Cornelius Stewart
Stewart with Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010
Personal information
Full name Cornelius Stewart
Date of birth (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Questelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2006 System 3 FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Newwill Hope International 0 (0)
2009 Whitecaps Residency 1 (0)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 19 (2)
2010 → Whitecaps Residency (loan) 1 (0)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 4 (0)
2012–2013 Caledonia AIA 7 (1)
2013 OPS 27 (8)
2014 VPS 28 (5)
2015–2016 PS Kemi 39 (4)
2017 TC Sports Club 27 (20)
2018 Maziya 23 (20)
2019 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2019–2022 Maziya 25 (17)
2022– Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 20 (11)
2023– Abahani Limited Dhaka 7 (7)
International career‡
2007–2009 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 14 (13)
2007– Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Cornelius Stewart (born 7 October 1989) is a Saint Vincentian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.[2]

Club career

Stewart attended Kingstown Anglican Primary School and Intermediate High School, and began his career in 2001 with the youth soccer team System 3 FC on his home island of Saint Vincent. He moved to Newwill Hope International FC of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National League Championship in 2007, and played for them throughout the 2007–08 season,[3] before moving to Canada in 2009 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programme.[4]

He was promoted to the Vancouver Whitecaps senior team in 2010, and played for their reserve squad in 2011 after Vancouver moved to Major League Soccer season.[5] After being released from the reserve team, Stewart signed for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League.[6]

After one season with Caledonia, Stewart signed with Oulun Palloseura of Finland's second tier, Ykkönen, on a 1-year contract following a ten-day trial with the club.[7] Following a season with Oulun Palloseura in which Stewart scored 10 goals in 28 matches, Stewart signed a 1+1 contract with Vaasan Palloseura of the Veikkausliiga, Finland's premier division, following a month-long trial.[8] It was announced on 1 April 2015 that after one season with VPS, Stewart signed a 1+1 deal with PS Kemi Kings.[9]

In 2017 it was reported that Stewart had joined T.C. Sports Club of the Dhivehi League in the Maldives.[10] Since then, he has go on to score a total of 22 goals in his debut season in the Maldives in all competition.[11]

At the end of January 2019, Stewart joined Indian I-League club Minerva Punjab FC.[12] Stewart returned to Maziya for the 2019–20 season.[13]

International career

Stewart played for the St Vincent U-20 team, netting 10 goals in 10 games,[14] before making his debut for the senior team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, against Canada.[15]

International goals

Score lists Saint Vincent and the Grenadine's goal tally first.[16]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 2010 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Montserrat 4–0 7–0 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 2 November 2010 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 2–6
3. 18 September 2011 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Grenada 2–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 11 November 2011 FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize  Belize 1–0 1–1
5. 1 September 2012 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Barbados 2–0 2–0 Friendly
6. 2 September 2012 1–0 1–1
7. 21 October 2012 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia  Guyana 2–1 2–1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8. 25 October 2012  Curaçao
1–0
 4–0
9.
3–0
10. 16 November 2012 Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago  Cuba 1–0 1–1
11. 12 October 2014 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe  Martinique
1–0
 3–4 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.
2–1
13. 10 June 2015 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Guyana 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 28 February 2019 Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Barbados 1–0 2–0 2019 Windward Islands Tournament
15. 2 March 2019  Saint Lucia 2–1 2–1
16. 11 October 2019 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Suriname 1–2 2–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
17.
2–2
18. 14 October 2019 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 1–0 1–0
19. 13 June 2022 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 1–4 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
20. 24 September 2022 Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, Grenada  Grenada 1–0 3–1 Friendly
21. 24 September 2022 2–0 3–1

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ "Abahani sign five foreigners on loan". .newagebd.net. Dhaka: New Age Bangladesh. 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Cornelius Stewart". National-Football-Teams.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ Whitecaps Profile Archived 12 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ready to strike Archived 12 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Cornelius Stewart Player Profile". Caledonia AIA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Tuulenoppea Cornelius Stewart Vahvistamaan OPS-Hyokkaysta". Oulun Palloseura. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Cornelius Stewart Raitaan!" (in Finnish). Vaasan Palloseura. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Cornelius Stewart PS Kemin riveihin" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. ^ "CONCACAF Q&A: Cornelius Stewart (Trust and Care FC and St. Vincent & the Grenadines)". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  11. ^ ޓީސީ އަށް ކުޅުުނު ސްޓެވާޓް މާޒިޔާ އަށް Archived 6 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 3 February 2018
  12. ^ Roy, Avik (26 January 2019). "I-League Transfer news: Cornelius Stewart signs for Minerva Punjab, Collin Abranches moves to Gokulam Kerala". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  13. ^ We are delighted to announce that Vincentian Striker Cornelius Stewart has returned to Maziya... Archived 24 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, twitter.com, 29 June 2019
  14. ^ "U20 Player profiles". Vincy Heat. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  15. ^ Canada cruise to next qualifying round Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Cornelius Stewart Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

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