Cornelius Stewart

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cornelius Stewart

| image = STEWART-WHITECAPS.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Stewart playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010

| fullname = Cornelius Stewart

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|07}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015923/http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=279233/index.html FIFA.com]

| birth_place = Questelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Semen Padang

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = 2001–2006

| youthclubs1 = System 3 FC

| years1 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = Newwill Hope International

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Whitecaps Residency

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = → Whitecaps Residency (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011

| clubs5 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC U23

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = Caledonia AIA

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2013

| clubs7 = OPS

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 8

| years8 = 2014

| clubs8 = VPS

| caps8 = 28

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2015–2016

| clubs9 = PS Kemi

| caps9 = 39

| goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2017

| clubs10 = TC Sports Club

| caps10 = 27

| goals10 = 20

| years11 = 2018

| clubs11 = Maziya

| caps11 = 23

| goals11 = 20

| years12 = 2019

| clubs12 = Minerva Punjab

| caps12 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2019–2022

| clubs13 = Maziya

| caps13 = 25

| goals13 = 17

| years14 = 2022–2023

| clubs14 = Sheikh Jamal DC

| caps14 = 20

| goals14 = 11

| years15 = 2023–2024

| clubs15 = Dhaka Abahani

| caps15 = 16

| goals15 = 19

| years16 = 2024–

| clubs16 = Semen Padang

| caps16 = 33

| goals16 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009

| nationalteam1 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 13

| nationalyears2 = 2007–

| nationalteam2 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| nationalcaps2 = 71

| nationalgoals2 = 24

| pcupdate = 24 May 2025

| ntupdate = 8 September 2024

}}

Cornelius Stewart (born 7 October 1989) is a Saint Vincentian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Semen Padang and captains the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.{{Cite web |title=Abahani sign five foreigners on loan |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/208511/abahani-sign-five-foreigners-on-loan |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=.newagebd.net |publisher=New Age Bangladesh |language=en |date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814150231/https://www.newagebd.net/article/208511/abahani-sign-five-foreigners-on-loan |archive-date= 14 August 2023 |location=Dhaka }}

Club career

Stewart attended Kingstown Anglican Primary School and Intermediate High School, and began his career in 2001 with the youth soccer team System 3 FC 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26757.html |title=Cornelius Stewart |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=24 January 2012 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629162121/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26757/Cornelius_Stewart.html |url-status=live }} before moving to Canada in 2009 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programme.[http://www.whitecapsfc.com/pdl/roster/players/cornelius_stewart.aspx Whitecaps Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212153604/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/pdl/roster/players/cornelius_stewart.aspx |date=12 December 2009 }}

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.[http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature04071001.aspx Ready to strike] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912120444/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature04071001.aspx |date=12 September 2010 }} After being released from the reserve team, Stewart signed for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League.{{cite web|title=Cornelius Stewart Player Profile|url=http://www.caledoniaaia.com/#!Cornileous/c1y8v|publisher=Caledonia AIA|access-date=22 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022151937/http://www.caledoniaaia.com/#!Cornileous/c1y8v|archive-date=22 October 2012}}

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.{{cite web|title=Tuulenoppea Cornelius Stewart Vahvistamaan OPS-Hyokkaysta|url=http://www.ops.fi/uutiset/46/2013/1358|publisher=Oulun Palloseura|access-date=10 April 2013|archive-date=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312015459/http://www.ops.fi/uutiset/46/2013/1358|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|title=Cornelius Stewart Raitaan!|url=http://www.vepsu.fi/item/892-cornelius-stewart-raitaan.html|publisher=Vaasan Palloseura|access-date=11 March 2014|language=Finnish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312031558/http://www.vepsu.fi/item/892-cornelius-stewart-raitaan.html|archive-date=12 March 2014|url-status=dead}} It was announced on 1 April 2015 that after one season with VPS, Stewart signed a 1+1 deal with PS Kemi Kings.{{cite web|title=Cornelius Stewart PS Kemin riveihin|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/miesten-ykkonen/cornelius-stewart-ps-kemin-riveihin|publisher=palloliitto.fi|access-date=21 April 2015|language=Finnish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002105426/https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/miesten-ykkonen/cornelius-stewart-ps-kemin-riveihin|archive-date=2 October 2016|url-status=dead}}

In 2017 it was reported that Stewart had joined T.C. Sports Club of the Dhivehi League in the Maldives.{{cite web|title=CONCACAF Q&A: Cornelius Stewart (Trust and Care FC and St. Vincent & the Grenadines)|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-qa-cornelius-stewart-trust-and-care-fc-and-st-vincent-the-grenadines?sf53512540=1|publisher=CONCACAF|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005037/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-qa-cornelius-stewart-trust-and-care-fc-and-st-vincent-the-grenadines?sf53512540=1|archive-date=7 February 2018|url-status=dead}} Since then, he has go on to score a total of 22 goals in his debut season in the Maldives in all competition.[https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/30548 ޓީސީ އަށް ކުޅުުނު ސްޓެވާޓް މާޒިޔާ އަށް] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131833/https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/30548 |date=6 February 2018 }} Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 3 February 2018

At the end of January 2019, Stewart joined Indian I-League club Minerva Punjab FC.{{cite web|first=Avik|last=Roy|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-transfer-news-cornelius-stewart-signs-for-minerva-punjab-collin-abranches-to-gokulam-kerala|title=I-League Transfer news: Cornelius Stewart signs for Minerva Punjab, Collin Abranches moves to Gokulam Kerala|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=26 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205181150/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-transfer-news-cornelius-stewart-signs-for-minerva-punjab-collin-abranches-to-gokulam-kerala|archive-date=5 December 2020}} Stewart returned to Maziya for the 2019–20 season.[https://twitter.com/MaziyaSr/status/1144934818687250432 We are delighted to announce that Vincentian Striker Cornelius Stewart has returned to Maziya...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924214700/https://twitter.com/MaziyaSr/status/1144934818687250432 |date=24 September 2019 }}, twitter.com, 29 June 2019

International career

Stewart played for the St Vincent U-20 team, netting 10 goals in 10 games,{{cite web |url=http://vincyheat.com/Players%20profile.htm |title=U20 Player profiles |publisher=Vincy Heat |access-date=24 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901142635/http://vincyheat.com/Players%20profile.htm |archive-date=1 September 2011 }} before making his debut for the senior team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, against Canada.[http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature06200803.aspx Canada cruise to next qualifying round] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820112120/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature06200803.aspx |date=20 August 2008 }}

= International goals =

Score lists Saint Vincent and the Grenadine's goal tally first.{{cite web|title=Cornelius Stewart Profile|url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/saintvincentandthegrenadines/players/corneliusstewart.html|publisher=Caribbean Football Database|accessdate=22 October 2012|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610210305/http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/saintvincentandthegrenadines/players/corneliusstewart.html|url-status=dead}}

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	6 October 2010	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|Montserrat}}	align="center"\|4–0	align="center"\|7–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.	2 November 2010	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	{{fb\|TRI}}	align="center"\|2–2	align="center"\|2–6	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.	18 September 2011	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|GRN}}	align="center"\|2–0	align="center"\|2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	11 November 2011	FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize	{{fb\|BLZ}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	1 September 2012	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|BAR}}	align="center"\|2–0	align="center"\|2–0	Friendly
6.	2 September 2012	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|BAR}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–1	Friendly
7.	21 October 2012	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	{{fb\|GUY}}	align="center"\|2–1	align="center"\|2–1	2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8.	rowspan=2 \| 25 October 2012	rowspan=2 \| Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|CUW}}	{{center\|1–0}}	rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" \| 4–0	rowspan=2 \| 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
9.	{{center\|3–0}}
10.	16 November 2012	Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	{{fb\|CUB}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–1	2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
11.	rowspan=2 \| 12 October 2014	rowspan=2 \| Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|MTQ\|snake}}	{{center\|1–0}}	rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" \| 3–4	rowspan=2 \| 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.	{{center\|2–1}}
13.	10 June 2015	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|GUY}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	28 February 2019	Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|BRB}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|2–0	2019 Windward Islands Tournament
15.	2 March 2019	Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{fb\|LCA}}	align="center"\|2–1	align="center"\|2–1	2019 Windward Islands Tournament
16.	rowspan=2 \| 11 October 2019	rowspan=2 \| Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|SUR}}	align=center \| 1–2	rowspan=2 align=center \| 2–2	rowspan=2 \| 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
17.	{{center\|2–2}}
18.	14 October 2019	André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname	{{fb\|SUR}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
19.	13 June 2022	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	{{fb\|TRI}}	align="center"\|1–2	align="center"\|1–4	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
20.	24 September 2022	Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, Grenada	{{fb\|GRD}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–1	Friendly
21.	24 September 2022	Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, Grenada	{{fb\|GRD}}	align="center"\|2–0	align="center"\|3–1	Friendly
22.	16 October 2023	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique	{{fb\|GUF}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|2–3	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
23.	16 October 2023	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique	{{fb\|GUF}}	align="center"\|2–1	align="center"\|2–3	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
24.	8 September 2024	Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, Bonaire	{{fb\|MSR}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|2–0	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

External links

{{Soccerway|cornelius-stewart/128253}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20141021205147/http://www.vepsu.fi/cornelius-stewart.html VPS Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022151937/http://www.caledoniaaia.com/#!Cornileous/c1y8v Caledonia AIA Profile]
{{NFT|26757}}
{{Soccerway|cornelius-stewart/128253}}

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's footballers

Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Whitecaps FC Academy players

Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players

Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players

Category:Vaasan Palloseura players