{{Short description|Samoan footballer}} <!--{{Use Samoan English}}--> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Jayda Stewart |birth_place=New Zealand |position=Striker |currentclub=Coastal Spirit |clubs1=Coastal Spirit |nationalteam1=Samoa |nationalcaps1 = 8 |nationalgoals1 = 7 }} '''Jayda Stewart''' is a footballer who plays as a striker for Women's South Island League club Coastal Spirit FC. Born in New Zealand, she is a Samoa international.

==Early life==

Stewart is of Austrian, Scottish, and German descent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stewart switches it up, finds her happy place – Pasifika Sisters |url=https://pasifikasisters.com/2022/07/27/stewart-switches-it-up-finds-her-happy-place/ |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=pasifikasisters.com |date=27 July 2022}}</ref>

==Education==

Stewart attended Papanui High School in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2138624999|title=Teens among 'best in world' |id={{ProQuest|2138624999}} }}</ref>

==Career==

Stewart represented New Zealand internationally at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup<ref>{{cite news |last1=Voerman |first1=Andrew |title=Meet the New Zealanders making history at the Fifa Under-17 Women's World Cup |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/108927560/meet-the-new-zealanders-making-history-at-the-fifa-under17-womens-world-cup |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=Stuff |date=28 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Style of play==

Stewart mainly operates as a striker.<ref name="Loop Samoa">{{cite news |title=Jayda Stewart hat-trick earns Samoa semi-final spot at OFC Women's Nations Cup |url=https://www.loopsamoa.com/sport/jayda-stewart-hat-trick-earns-samoa-semi-final-spot-ofc-women%E2%80%99s-nations-cup-114732 |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=Loop Samoa |date=25 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Stewart is a native of Christchurch, New Zealand.<ref name="stuff1">{{cite news |last1=Nutbrown |first1=Kim |title=Canterbury proud of teen players despite Fifa Under-17 World Cup loss |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/108955185/canterbury-proud-of-teen-players-despite-fifa-under17-world-cup-loss |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=Stuff |date=29 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Individual''' * Mainland Football Women's Midfielder of the Year: 2018<ref name=2018Awards>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mainlandfootball.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=071af501-1ad1-49cd-b681-42f9524b662f |title=Annual Report 2018 |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref> * Mainland Football Women's Player of the Year: 2018<ref name=2018Awards />

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