Personal information | |||
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Full name | Layton Rhys Stewart [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Thun | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2023 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2023–2025 | Preston North End | 16 | (0) |
2025 | → FC Thun (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2025– | → FC Thun | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025 |
Layton Rhys Stewart (born 3 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side FC Thun as a striker. [2]
Stewart was named in the Liverpool first team squad for the first time in December 2019, for an EFL Cup tie with Aston Villa. Liverpool had named a squad of Academy players due to the first team competing in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar in the same week. [3] [4]
From Huyton, Stewart signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in February 2020. Despite suffering an anterior cruciate injury to his knee the club gave him a new contract in May 2021 as he was undergoing rehabilitation. [5]
On 9 November 2022, Stewart made his senior debut when he started for Liverpool in a win against Derby County in the third round of the 2022–23 EFL Cup at Anfield. [6]
On 22 July 2023, Stewart joined Preston North End on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [7] On 23 September 2023, Stewart made his debut for Preston in a 1–1 draw with Rotherham United, coming off the bench in the 88th minute.
On 3 January 2025, Stewart joined Swiss Challenge League leaders FC Thun on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. [8]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool U21 | 2019-20 [10] | — | — | — | — | 2 [c] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
2022-23 [11] | — | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
Liverpool | 2019-20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022-23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Preston North End | 2023-24 [12] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2024-25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Thun (loan) | 2024-25 | Swiss Challenge League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Career total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 1 |