Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1996)

Ross Cameron Stewart (born 11 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Southampton 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
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 11
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)
2021–2023 Sunderland 70 (36)
2023– Southampton 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:58, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

He began his career with Ardeer Thistle and Kilwinning Rangers before joining Albion Rovers in 2016. After one season, Stewart moved to St Mirren and went on loan to Alloa Athletic. In 2018, he joined Ross County, spending three seasons with the club before joining Sunderland in 2021.

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 in a 2–0 away win on 17 March 2021.[10] He was later given the nickname 'Loch Ness Drogba' by Sunderland supporters in reference to his Scottish heritage and comparisons with prolific former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.[11]

On 21 May 2022, Stewart scored the second goal in the 2022 EFL League One play-off final as Sunderland defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 to gain promotion back to the EFL Championship. He finished the season as the league's joint top goalscorer with 26 goals and was later voted the PFA Fans' Player of the Year for League One.[12]

Southampton

On 1 September 2023, Stewart joined Southampton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13]

International career

Stewart received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2022 whilst playing for Sunderland AFC.[14] He made his international debut on 8 June 2022, appearing as a substitute in a Nations League game against Armenia.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 January 2023[16]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2016–17 Scottish League One 251220501[lower-alpha 3]03312
St Mirren 2017–18 Scottish Championship 9010413[lower-alpha 3]1172
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 100031—41
Total 100107231213
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 19700004[lower-alpha 4]32310
Ross County 2018–19 Scottish Championship 23632006[lower-alpha 3]33211
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 2170054—2611
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 1920054—246
Total 631532108638228
Sunderland 2020–21[17] League One 11200002[lower-alpha 5]1133
2021–22[18] League One 462400403[lower-alpha 5]25326
2022–23[19] Championship 13102100—1511
2023–24[20] Championship 000000—00
Total 70362140538140
Southampton 2023–24[20] Championship 0000——00
Career total 18067832610191024093
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  5. Appearances in League One play-offs

International
As of 12 June 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202220
Total20

Honours

Ross County

Sunderland

Individual

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. Archived from the original on 22 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. Wilson, Scott (30 August 2021). "Ross Stewart discusses his 'Loch Ness Drogba' nickname". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. Hewitt, Matty (30 May 2022). "Sunderland forward Ross Stewart wins League One PFA Vertu Motors Fans' Player of the Year". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  13. "Saints swoop for Sunderland striker Stewart". Southampton FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. "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.
  15. Skinner, Andy (9 June 2022). "Ross Stewart says Scotland debut has settled him into national team setup". Press & Journal. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  16. Ross Stewart at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  18. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  19. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  20. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  21. Ross Stewart at the Scottish Football Association
  22. "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC Sport. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  23. "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  24. Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  25. Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  26. "Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr win PFA player of year awards". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  27. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  28. "Player of the Season accolades awarded". Sunderland Association Football Club. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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