Greg Alexander James Stewart (born 17 March 1990) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has previously played for Scottish clubs

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and Rangers, as well as for

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of the

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and

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of the

Club career

Early career

Stewart started his footballing career at Rangers' Academy and played there until he was 13. He then played in the Hearts youth system, but was released due to his height. He then trained with

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and

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for almost a year, before joining Syngenta Amateurs in 2007.

Cowdenbeath

In July 2010, Stewart signed with

of the

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. He made his league debut on 7 August, in a 2–0 home loss against Ross County. On 6 November, he scored his first professional goal. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with nine goals.

Dundee

On 7 April 2014, it was confirmed that Stewart had signed a pre-contract agreement with

and would join the club upon the expiry of his Cowdenbeath contract. He scored on his debut as Dundee beat

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4–0 in the first round of the

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on 2 August 2014. In January 2015, he signed a new contract until 2017. Stewart was named as SPFL Player of the Month for January 2015, after scoring five goals in seven matches during the month. He was named as one of four players on the shortlist for the 2014–15

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award, and was nominated for a second consecutive season in April 2016. Greg Stewart August 2016

Having rejected an extension, Stewart began the last year of his Dundee contract with six goals in three

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matches, amid rumours linking him with a move to other SPFL clubs or to the English

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Birmingham City

On 12 August 2016, Stewart signed a three-year contract with

; the fee was officially undisclosed, but reported by the Dundee ''

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'' as an initial £500,000, potentially rising to more than £1 million. Stewart made his debut as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with

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on 16 August, and continued off the bench until making what the ''

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'' dubbed a deserved first start in an unusually attacking lineup at home to

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. His team came back from 2–0 down to draw, and Stewart's own performance was ineffective. He had a run of four starts in December, after

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had replaced

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as manager, but ended the season as a fringe player, with 21 league appearances, of which 6 were in the starting eleven, without scoring.

Loans

On 27 June 2017, Stewart signed for

of the

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on loan for the 2017–18 season. He made 34 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for the club. Stewart was loaned to

, also of the Scottish Premiership, in August 2018. He scored on his debut after "a run from half way that ended with an exquisite chip over the goalkeeper" to clinch a 2–0 win away to his former club Aberdeen, and scored again in his second match, albeit in a losing cause away to Hibernian. Stewart scored eight goals in 16 appearances for Kilmarnock in the first part of the 2018–19 season, which helped them into third place in the league. Birmingham City opted to recall Stewart from his loan to Kilmarnock in January 2019, and then loaned him to Aberdeen again, until the end of the season. He went straight into the starting eleven for the following day's Scottish Cup match, played the whole match, and shot against the crossbar from , as Aberdeen drew 1–1 at home to third-tier

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. He ended the season with two goals from 20 appearances in all competitions (one from 15 in the league).

Rangers

On 13 June 2019, Rangers announced that Stewart had joined the Scottish Premiership club on a two-year contract. Stewart was a

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with his contract at Birmingham City allowed to expire. He made his competitive debut for Rangers on 9 July 2019 in a 4–0 win over St Joseph's of

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in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the

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. After he won the

title with the club, Rangers officially announced Stewart's departure in June 2021 and thanked him for his contributions.

Jamshedpur

On 12 September 2021,

club

announced that Stewart had joined the team on a one-year deal. On 14 December, Stewart scored a hat-trick against

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in their 4–0 win. Later on 26 December, he scored a "stunning" long-range, bending

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in a 1–1 draw against

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. He finished the season with ten goals and ten assists, and was named

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for 2021–22.

Mumbai City

In July 2022, Indian Super League club

announced the arrival of Stewart on a two-year deal. On 18 August, he scored a penalty on his debut for the club against

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in the

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, which ended in a 4–1 win. Stewart scored a hat-trick in the Durand Cup quarter-finals against

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Career statistics

Honours

Rangers *

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Jamshedpur * ISL League Winners Shield: 2021–22 Mumbai City * ISL League Winners Shield :

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runner-up:

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Individual *

: 2021–22 *Indian Super League Hero of the Month: December 2021, February 2022 *

Golden Ball:

* FPAI Foreign Player of the Year: 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Greg 1990 births Living people Footballers from Stirling Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cowdenbeath F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Jamshedpur FC players Mumbai City FC players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Indian Super League players