Sammy Stewart (born 25 November 1990 in

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, Northern Ireland) is a

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former professional

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player.

Career

Glenavon

Stewart started his career with the Irish Premier League side

Glenavon Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Gar ...

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Aberdeen

In May 2008, Stewart signed a two-year deal with

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side

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. after the club buying him for a reported £15,000 from Glenavon FC. He scored his first goal for The Dons in a friendly against

Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography Inverurie is in the vall ...

on 5 August 2008. His first (and only) competitive appearance for Aberdeen was on 24 May 2009, when he replaced

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in the last game of the season against Hibernian. On 5 January 2010, he was released by Aberdeen by mutual consent.

Return to Glenavon

In August 2010, Stewart returned to

, signing a one-year deal.

Lisburn Distillery & Portadown

Stewart then had a spell at

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and played for

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club Ambassadors Fc, before signing for

Cowdenbeath

On 31 January 2014, Stewart signed for

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club

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. Stewart was released by the club at the end of the season.

Personal life

His brother

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is currently a football manager in Sweden.

References

External links

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NIFG profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Sammy Living people 1991 births Association footballers from County Armagh Glenavon F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players People from Craigavon, County Armagh Scottish Premier League players People educated at Portadown College Men's association football midfielders