Stewart's remarkable rise from Scottish juniors to World Cup

Ross Stewart, a striker for Championship side Southampton, has made 33 appearances this season — his most since 2021-22 — and could help fire the club to the Premier League. The BBC Sport Scotland feature charts his decade-long journey from being discarded by professional clubs and playing Scottish junior football at age 18 to now being on the verge of a World Cup call-up. The article was published on May 19, 2026.