Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1996)

Ross Cameron Stewart (born 11 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Sunderland and the Scotland national football team.

For the goalkeeper, see Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1995).

Ross Stewart
Personal information
Full name Ross Cameron Stewart[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 14
Youth career
St Mirren
Celtic
Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Ardeer Thistle
2015–2016 Kilwinning Rangers
2016–2017 Albion Rovers 25 (12)
2017–2018 St Mirren 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 19 (7)
2018–2021 Ross County 63 (15)
2021– Sunderland 57 (27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:24, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Junior League

After spells with the youth systems of professional clubs,[2] Stewart started his career in the Scottish Juniors with Ardeer Thistle and Kilwinning Rangers, before making the step-up to senior football with Albion Rovers in July 2016.[3] The part-time Coatbridge club were unable to pay the £1,500 transfer fee, with the funds instead provided by their supporters' club members and by Stewart's father.[4]

St Mirren

After just one season with Albion Rovers, Stewart signed for Scottish Championship club St Mirren on a two-year full-time contract (a goalkeeper with the same name also joined at the time).[5] Stewart scored on his debut for the Paisley club in a Scottish League Cup win versus Stranraer[6] but failed to break into the first-team and was loaned out to Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic in December 2017, for the remainder of the season.[7]

Ross County

On 10 August 2018, Stewart signed for Ross County.[8] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Heart of Midlothian Colts. Stewart scored his first goal for the club in the next round of the cup in a win against Montrose. He finished his first season at Ross County with 11 goals, three of them coming against County’s Rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle as Ross County were promoted to the Scottish Premiership.

Sunderland

On 31 January 2021 Stewart joined English side Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.[9] Stewart scored on his Sunderland debut after coming on as a substitute against Accrington Stanley on 17 March 2021.[10] During the 2021–22 EFL League One season Sunderland A.F.C. fans gave Ross Stewart the nickname of the "Loch Ness Drogba", which relates to his Scottish heritage of Loch Ness, and retired Ivory Coast Striker Didier Drogba respectively. In an interview, Stewart was asked about the "Loch Ness Drogba" nickname, which he claimed he was aware of, whilst also expressing his validation for the name.[11]

International career

Stewart received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2022.[12]

Career statistics
As of 26 February 2022[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2016–17 Scottish League One 251220501[lower-alpha 1]03312
St Mirren 2017–18 Scottish Championship 9010413[lower-alpha 1]1172
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 100031—41
Total 100107231213
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 19700004[lower-alpha 2]32310
Ross County 2018–19 Scottish Championship 23632006[lower-alpha 1]33211
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 2170054—2611
2020–21 1920054—246
Total 631532108638228
Sunderland 2020–21 League One 11200002[lower-alpha 3]1133
2021–22 35220040003922
Total 46240040215225
Career total 1865762261016821177
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

Ross County

Sunderland

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 64. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. Ross Stewart: Sunderland striker caps rise from juniors with Scotland call-up, BBC Sport, 21 March 2022
  3. "Ross Stewart to sign for Rovers". albionroversfc.co.uk. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. Ross Stewart's Kilwinning Rangers to Albion Rovers transfer paid by his dad to give him SPFL shot Daily Record, 1 October 2020
  5. "St Mirren: Two Ross Stewarts sign for Buddies from Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. "Stranraer 1-4 St Mirren match report". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. "Ross Stewart joins Alloa Athletic on loan". stmirren.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. "Ross County confirm signing of St Mirren striker Ross Stewart". Press and Journal. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. "Stewart departs Staggies". Ross County FC - Official Site. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. "Accrington Stanley 0-2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. Hunter, James (30 August 2021). "Ross Stewart on goalscoring target and Sunderland fans' hilarious nickname". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. "Scotland: Sunderland striker Ross Stewart, Hearts defender Craig Halkett & St Johnstone keeper Zander Clark called up". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. Ross Stewart at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  14. "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC Sport. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  15. "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  16. Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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