". Linfield Official Site. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
14. "Linfield vs. La Fiorita". Soccerway. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
15. "UEFA: Jordan Stewart". UEFA. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
16. "Eddie Patterson: Glentoran can cope with Jordan Stewart exit as winger eyes Swindon move". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
17. "Phil Scott". Glentoran FC. 4 May 2014.
18. "Jordan Stewart statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
19. Includes FA Cup and Irish Cup
20. Includes English League Cup and Northern Ireland Football League Cup
21. Includes UEFA Europa League and Setanta Sports Cup
22. Includes NIFL Charity Shield, Football League Trophy and Football League Play-offs
23. "Player Profile". J. Stewart. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

External links

• Jordan Stewart at Soccerbase
• Jordan Stewart at Soccerway