Jack Stewart (born May 29, 1983, in Torrance, California) is an American soccer player who last played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | May 29, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Torrance, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Indiana Invaders | ||
| 2005–2006 | Chicago Fire | 14 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | (0) |
| 2008 | Moss FK | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Nybergsund | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Carolina RailHawks | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | → FC Dallas (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2012 | |||
Career
editHigh school
editStewart attended South High School Torrance, CA, where he was a standout player voted to All-League and All-CIF awards.
College and amateur
editStewart played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, where he was named All-Big East his junior and senior seasons. He also played for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
editStewart was drafted tenth overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire, but he saw limited action with the team in his rookie season. He was traded to Real Salt Lake on July 25, 2006, in exchange for Ryan Johnson.[1] He was waived by Salt Lake at the end of the 2007 season.
In 2008 Stewart signed with Moss FK of the Norwegian Adeccoligaen, but was released midseason without an appearance. He later moved to Nybergsund IL. On February 13, 2009, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division.[2]
After a year out of the game in 2010, Stewart returned to the field in 2011 when he signed with the NSC Minnesota Stars in the North American Soccer League. He was loaned to FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on August 15, 2011, for the remainder of the 2011 MLS season.[3] FC Dallas declined a purchase option at the end of the loan.[4]
Stewart scored his first goal for Dallas in a CONCACAF Champions League group stage match, scoring the match-winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Toronto FC.
On March 6, 2012, Minnesota traded Stewart to Fort Lauderdale Strikers in exchange for Martin Nuñez.[5]
International
editAlthough born in the US, Stewart has trained with the Canadian men's national soccer team due to his ancestry. He has yet to be capped by either nation, and had not formally pledged international commitment to either Canada or the United States.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "North Carolina FC". www.carolinarailhawks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ "FC Dallas signs defender Jack Stewart on loan". 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Stars Loan Stewart to FC Dallas | MN Stars FC". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Strikers agree to trade for defender Stewart". www.strikers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2012-03-06.