Kevin Stewart (footballer)

Kevin Linford Stewart (born 7 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for League One club Blackpool.

Kevin Stewart

Stewart playing for Hull City in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Linford Stewart[1]
Date of birth	7 September 1993[2]
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Blackpool
Number	39
Youth career
2010–2013	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2013	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2017	Liverpool	11	(0)
2015	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	4	(1)
2015	→ Burton Albion (loan)	7	(2)
2015–2016	→ Swindon Town (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2020	Hull City	71	(3)
2021–	Blackpool	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:44, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Stewart was born in Enfield, London and attended Enfield Grammar School.[4] He signed for the Tottenham Hotspur Academy in July 2010.[4]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

At the end of March 2013, Stewart went on loan to Crewe Alexandra.[5] On 1 April 2013, he made his Football League debut in the 1–0 win against Preston North End.[6]

Liverpool

On 2 July 2014, Stewart joined Liverpool on a free transfer from Tottenham Hotspur on a two-year deal.[7] Stewart announced the move on Twitter, stating that playing for Liverpool had been his dream since he was a boy.[8]

Loan spells

On 1 January 2015, Stewart, along with two other Liverpool reserve players, signed for Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal.[9] He made his Cheltenham debut on 3 January in a League Two match against Oxford United. He marked his debut by scoring in the 2–1 victory for Cheltenham.[10] At the end of the month he was recalled to Liverpool, after picking-up an injury.[11]

On 26 March 2015, Stewart joined Burton Albion on month-long loan.[12] On the final day of the 2014–15 season, Stewart came off the bench in the 64th minute, and scored the winner which handed Burton Albion the League Two title.[13]

On 11 July 2015, Stewart was loaned out to Swindon Town.[14][15]

On 17 September, Stewart suffered a medial ligament injury in a Football League Trophy victory over Newport County, and was estimated to miss six to nine weeks.[16] In January 2016 he was recalled by Liverpool from his loan.[17]

Return to Liverpool

On 8 January 2016, Stewart was named in the first-team and made his competitive debut for Liverpool, starting the FA Cup third round match against Exeter City, a 2–2 draw.[18] On 20 January, he started again in the FA Cup in the 3–0 home win over Exeter City.[19]

He made his Premier League debut on 14 February in Liverpool's 6–0 win over Aston Villa, replacing Philippe Coutinho in the final 25 minutes. Stewart marked the occasion by being booked shortly afterwards by referee Neil Swarbrick.[20]

On 23 February 2016, Stewart signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2020.[21]

Hull City

On 21 July 2017, Stewart signed a three-year deal with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.[22][23] Stewart made his first start for the club on 19 August 2017 in a 2–1 away defeat to Queens Park Rangers.[24] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 September 2019 in a 0–3 win away at Luton Town.[25] Following the relegation of the club at the end of the 2019–20 season to the EFL League One, Stewart was released by the club.[26]

Blackpool

On 23 January 2021, Stewart joined League One side Blackpool on an 18-month contract.[27]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2012–13	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2012–13[28]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Liverpool	2014–15[29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[30]	Premier League	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2016–17[31]	Premier League	4	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		11	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2014–15[29]	League Two	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Burton Albion (loan)	2014–15[29]	League Two	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
Swindon Town (loan)	2015–16[30]	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Hull City	2017–18[32]	Championship	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2018–19[33]	Championship	27	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
	2019–20[34]	Championship	27	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	3
	Total		71	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	78	3
Blackpool	2020–21[35]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			104	6	10	0	7	0	1	0	122	6

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "Kevin Stewart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. "Kevin Stewart". Premier League. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
4. "KEVIN STEWART". tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
5. "Tottenham Hotspur's Kevin Stewart joins Crewe on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
6. "Crewe 1 – 0 Preston". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
7. "Seven young Reds sign pro contracts". Liverpool FC. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
8. "Liverpool sign two Tottenham youngsters". Liverpool FC. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
9. "Liverpool youngsters to join Cheltenham on month's loan". BBC Sport. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
10. "Oxford Utd 1–2 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
11. "Jones extends Cheltenham loan deal". Liverpool FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
12. "Youngsters complete Burton loan moves". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
13. "Loan star Stewart seals title for Burton". Liverpool FC.
14. "Stewart completes Swindon loan move". Liverpool Echo. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
15. "SStewart to spend season at Swindon". Liverpool F.C. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
16. Kelly, Andy (6 September 2015). "On-loan Liverpool FC midfielder returns to Anfield after suffering ligament damage". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
17. Kelly, Andy (8 January 2016). "Liverpool FC team news: Tiago Ilori and Kevin Stewart set to make senior debuts". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
18. "Exeter City - Liverpool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
19. Lewis, Aimee (20 January 2016). "Liverpool set up a fourth-round FA Cup tie against West Ham as they easily saw off League Two Exeter at Anfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
20. Sanghera, Mandeep (14 February 2016). "Aston Villa 0–6 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
21. Hunter, Andy (23 February 2016). "Liverpool midfielder Kevin Stewart signs contract extension to 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
22. "Kevin Stewart makes permanent Hull City move". Liverpool F.C. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
23. "Tigers Complete Stewart Signing". Hull City A.F.C. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
24. "Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
25. "Luton Town 0–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
26. Buckingham, Philip (23 July 2020). "Hull City release four players but defender offered new deal". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
27. "Seasiders confirm signing of Kevin Stewart". Blackpool FC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
28. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
29. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
30. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
31. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
32. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
33. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
34. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
35. "Games played by Kevin Stewart in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

External links

• Liverpool F.C. profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 July 2017)
• Kevin Stewart at Soccerbase