Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1995)
Scottish footballer
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Ross Mark Stewart (born 10 April 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One club Queen of the South.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Mark Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queen of the South | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Albion Rovers | 72 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Livingston | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Partick Thistle | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Queen of the South | 68 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Scotland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Scotland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 10 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Motherwell
Stewart is a graduate from the Motherwell youth system and was in direct competition with first-team back-up goalkeeper Lee Hollis for a place on the bench during the 2012-13 season.
On 12 May 2013, Stewart made his first-team debut from the bench, replacing goalkeeper Darren Randolph in a 2–0 win versus Ross County.[2]
Albion Rovers
In June 2015, Stewart signed for newly promoted Scottish League One club Albion Rovers from Coatbridge, after being released by the Fir Park club.[3]
St Mirren
On 24 May 2017, after two years at Cliftonhill, Stewart signed a two-year deal with St Mirren.[4]
Livingston
In July 2018, Stewart signed for Livingston[5] and on 4 May 2019, debuted for the Lions in a 1–1 draw versus St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.[6]
Queen of the South (loan)
On 23 January 2020, Stewart was loaned out to Dumfries club Queen of the South until 31 May 2020.[7] On 8 February, Stewart faced two penalties against Bob McHugh in the Doonhamers league match at Cappielow versus Greenock Morton in a 2–2 draw, conceding the first in the 59th minute, then saving the second in the 67th minute.[8]
Hearts (loan)
On 13 August 2020, Stewart signed a six-month loan deal with Heart of Midlothian until January 2021.[9] On 22 January 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[10]
Hearts
On 4 May 2021, Stewart signed a pre-contract agreement with Hearts, securing a two-year contract. On 1 July 2023, he was released at the end of this contract.
In November 2023, he started training with EFL League One club Carlisle United; he was on the verge of signing with an English club for the first time in his career, until a contract issue scuppered the move.[11]
Partick Thistle
In January 2024 Stewart signed for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a deal until the end of the season.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 20 February 2022
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2012–13[13] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Albion Rovers | 2015–16[16] | Scottish League One | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2016–17[17][18] | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2017–18[19] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2018–19[20] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20[21] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2019-20[21] | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2020–21[22] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 93 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup