Jonathan Stewart (born 12 February 1990) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in , having been promoted after winning the Lowland Football League in 2021–22. Their ...

in the SPFL League Two. He has previously played in the

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for Heart of Midlothian and in the

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for several clubs.

Career

Hearts

Stewart graduated from the Hearts' youth academy, captaining their under-19 team. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2006. He made his professional for Hearts on 24 May 2009, in the 0–0 away draw with

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replacing Marius Žaliūkas as a substitute in the 80th minute. He made one more appearance the following season on 26 September 2009 as a 90th minute Substitute against

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, before being sent on loan to Dundee. On his return he was an unused substitute on several occasions and in March 2012 he was sent out on loan again to

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Dundee (loan)

In October 2010, Stewart played a trial match for

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with a view to signing on loan. However, he went on to join

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on loan. He made his debut on 14 December 2010 as a substitute against

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. In all he made 11 appearances before returning to Hearts in March.

Raith Rovers (loan)

On 2 March 2012, Stewart joined

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on loan until the end of the season.

After Hearts

Stewart signed for

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after his release from Hearts in the summer of 2012 then moved to East Fife the following season. He joined

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in the summer of 2014.

References

1990 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Scottish Professional Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub