Cornelius Stewart

on his home island of Saint Vincent. He moved to Newwill Hope International FC of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National League Championship in 2007, and played for them throughout the 2007–08 season,[2] before moving to Canada in 2009 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programme.[3]

He was promoted to the Vancouver Whitecaps senior team in 2010, and played for their reserve squad in 2011 after Vancouver moved to Major League Soccer season.[4] After being released from the reserve team, Stewart signed for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League.[5]

After one season with Caledonia, Stewart signed with Oulun Palloseura of Finland's second tier, Ykkönen, on a 1-year contract following a ten-day trial with the club.[6] Following a season with Oulun Palloseura in which Stewart scored 10 goals in 28 matches, Stewart signed a 1+1 contract with Vaasan Palloseura of the Veikkausliiga, Finland's premier division, following a month-long trial.[7] It was announced on 1 April 2015 that after one season with VPS, Stewart signed a 1+1 deal with PS Kemi Kings.[8]

In 2017 it was reported that Stewart had joined T.C. Sports Club of the Dhivehi League in the Maldives.[9] Since then, he has go on to score a total of 22 goals in his debut season in the Maldives in all competition.[10]

At the end of January 2019, Stewart joined Indian I-League club Minerva Punjab FC.[11] Stewart returned to Maziya for the 2019–20 season.[12]

International career
Stewart played for the St Vincent U-20 team, netting 10 goals in 10 games,[13] before making his debut for the senior team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, against Canada.[14]

International goals
Score lists Saint Vincent and the Grenadine's goal tally first.[15]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 2010 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Montserrat 4–0 7–0 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 2 November 2010 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 2–6
3. 18 September 2011 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenada 2–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 11 November 2011 FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize Belize 1–0 1–1
5. 1 September 2012 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados 2–0 2–0 Friendly
6. 2 September 2012 1–0 1–1
7. 21 October 2012 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Guyana 2–1 2–1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8. 25 October 2012 Curaçao
1–0
4–0
9.
3–0
10. 16 November 2012 Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Cuba 1–0 1–1
11. 12 October 2014 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Martinique
1–0
3–4 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.
2–1
13. 10 June 2015 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Guyana 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 28 February 2019 Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados 1–0 2–0 2019 Windward Islands Tournament
15. 2 March 2019 Saint Lucia 2–1 2–1
16. 11 October 2019 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname 1–2 2–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
17.
2–2
18. 14 October 2019 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 1–0 1–0
19. 13 June 2022 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 1–4 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
20. 24 September 2022 Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, Grenada Grenada 1–0 3–1 Friendly
21. 24 September 2022 2–0 3–1
References
FIFA.com
"Cornelius Stewart". Whitecaps Profile Archived 12 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Ready to strike Archived 12 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
"Cornelius Stewart Player Profile". "Tuulenoppea Cornelius Stewart Vahvistamaan OPS-Hyokkaysta". Retrieved 10 April 2013. "Cornelius Stewart Raitaan!" (in Finnish). Vaasan Palloseura. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014. "Cornelius Stewart PS Kemin riveihin" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015. "CONCACAF Q&A: Cornelius Stewart (Trust and Care FC and St. Vincent & the Grenadines)". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
ޓީސީ އަށް ކުޅުުނު ސްޓެވާޓް މާޒިޔާ އަށް Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 3 February 2018
Roy, Avik (26 January 2019). "I-League Transfer news: Cornelius Stewart signs for Minerva Punjab, Collin Abranches moves to Gokulam Kerala". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2019. We are delighted to announce that Vincentian Striker Cornelius Stewart has returned to Maziya..., twitter.com, 29 June 2019
"U20 Player profiles". Vincy Heat. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Canada cruise to next qualifying round Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
"Cornelius Stewart Profile". Caribbean Football Database. External links
Cornelius Stewart at Soccerway
VPS Profile
Caledonia AIA Profile
Cornelius Stewart at National-Football-Teams.com
Cornelius Stewart at Soccerway