at Dalymount Park in Dublin. The following November he won a second cap in the 1−1 draw with the Republic of Ireland at Excelsior Stadium. Senior Stewart was first called up to the senior Scotland team by Berti Vogts in April 2002. On 17 April, he made his debut in the friendly against Nigeria; he replaced Gareth Williams in the 64th minute of the 2−1 defeat at Pittodrie. He made his full debut the following month when he started against South Korea at the Asiad Main Stadium in Busan. He was replaced by Scott Severin at half-time as South Korea ran out 4−1 winners in their preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Four days later, he earned his third cap in the defeat against South Africa. In August 2008, Stewart was recalled to the Scotland squad and won his first cap in over six years in the goalless draw with Northern Ireland at Hampden Park. This was his last cap for Scotland. After playing Stewart has occasionally worked as a pundit for BBC Scotland, BT Sport and The Scottish Sun. He was suspended from appearing on BBC Scotland's football coverage in February 2020, following comments he made about Rangers media officer Jim Traynor. On 31 December 2014, Stewart announced via Twitter his intention to stand for election as a Scottish National Party MP in the Edinburgh West constituency in the 2015 UK general election. Michelle Thomson won the nomination and was subsequently elected to parliament. On 11 February 2016, Stewart appeared on Thursday Focus on MUTV (his former club's in-house TV channel) discussing his life, career and politics. Honours Individual Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year: 2000–01 References External links Michael Stewart at ManUtd.com Michael Stewart at Scotland FitbaStats 1981 births Association football midfielders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Living people Manchester United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Premier League players Süper Lig players Scotland B international footballers Scotland international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scottish expatriate footballers Scottish footballers Scottish Premier League players Footballers from Edinburgh English Football League players People educated at Craigmount High School