Damion Stewart

Damion Stewart

Personal information
Full name	Damion Delano Stewart[1]
Date of birth	(1980-08-18) 18 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Jamaica
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2006	Harbour View FC	141	(11)
2005–2006	→ Bradford City (loan)	23	(1)
2006–2010	Queens Park Rangers	168	(13)
2010–2012	Bristol City	24	(1)
2012	→ Notts County (loan)	17	(2)
2012–2013	Notts County	7	(0)
2013–2015	Pahang FA	39	(2)
2016	Harbour View FC
2016–2017	Perlis FA	15	(0)
International career^‡
1999–2012	Jamaica	54	(3)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Harbour View (Head coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.^[3][4]

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,^[5] until his move was blocked by the Home Office.^[6]

Bradford City

He returned to England in the summer with Bradford City and signed a season long loan for the 2005–06 season.^[7] 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.^[8] He scored his first goal in a 1–0 victory over AFC Bournemouth to help ease Bradford's relegation worries.^[9] 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.^[10] After a shaky start to life in the Championship, Stewart hit form after the arrival of Danny Cullip from Nottingham Forest.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[11] 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.^[12][13]

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.^[14]

Notts County

Damion signed a short-term contract with Notts County on 2 November 2012.^[15]

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).^[16]

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.^[17]

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

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
2. Damoin Stewart at National Football Teams]
3. Janji Stewart
4. Mamrud, Roberto. "Jamaica – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
5. "Quakers made to wait for Stewart". BBC Sport. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
6. "Quakers' bid for Stewart blocked". The Northern Echo. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
7. "Bradford target given work permit". BBC Sport. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
8. "Bradford 0–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
9. "Bournemouth 0–1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
10. "Duo complete move to Loftus Road". BBC Sport. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
11. "Damion Stewart 2007–08". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
12. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Aston Villa v QPR 2008". YouTube. 22 April 2014.
13. "Aston Villa 0–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
14. "Notts County net defender Stewart". BBC News.
15. "Stewart Returns to Meadow Lane - News - Notts County FC".
16. "Pahang turn to Stewart". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
17. ""Stew Peas" Takes over as Head Coach at Harbour View | RJR News - Jamaican News Online".

External links

• Stewart sedia 'layan' serangan TRW
• Stewart tak sabar aksi final
• PBNP sasar 32,000 tiket dijual
• Top 5 Foreign Signings of the MSL
• Stewart mahu Pahang menang di Shah Alam
• Stewart yakin ke final
• New signings Conti and Stewart inspire Pahang to win over Felda
• Conti, Stewart tipped to boost Pahang title bid
• Pahang turn to Stewart
• Damion Stewart player profile at qpr.co.uk
• Damion Stewart at Soccerbase