Ezra Armstrong

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Ezra Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Ezra Hanani Armstrong
Date of birth (1998-12-15) December 15, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North Carolina FC
Number 42
Youth career
Sporting Nashville Heroes
2014–2016 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Swope Park Rangers 2 (0)
2018 FC Columbus 11 (3)
2018–2019 Türkspor Augsburg 25 (3)
2019–2020 Skovshoved IF 1 (0)
2021 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 14 (0)
2022–2023 St. Louis City 2 38 (0)
2024– North Carolina FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024

Ezra Armstrong (born December 15, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

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Career

Armstrong signed to Sporting Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate side Swope Park Rangers from their academy on March 10, 2016. [1]

In 2018, Armstrong joined German 6th-tier side Türkspor Augsburg. [2] [3]

Armstrong signed to Skovshoved IF in the Fall of 2019.[ citation needed ]

On February 15, 2021, Armstrong returned to the United States, joining USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [4]

On February 7, 2022, Armstrong joined MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City 2 ahead of the league's inaugural season. [5]

Armstrong moved to USL Championship club North Carolina FC on December 15, 2023. [6]

Personal

Ezra is the son of former United States international Desmond Armstrong. [7]

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References

  1. "Swope Park Rangers sign Ezra Armstrong, Will Little and Steven Tekesky to Academy contracts". sportingkc.com. MLS. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Langner, Wolfgang. "Türkspor anstatt Arsenal oder Bayern". Augsburger Allgemeine.
  3. "Ezra Armstrong". FuPa.
  4. Staff, Riverhounds (February 15, 2021). "Riverhounds SC sign Ezra Armstrong and Chris Morrish". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - USL.
  5. "UNVEILING ST. LOUIS CITY 2'S MLS NEXT PRO ROSTER - St. Louis CITY SC". Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. "NCFC signs defender Ezra Armstrong". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. "Soccer runs in the family: Ezra Armstrong makes professional debut for Swope Park Rangers". sportingkc.com. MLS. May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.