Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1995)

For the forward, see Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1996).

Ross Stewart

Personal information
Full name	Ross Mark Stewart
Date of birth	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	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	23	(0)
International career^‡
2011	Scotland U17	1	(0)
2013	Scotland U18	1	(0)
2014	Scotland U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Ross Stewart profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
2. "Motherwell 2–0 Ross County". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "Squad Update: June 2015". motherwellfc.co.uk. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
4. "Saints complete double swoop". St Mirren FC. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
5. "Ross Stewart: Livingston sign goalkeeper from St Mirren". BBC Sport. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
6. "St Johnstone 1–1 Livingston". Livingston F.C. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
7. "QosFC: Signing News".
8. "Morton come from behind twice to earn point". BBC Sport.
9. "Stewart signs on loan | Heart of Midlothian Football Club".
10. "Stewart extends loan". Heart of Midlothian FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
11. "MANAGER: It's not going to happen". Carlisle United FC. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
12. "Ross Stewart added to goalkeeping group".
13. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
18. Ross Stewart at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
19. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
22. "Games played by Ross Stewart in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

External links

• Ross Stewart at Soccerbase
• Ross Stewart at the Scottish Football Association