Sinclair Armstrong

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Sinclair Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong [1]
Date of birth (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland [2]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 30
Youth career
0000 Cherry Orchard
0000–2020 Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
2020 Shamrock Rovers II 6 (0)
2020– Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)
2021–2022 → Torquay United (loan) 8 (2)
2022 → Aldershot Town (loan) 3 (2)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (1)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (2)
2023– Republic of Ireland U21 6 (5)
2023– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:05, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong (born 22 June 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Initially starting his career with Cherry Orchard, Armstrong went onto sign for Shamrock Rovers, featuring for their underage sides before making his senior debut, aged 15, in August 2018 in a 1–0 loss to Drogheda United in the FAI Cup. [3] He made 6 appearances for the club's reserve side Shamrock Rovers II in the League of Ireland First Division in 2020. [4]

Queens Park Rangers

In late 2020, he made the move to Championship side Queens Park Rangers, following a successful trial period with the club. [5] [6]

On 18 October 2021, he earned his first loan move, joining National League club Torquay United until January 2022. [7] Just five days later, he went onto score on his debut, netting the opener in their 2–0 home victory over King's Lynn Town. [8] Armstrong went onto feature eight more times for The Gulls, adding another to his tally against Weymouth in December [9] before returning to West London. In April 2022, he returned to the National League, this time joining Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [10] On 26 April 2022, Armstrong made his debut against Bromley, [11] before days later scoring his first goal for the club during a 3–1 home victory over Notts County. [12]

After an impactful pre-season ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, Armstrong was named in Queens Park Rangers' matchday squad for their first game of the season against Blackburn Rovers, in which he made his eventful debut featuring for the final 13 minutes in the 1–0 defeat. [13]

International career

Born in Ireland, Armstrong is of Nigerian descent. [14] He has been capped for under-17 and under-19 youth level for the Republic of Ireland. [2] On 8 September 2023, he received his first call up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier at home to Netherlands 2 days later. [15] He made his senior debut in the game, replacing Jason Knight in the 87th minute of a 2–1 loss at a sold out Aviva Stadium. [16] He returned to the U21 side for their game 2 days later against San Marino U21 and scored his first goal at U21 level in a 3–0 win at Turners Cross. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers 2018 LOI Premier Division 0010000010
Shamrock Rovers II 2020 LOI First Division 60———60
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21 Championship 0000——00
2021–22 Championship000000—00
2022–23 Championship2201010—240
2023–24 Championship1010000—101
Total3211010—341
Torquay United (loan) 2021–22 National League 8200—1 [lower-alpha 3] 092
Aldershot Town (loan) 2021–22 National League32———32
Career total495201010535
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 10 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202310
Total10

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2021/22". EFL. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "S. Armstrong". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Drogheda United 1-0 Shamrock Rovers: Drogs pull off sensational FAI Cup shock". Irish Mirror. August 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - S. Armstrong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Hoops teen Sinclair Armstrong completes move to QPR". October 23, 2020 – via www.rte.ie.
  6. ↑ Harvey, Lee (23 May 2022). "One Of R Own: Sinclair Armstrong". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sinclair Armstrong joins Torquay United on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Torquay United vs. King's Lynn Town". Soccerway. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Weymouth vs. Torquay United". Soccerway. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Webb, Matt (11 April 2022). "Sinclair Armstrong joins Aldershot on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bromley vs. Aldershot Town". Soccerway. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Aldershot Town vs. Notts County". Soccerway. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers vs. Queens Park Rangers". Soccerway. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Fallon, John (January 25, 2022). "Teenage kicks: The latest generation of Irish gems providing hope for our football future". Irish Examiner.
  15. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - Netherlands | 2024 - UEFA European Qualifiers | 2036407 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  16. ↑ "Netherlands come from behind as Ireland slump to defeat". September 10, 2023 – via www.rte.ie.
  17. ↑ Cooney, Gavin (September 12, 2023). "Perfect start for the Irish U21s as they cruise to routine win over San Marino". The 42.
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