November 22, 2024
Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Jamaica
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MT PLEASANT STRIKER SIGNS FOR TOP SIDE IN ITALY

1st Premier League Player to sign for Serie A

 

Mount Pleasant Ace striker Trivante Stewart has signed a three-year contract with  Italian Serie A team-  U.S. Salernitana 1919.

According to a release from the St Ann-based Mount Pleasant Football Academy, the deal gives 23-year-old Stewart the option to sign for an additional two  years at the end of the initial contract

Stewart becomes the first Jamaica Premier League player to sign for a top-flight Italian football club.

The signing took place Wednesday, August 16, after he completed his medical.

Stewart became a Mount Pleasant player mid-way the 2021-2022 JPL season in January.  He was the second highest goal scorer in the 2022-2023 season with 18 goals.

 

Stewart has played for Jamaica three times.