Cornelius Stewart


Cornelius Stewart is a Saint Vincentian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Barito Putera, on loan from Semen Padang and captains the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.

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, before moving to Canada in 2009 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency programme.
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. After being released from the reserve team, Stewart signed for Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League.
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. 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. It was announced on 1 April 2015 that after one season with VPS, Stewart signed a 1+1 deal with PS Kemi Kings.
In 2017 it was reported that Stewart had joined T.C. Sports Club of the Dhivehi League in the Maldives. Since then, he has go on to score a total of 22 goals in his debut season in the Maldives in all competition.
At the end of January 2019, Stewart joined Indian I-League club Minerva Punjab FC. Stewart returned to Maziya for the 2019–20 season.

International career

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

International goals

Score lists Saint Vincent and the Grenadine's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2010Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–07–02010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.2 November 2010Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago2–22–62010 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.18 September 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–02–12014 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]
4.11 November 2011FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.1 September 2012Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–02–0Friendly
6.2 September 2012Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–01–1Friendly
7.21 October 2012Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia2–12–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8.25 October 2012Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia1–04–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
9.25 October 2012Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia3–04–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
10.16 November 2012Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago1–01–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
11.12 October 2014Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe1–03–42014 Caribbean Cup qualification
12.12 October 2014Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe2–13–42014 Caribbean Cup qualification
13.10 June 2015Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–12–22018 FIFA [World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]
14.28 February 2019Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–02–02019 Windward Islands Tournament
15.2 March 2019Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–12–12019 Windward Islands Tournament
16.11 October 2019Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–22–22019–20 [CONCACAF Nations League B]
17.11 October 2019Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–22–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
18.14 October 2019André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname1–01–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
19.13 June 2022Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1–21–42022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
20.24 September 2022Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, Grenada1–03–1Friendly
21.24 September 2022Lauriston Mini Stadium, Carriacou, Grenada2–03–1Friendly
22.16 October 2023Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique1–02–32023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
23.16 October 2023Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique2–12–32023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
24.8 September 2024Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, Bonaire1–02–02024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
25.14 November 2024Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–02–12024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
26.5 June 2025Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–06–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.6 October 2025N/A3–07–0Friendly