Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Armstrong[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 March 1992||
Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Dyce Boys Club | ||
2008–2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
2009–2010 | Dundee United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2015 | Dundee United | 126 | (18) |
2015–2018 | Celtic | 98 | (23) |
2018–2024 | Southampton | 191 | (21) |
2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (2) |
2010–2014 | Scotland U21 | 20 | (4) |
2017– | Scotland | 51 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:31, 12 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:12, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
Stuart Armstrong (born 30 March 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps and the Scotland national team.
Armstrong began his professional career with Dundee United, making his debut in 2010 and went on to make almost 150 appearances. Armstrong moved to Celtic in February 2015, and helped them win four Scottish league championships and consecutive domestic trebles. He then moved to Premier League club Southampton in June 2018.
Armstrong represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level, then made his full international debut in 2017, representing the side at UEFA Euro 2020. He was voted as the SFWA Young Player of the Year in 2013 and has been named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the Scottish Premiership three times. He was also nominated twice for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year.