Jordan Stewart (footballer, born 1982)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Lauti Stewart | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| Number | TBC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Leicester City | 110 | (6) |
| 2000 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Watford | 105 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Derby County | 26 | (2) |
| 2009– | Sheffield United | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| England U21 | 1 | (0) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 10 April 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:50, 2 September 2009 (UTC) | |||
Jordan Barrington Stewart (born 3 March 1982 in Birmingham) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Skoda Xanthi in the Super League Greece. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger, and if required, can play at centre-back.
Stewart started his career at Leicester City, where he was relegated twice and once promoted to the Premier League. Whilst at Leicester he also spent a loan spell at Bristol Rovers. He joined Watford in 2005, and was part of a side that won promotion to Premier League, before being subsequently relegated. He left the club in 2008 and subsequently signed for Derby.
Stewart has stated he wishes to end his career playing for LA Galaxy in MLS and plans to buy a house there.[1]
Club career
Leicester City
Stewart started his career at Leicester City, signing professional terms in the summer of 1999. He made his debut for the club against West Ham United on 22 January 2000. He made one more appearance for Leicester that season before being loaned to Division Two side Bristol Rovers, for whom he made four appearances. Semi-regular appearances from the bench followed in the 2001–02 season, before he established himself as a member of the first-team in 2002–03, after the club's relegation to Division One. Big in the Game On 4 August 2002, Stewart scored the first goal at Leicester's new Walkers Stadium, in a friendly match with Athletic Bilbao.[citation needed] Leicester's return to the Premiership in 2003–04 saw fewer games for Stewart, although he did score a memorable goal against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium in Leicester's 3–0 win in November 2003.[citation needed] Relegation again saw Stewart hold down a starting position in 2004–05.
Watford
Stewart became Adrian Boothroyd's signing for Watford, joining for £125,000 in July 2005.[2] He started as Watford's first-choice left-back, but was dropped in October 2005 after a run of poor form.[citation needed] He retook the position from James Chambers in January, and started every game until he was dropped for the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 April 2006, after another run of poor form.[citation needed] However, he returned to the side as they went on to win the Championship play-offs, playing all three games. He was the only player in Watford's squad to appear in every single match 16 in 2005–06.[citation needed]
Stewart was a first-team regular through the club's 2006–07 Premiership campaign. Pre-season press speculation linked Stewart with a move to Rangers, but no move came to fruition.[3]
Watford were relegated, and started their 2007–08 Championship season away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Stewart scored his first goal for the club, a deflected free-kick, to equalise in an eventual 2–1 win. Up to the end of 2007, he started every league game in the campaign. He scored his second goal for the club on his 26th birthday, in a 2–2 draw away at Burnley. On 7 May 2008 Watford announced ahead of their play-off game with Hull City that they had agreed to release Stewart early from his contract.[2]
Derby County
On 30 May 2008 Stewart, along with former Watford team mate Nathan Ellington, signed for Derby County. He signed a three year contract with the club, who had just been relegated from the Premier League.[4]
Stewart started the 2008-09 season as second choice left back, behind Jay McEveley, but soon established himself as first choice. With McEveley joining Preston and Charlton on loan, he became an ever-present in the Derby side. Stewart scored his first goal for Derby in the 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, a stunning 30 yard strike. In his next home game, he scored another spectacular goal, this one coming against Preston.[5] Once McEveley had returned from his loan spells at the end of January, he re-established himself as first choice left back and after Derby's FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, Stewart only played one more game for the first team, against Charlton on 25 April. Even with McEveley suffering an injury that ruled him out for the season in early April, Stewart was unable to re-establish himself as Lewin Nyatanga was preferred at left back.
Sheffield United
On the final day of the 2009 Summer transfer window, Stewart held talks with Sheffield United over a possible move to the Bramall Lane club. The deal was finalised later the same day, with Lee Hendrie moving in the opposite direction.[6] Stewart made his début for the Blades a few days later in a 1-1 home draw against local rivals Doncaster Rovers
Skoda Xanthi
Failing to make the first team at Sheffield United he signed for Super League Greece side Skoda Xanthi on 22nd June 2010.
References
- ^ "Stewart Wants LA Move". Sporting Life.
- ^ a b "JORDAN STEWART RELEASED". Watford Official Website.
- ^ "JORDAN'S ON RADAR FOR GERS". Sunday Mail website.
- ^ "Rams sign Ellington and Stewart". BBC. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Derby 3-0 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ "Stewart in, Hendrie out". BBC Sport. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
External links
- Jordan Stewart at Soccerbase