Stewart Greacen (born 31 March 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer. He is currently playing for Derry City FC in the League of Ireland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stewart Greacen | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee (trial) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Airdrieonians | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Livingston | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2003 | Forfar Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| 2003–2010 | Greenock Morton | 220 | (18) |
| 2011 | Dundee (trial) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2011 | |||
Greacen started his career as a youth player with Rangers, before making his first competitive appearances with Airdrieonians. Following only three league games, he was signed by the at-the-time Scottish Premier League side Livingston where he spent most of his time on loan at Queen of the South and Morton.
After leaving Livi, he played for Forfar Athletic before moving on to become captain at Morton where he had previously been on loan.
Career
He began his senior career at now defunct Airdrieonians and from there he moved to Livingston. Livingston then sent him on loan to Queen of the South and Greenock Morton, where he played in the team that was relegated from the Scottish Second Division in the 2001–02 season. Livingston released Greacen in 2003 and he was immediately signed by Forfar Athletic. He played the second half of the 2002–03 season season at Forfar on a short-term contract. At the end of the season Forfar offered Greacen a long term deal which he rejected in favour of a deal at Morton. The main reason for this was that Morton offered a full-time contract in comparison to Forfar's part time contract.
Greacen plays at centre back in the Morton defence. He is a tall commanding defender with a strong physical presence. He is good in the air and this helps in both an attacking and defensive way as he often scores from headers at set pieces. At 24 years old, Greacen became Greenock Morton's captain.
In May 2008, it was announced that Greacen had rejected a new contract from Morton and was being tracked by rival Scottish First Division sides Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South and Livingston.
Greacen was Morton's Player of the Year for 2008–2009.[1]
On 22 December 2010, Greacen was released by Morton after nearly 250 appearances over two spells from the club.[2]
He is currently on trial at Dundee, where he will be eligible to play in a maximum of three league games - he however cannot be signed due to their current transfer embargo.[3]
Honours
Greenock Morton
References
- ^ Graham, Roger (11 May 2009). "A lacklustre finale". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Stewart Greacen". Greenock Morton FC. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Dempsey on trial at Dundee". invernessreds.co.uk. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
External links
- Stewart Greacen at Soccerbase
- Profile at gmfc.net