Jordan Stewart

Jordan Barrington Stewart (born 3 March 1982 in Birmingham) is an England Football (soccer), who is currently playing for Football League Championship side Derby County F.C.. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger.

Stewart started his career at Leicester City F.C., where he was relegated twice and once promoted to the Premier League. Whilst at Leicester he also spent a loan spell at Bristol Rovers F.C.. He joined Watford F.C. in 2005, and was part of a side that won promotion to Premier League, before being subsequently relegated. He left the club in 2008 and subsequently signed for Derby.

Stewart has stated he wishes to end his career playing for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer and plans to buy a house there.

Club career

Leicester City

Stewart started his career at Leicester City F.C., signing professional terms in the summer of 1999. He made his debut for the club against West Ham United F.C. on 22 January 2000. He made one more appearance for Leicester that season before being loaned to Football League Second Division side Bristol Rovers F.C., for whom he made four appearances. Semi-regular appearances from the bench followed in the 2001-02 in English football season, before he established himself as a member of the first-team in 2002-03 in English football, after the club's relegation to Football League First Division.

On 4 August 2002, Stewart scored the first goal at Leicester's new Walkers Stadium, in a friendly match with Athletic Bilbao. Leicester's return to the Premier League in 2003-04 in English football saw fewer games for Stewart, although he did score a memorable goal against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium in Leicester's 3–0 win in November 2003. Relegation again saw Stewart hold down a starting position in 2004-05 in English football.

Watford

Stewart became Adrian Boothroyd's signing for Watford F.C., joining for £125,000 in July 2005. He started as Watford's first-choice left-back, but was dropped in October 2005 after a run of poor form. He retook the position from James Chambers (English footballer) in January, and started every game until he was dropped for the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on 14 April 2006, after another run of poor form. However, he returned to the side as they went on to win the Football League Championship play-offs, playing all three games. He was the only player in Watford's squad to appear in every single match 16 in 2005-06 in English football.

Stewart was a first-team regular through the club's 2006-07 in English football Premier League campaign. Pre-season press speculation linked Stewart with a move to Rangers F.C., but no move came to fruition.

Watford were relegated, and started their 2007-08 in English football Championship season away at Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.. Stewart scored his first goal for the club, a deflected free-kick, to equalise in an eventual 2–1 win. Up to the end of 2007, he started every league game in the campaign. He scored his second goal for the club on his 26th birthday, in a 2–2 draw away at Burnley F.C.. On 7 May 2008 Watford announced ahead of their play-off game with Hull City A.F.C. that they had agreed to release Stewart early from his contract.

Derby County

On 30 May 2008 Stewart, along with former Watford teammate Nathan Ellington, signed for Derby County F.C.. He signed a three year contract with the club, who had just been relegated from the Premier League.