Scott Stewart (footballer)

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Scott Stewart
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Full-back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath
Number 16
Youth career
Airdrie United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Airdrieonians 131 (12)
2019– Arbroath 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Scott Stewart (born 29 April 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Arbroath as a full-back or midfielder. He began his career at Airdrieonians.

Career[]

Airdrieonians[]

Stewart was born in Edinburgh but raised in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire where he attended Stonelaw High School.[2][3] His father Sandy was a footballer who spent the majority of his career with the original Airdrieonians club and also served as player and manager at its successor Airdrie United,[2] where Scott began his career in the youth setup.[3]

At the age of 17, Stewart received his first call-up to the senior squad at the club (now re-named Airdrieonians) in August 2013,[1] making his senior debut two months later in a 2–0 home defeat to Forfar Athletic in Scottish League One, with his first start in the competition against Stranraer in March 2014.[3] He initially began his career as a midfielder but retrained as a full-back, which he stated drew more scrutiny on his performances from his father, who had played the same position.[4] After three seasons as a squad member, he became a regular starter for the Diamonds in the 2016–17 campaign, going on to make over 100 appearances over the next three years,[1][5] including a promotion playoff semi-final defeat to Alloa Athletic on penalties in 2017[6] (the closest Airdrie came to either being promoted or relegated in his time with the club) and a Scottish Cup visit to holders Celtic in 2019.[7]

He was voted the Airdrieonians 'Young Player of the Year' for 2016–17[8] and the overall 'Player of the Year' for 2017–18,[8] having been named team captain in the latter part of that season[9] and agreed a new contract to stay at the club.[10]

Arbroath[]

In June 2019, Stewart transferred to Arbroath, newly-promoted to the Scottish Championship.[11] He made his debut for the club on 23 July 2019, in a 3–0 defeat away to Hibernian in the group stage of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d S. Stewart, Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c Burnside footballer following in his father's footsteps, Daily Record, 3 April 2014
  3. ^ a b c "Scott Stewart dedicates first career start to Airdrieonians legend dad Sandy". Daily Record. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Airdrieonians v East Fife: Scott Stewart wants to prove he's chip off the old block". Daily Record. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. ^ Scott Stewart, Soccerbase
  6. ^ Alloa Athletic 1–0 Airdrieonians, BBC Sport, 13 May 2017
  7. ^ Celtic 3–0 Airdrieonians, BBC Sport, 19 January 2019
  8. ^ a b Player of the Year, Airdrieonians FC
  9. ^ Airdrieonians captain Scott Stewart calls for players to turn draws into wins for play-off push, Daily Record, 2 February 2018
  10. ^ Airdrieonians snap up Scott Stewart on new deal in signing 'coup' as clubs track star, Daily Record, 28 February 2018
  11. ^ New signing – Scott Stewart, Arbroath FC, 3 June 2019
  12. ^ Hibs 3, Arbroath 0. Hibs are convincing winners in the Betfred Cup, Edinburgh Evening News, 23 July 2019
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