Layton Stewart

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Layton Stewart
Personal information
Full name Layton Rhys Stewart [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Liverpool 0 (0)
2023–2025 Preston North End 16 (0)
2025FC 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]

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Career

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]

Preston North End

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 February 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019-20 [10] 2 [c] 121
2022-23 [11] 3 [c] 131
Total5252
Liverpool 2019-20 Premier League 000000000000
2022-23 Premier League000010000010
Total000010000010
Preston North End 2023-24 [12] Championship 1600000160
2024-25 Championship00000000
Total1600000160
Thun (loan) 2024-25 Swiss Challenge League 510051
Career total21100100052271
  1. Includes FA Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Player

FC Thun

References

  1. "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. "who is Layton Stewart? striker compared to Fernando Torres and Robbie Fowler". Liverpool Echo .
  3. Addison, Matt (17 December 2019). "Three Liverpool youngsters to watch out for against Aston Villa". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. "Aston Villa 5:0 Liverpool". BBC Sport . 17 December 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. "Liverpool striker signs new long-term contract as injury rehab continues". Liverpool Echo.
  6. "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". The Guardian . 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. "Layton Stewart Joins PNE From Liverpool In Permanent Deal". Preston North End. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. "Layton Stewart stösst von Preston North End zum FC Thun" [Layton Stewart joins FC Thun from Preston North End]. www.fcthun.ch (in German). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  9. Layton Stewart at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. "Games played by Layton Stewart in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  11. "Games played by Layton Stewart in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  12. "Games played by Layton Stewart in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2025.