Daniel Armstrong (footballer, born 1997)

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Daniel Armstrong
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Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2015 Hamilton Academical
2015–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2018 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019 Raith Rovers 9 (5)
2019 Ross County 6 (0)
2019–2021 Raith Rovers 40 (8)
2021– Kilmarnock 101 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Daniel Armstrong (born 10 October 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. He previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, [1] Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County and Raith Rovers.

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Career

Armstrong began his career playing youth football with Scottish club Hamilton Academical. [2] After almost 10 years with the club, Armstrong was signed by EFL Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 October 2015, agreeing a three-year deal with the side. [2]

After primarily playing for the club's youth sides, Armstrong was loaned out to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic at end of January 2018, with the player expressing a desire to play first-team football. [3] [4] His first appearance for the club came as a second-half substitute for Andy Ryan in a 0–0 draw with Livingston. [5]

He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2017–18 season. [1] Armstrong then signed a short-term contract with Raith Rovers, and scored five goals in 11 appearances for the Kirkcaldy club. [6] Armstrong moved to Scottish Championship club Ross County in January 2019. [6] He scored on his debut for Ross County against East Fife in the Scottish Challenge Cup. Armstrong left County on 2 September 2019, [7] and then returned to Raith Rovers in October 2019. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 June 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18 EFL Championship 0000000000
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 6000000060
Raith Rovers 2018–19 Scottish League One 95200000115
Ross County 2018–19 Scottish Championship6000002 [a] 181
Raith Rovers 2019–20 Scottish League One14210003 [a] 1183
2020–21 Scottish Championship26620403 [b] 0356
Total408304061539
Kilmarnock 2021–22 Scottish Championship15110404 [a] 1242
2022-23 Scottish Premiership 3793073–4712
2023-24 Scottish Premiership3863261–479
Total9016621744111822
Career total1553112221412119638
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ three appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Ross County
Kilmarnock

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References

  1. 1 2 "2017/18 Retained List Published". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Wolves sign youngster Daniel Armstrong". Express & Star. MNA Media. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Spiers, Tim (31 January 2018). "Wolves youngsters move out on loan". Express & Star. MNA Media. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Armstrong signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Livingston 0 Dunfermline Athletic 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Daniel Armstrong joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Armstrong departs Ross County". Ross County FC. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Armstrong". Raith Rovers FC. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Armstrong Statistics". Soccorbase. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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