Damion Stewart

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Damion Stewart

| image =

| fullname = Damion Delano Stewart{{cite web

| title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010

| url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/August%202010.ashx/August%202010.pdf

| publisher = The Football Association

| access-date = 2010-10-14}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jamaica

| height = {{height|m=1.91}}[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3415/Damion_Stewart.html Damoin Stewart] at National Football Teams]

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1999–2006

| clubs1 = Harbour View FC

| caps1 = 141

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = → Bradford City (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2006–2010

| clubs3 = Queens Park Rangers

| caps3 = 168

| goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2010–2012

| clubs4 = Bristol City

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2012

| clubs5 = → Notts County (loan)

| caps5 = 17

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = Notts County

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013–2015

| clubs7 = Pahang FA

| caps7 = 39

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2016

| clubs8 = Harbour View FC

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2016–2017

| clubs9 = Perlis FA

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2012

| nationalteam1 = Jamaica

| nationalcaps1 = 54

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs1 = Harbour View (Head coach)

| club-update = 19 February 2017

| nationalteam-update = 18 August 2014

}}

Damion Delano Stewart (born 18 August 1980) is a Jamaican professional footballer who last played for Perlis FA in the Malaysia Premier League.[http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/JanjiStewart_/Article/index_html Janji Stewart]{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/jam-recintlp.html |title=Jamaica – Record International Players |author=Mamrud, Roberto |website=RSSSF |access-date=14 October 2017 }}

Club career

=Harbour View FC=

Stewart played for Jamaica side Harbour View FC where he garnered the nickname "Stew Peas". While playing as defensive stalwart at Harbour View, his club won the Jamaica National Premier League in 2000 and CFU Club Championship in 2004. In February 2005, he had a trial with Darlington, following which he was due to sign for the rest of the 2004–05,{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/4268233.stm

|title=Quakers made to wait for Stewart

|date=15 February 2005

|access-date=2 February 2008

|publisher=BBC Sport}} until his move was blocked by the Home Office.{{cite news

|url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/3/2/21196.html

|title=Quakers' bid for Stewart blocked

|date=2 March 2005

|access-date=2 February 2008

|newspaper=The Northern Echo}}

=Bradford City=

He returned to England in the summer with Bradford City and signed a season long loan for the 2005–06 season.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/4701345.stm

|title=Bradford target given work permit

|date=20 July 2005

|access-date=2 February 2008

|publisher=BBC Sport}} He made his Bradford debut as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Southend United on 9 August 2005. His first start came on 12 November 2005 when he was substituted after just 27 minutes.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4409562.stm

|title=Bradford 0–0 Barnsley

|date=12 November 2005

|access-date=2 February 2008

|publisher=BBC Sport}} He scored his first goal in a 1–0 victory over AFC Bournemouth to help ease Bradford's relegation worries.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4773710.stm

|title=Bournemouth 0–1 Bradford

|date=11 March 2006

|access-date=2 February 2008

|publisher=BBC Sport}} In total, he played 23 league games during his loan spell as Bradford came 11th in League One.

=Queens Park Rangers=

Bradford manager Colin Todd had hoped to keep Stewart on, but his form earned him a six-figure transfer to Championship side Queens Park Rangers.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/4973590.stm

|title=Duo complete move to Loftus Road

|date=4 May 2006

|access-date=2 February 2008

|publisher=BBC Sport}} After a shaky start to life in the Championship, Stewart hit form after the arrival of Danny Cullip from Nottingham Forest.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} He soon cemented his place in the Queens Park Rangers side and played more than 80 games in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. In the 2007–08 season, Stewart scored five goals, but was also sent off twice.{{cite web

|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?season_id=137&player_id=35459

|title=Damion Stewart 2007–08

|access-date=14 August 2008

|publisher=Soccerbase}} He memorably scored the only goal as QPR knocked Aston Villa out of the 2008–09 League Cup with a 1–0 victory at Villa Park.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/uEyL7FTC7UM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160624161040/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEyL7FTC7UM Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEyL7FTC7UM| title = Aston Villa v QPR 2008 | website=YouTube| date = 22 April 2014 }}{{cbignore}}{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626806.stm

|title=Aston Villa 0–1 QPR

|publisher=BBC Sport

|date=24 September 2008

|access-date=8 November 2009}}

=Bristol City=

He joined Bristol City on a three-year contract, in July 2010, for an undisclosed fee. He made his Championship debut for City against Millwall on 7 August and was booked twice, resulting in a red card. He scored his first goal against Doncaster a week later. He was released on 31 August 2012.

=Loan to Notts County=

On 5 January 2012, Damion joined Notts County on a loan until the end of the season.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16433059.stm | work=BBC News | title=Notts County net defender Stewart}}

=Notts County=

Damion signed a short-term contract with Notts County on 2 November 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/stewart-returns-to-meadow-lane-462236.aspx|title = Stewart Returns to Meadow Lane - News - Notts County FC}}

=Pahang FA=

On 5 April 2013, Pahang FA confirmed that had secured the services of 32-year-old Jamaican defender, Damion Stewart. The former Notts County and Queens Park Rangers player was impressive in friendly matches against Police PDRM FA and Kuala Lumpur at the Temerloh Stadium. The lanky Stewart, who has 55 caps, has great leadership qualities and formed a formidable partnership with Jalaluddin Jaafar, Zaiza 'The Lord' Zainal Abidin, Razman Roslan and Saiful Nizam Miswan in defence. On 3 November 2013, Stewart assisted Pahang to win the Malaysian Cup, which the last time Pahang did it was 21 years ago (1992).{{Cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/pahang-turn-to-stewart-1.252865 |title=Pahang turn to Stewart |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412042236/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/pahang-turn-to-stewart-1.252865 |archive-date=12 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}

=Perlis FA=

After a successful time with Pahang FA, Stewart was confirmed by Perlis FA coach, Dollah Salleh on July that he was signed by the team during the second transfer window to strengthen the team in order to face the remaining matches in the 2016 Malaysia Premier League. In July 2017, he was released from Perlis FA.

International career

Stewart played for the Jamaica Under-20 and Under-23 youth national teams. He made his international debut for Jamaica National Football Team in 1999 against Ghana. He has played in the 2003, 2005, and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups and numerous World Cup qualification matches since his senior team debut.

Managerial career

In 2019, Stewart was named head coach of Harbour View FC.{{Cite web|url=http://rjrnewsonline.com/sports/stew-peas-takes-over-as-head-coach-at-harbour-view|title = "Stew Peas" Takes over as Head Coach at Harbour View | RJR News - Jamaican News Online}}

Honours

=Club=

Jamaica National Premier League:
Winners (1): 2000
JFF Champions Cup:
Winners (2): 2001, 2002
Runner-up (2): 2003, 2005
Malaysia Cup: 2
Winners (2): 2013, 2014
Malaysia FA Cup: 1
Winners (1): 2014
Malaysia Charity Shield
Winners (1): 2014

International

CFU Club Championship:
Winners (1): 2004

References

External links

[http://www.sinarharian.com.my/ultras/liga-malaysia/stewart-sedia-layan-serangan-trw-1.215988 Stewart sedia 'layan' serangan TRW]
[http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Stewarttaksabaraksifinal/Article/index_html Stewart tak sabar aksi final]
[http://utusan.com.my/utusan/Sukan/20131018/su_07/PBNP-sasar-32000-tiket-dijual PBNP sasar 32,000 tiket dijual]
[http://www.goal.com/en-my/slideshow/3581 Top 5 Foreign Signings of the MSL]
[http://www.sinarharian.com.my/ultras/liga-malaysia/stewart-mahu-pahang-menang-di-shah-alam-1.207267 Stewart mahu Pahang menang di Shah Alam]
[http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Stewartyakinkefinal/Article/index_html Stewart yakin ke final]
[https://archive.today/20130703035847/http://football.thestar.com.my/2013/04/27/new-signings-conti-and-stewart-inspire-pahang-to-win-over-felda/ New signings Conti and Stewart inspire Pahang to win over Felda]
[https://archive.today/20130629080147/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/m-league/news/detail/item961694/Conti,-Stewart-tipped-to-boost-Pahang-title-bid/ Conti, Stewart tipped to boost Pahang title bid]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130412042236/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/pahang-turn-to-stewart-1.252865 Pahang turn to Stewart]
[http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10373~33769,00.html Damion Stewart player profile] at qpr.co.uk
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