{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{About|the Scottish footballer|the 19th-century footballer|Johnny Stewart (footballer, born 1872)|the National Football League player|Jonathan Stewart}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jonny Stewart | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|02|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Scotland | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Bonnyrigg Rose (manager) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Heart of Midlothian | years1 = 2009–2012 | years2 = 2010–2011 | years3 = 2012 | years4 = 2012–2013 | years5 = 2013–2014 | years6 = 2014–2024 | years7 = 2024–2025 | clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian | clubs2 = → Dundee (loan) | clubs3 = → Raith Rovers (loan) | clubs4 = Brechin City | clubs5 = East Fife | clubs6 = Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | clubs7 = Tranent | caps1 = 2 | caps2 = 10 | caps3 = 4 | caps4 = 31 | caps5 = 26 | caps6 = 80 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs1 = Tranent | manageryears2 = 2025– | managerclubs2 = Bonnyrigg Rose | club-update = 20:00, 13 March 2025 (UTC) }} '''Jonathan Stewart''' (born 12 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently manager of Lowland League club Bonnyrigg Rose.
He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Scottish Professional Football League for several clubs.
==Career==
===Hearts=== Stewart graduated from the Hearts youth academy, captaining their under-19 team.<ref name="Hearts profile">{{cite news | url = http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/johnny-stewart-hearts_2241487_47144 | publisher = Heart of Midlothian F.C. | title = Johnny Stewart – Player Profile | accessdate = 2 February 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100203113945/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/johnny-stewart-hearts_2241487_47144 | archivedate = 3 February 2010 }}</ref> He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2006.<ref name="Hearts profile" /> He made his professional for Hearts on 24 May 2009, in the 0–0 away draw with Celtic replacing Marius Žaliūkas as a substitute in the 80th minute.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20090524/celtic-0-hearts-0_2241469_47239 | title=Celtic vs Hearts | publisher=Heart of Midlothian F.C. | date=24 May 2009 | accessdate=23 January 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220409/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20090524/celtic-0-hearts-0_2241469_47239 | archivedate=15 May 2012 }}</ref>
He made one more appearance the following season on 26 September 2009 as a 90th-minute substitute against Hamilton Academical,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8274087.stm | title=Hearts 2 – 1 Hamilton | publisher=BBC Sport | date=26 September 2009 | access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> before being sent on loan to Dundee. On his return he was an unused substitute on several occasions and in March 2012 he was sent out on loan again to Raith Rovers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20120302/loan-deals-for-duo_2241384_2631260 |title=Loan deals for duo |publisher=Heart of Midlothian F.C. |date=2 March 2012 |accessdate=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305112719/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20120302/loan-deals-for-duo_2241384_2631260 |archivedate= 5 March 2012 }}</ref>
===Dundee (loan)=== In October 2010, Stewart played a trial match for Greenock Morton with a view to signing on loan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/articles/2010/10/08/405970-ton-eye-hearts-kid-john/|title=Ton eye Hearts kid|work=Greenock Telegraph|date=8 October 2010|accessdate=11 October 2010|first=Chris|last=Tait}}</ref> However, he went on to join Dundee on loan. He made his debut on 14 December 2010 as a substitute against Cowdenbeath.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/9283886.stm | title=Dundee 3-0 Cowdenbeath | publisher=BBC Sport | date=14 December 2010 | access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> In all he made 11 appearances<ref>{{Soccerbase season|51475|2010|access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> before returning to Hearts in March.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/12023/falkirk-fc-v-dundee-fc-bare-bones-dees-to-pull-together.html | title=Falkirk FC v Dundee FC: Bare-bones Dees to pull together | publisher=The Courier (Dundee) | date=19 March 2011 | accessdate=23 January 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323033842/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/12023/falkirk-fc-v-dundee-fc-bare-bones-dees-to-pull-together.html | archivedate=23 March 2011 }}</ref>
===Raith Rovers (loan)=== On 2 March 2012, Stewart joined Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raithroversfc.com/cgi-bin/latestnews.cgi?id=4047 |title=McGlynn Strengthens Squad |publisher=Raith Rovers F.C. |date=2 March 2012 |accessdate=2 March 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===After Hearts=== Stewart signed for Brechin City after his release from Hearts in the summer of 2012 then moved to East Fife the following season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Player Availability – Jonny Stewart|url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/player-availability--jonny-stewart/|accessdate=14 October 2014|work=Scottish Professional Football League|date=22 May 2013|archive-date=30 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030020624/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/player-availability--jonny-stewart/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Craig|title=East Fife reinforce but Nacho Novo deal denied|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/div-2-2.194/east-fife-reinforce-but-nacho-novo-deal-denied-1.104202|accessdate=14 October 2014|work=The Courier|date=19 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018044857/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/div-2-2.194/east-fife-reinforce-but-nacho-novo-deal-denied-1.104202|archivedate=18 October 2014}}</ref> He joined Junior side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in the summer of 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomson|first1=Scott|title=Former Hearts man relishing central role at Bonnyrigg|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/local-football/former-hearts-man-relishing-central-role-at-bonnyrigg-1-3568835|accessdate=14 October 2014|work=Edinburgh Evening News|date=10 October 2014}}</ref> Stewart moved to Tranent in 2024 and was announced as player/manager on 3 September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tranent Football Club are delighted to announce your new management team that will look to move the team forward this season & beyond |url=https://x.com/TranentFC/status/1831007093211677180/photo/1 |website=X}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. squad}}
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