Stephen Armstrong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Butler Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | ||
| 2000 | Västra Frölunda | 12 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Watford | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | D.C. United | 15 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Kansas City Wizards | 55 | (5) |
| 2004 | Michigan Bucks | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Columbus Crew | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Charleston Battery | 118 | (26) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2011 | |||
Stephen Armstrong (born 23 July 1976 in Birkenhead) is an English-born South African former footballer who spent the majority of his career with clubs in the United States.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Armstrong was born in Birkenhead, England and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He came to the United States to attend Butler University in Indiana and finished as the school's third all-time leading scorer with 43 goals and 16 assists. During his college career Armstrong also played for the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League.[1]
Professional
[edit]Armstrong was selected in the second round – 13th overall – of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United[2] but he decided to begin his professional career in Sweden with Västra Frölunda instead before moving to English First Division side Watford on a free transfer in October 2000. He made three appearances for the club, all as a substitute, before being released at the end of the 2000–01 season.[3]
He eventually returned to play for D.C. United, sixteen-months after the draft.[4] Armstrong was traded to Kansas City for Brandon Prideaux on 11 January 2002.[5] He spent two years with the Wizards, appearing in regular season and playoff each year.
Armstrong missed the 2004 Major League Soccer season while recovering from ACL surgery on his right knee.[citation needed] He joined the Columbus Crew in 2005. At the beginning of the 2006 season Armstrong signed with A-League club Charleston Battery, where he would spend the remainder of his outdoor career, and served as an assistant coach during his final season with the club. Armstrong continues to live the Charleston area, and is currently the broadcast color commentator for the Battery.
Honors
[edit]Charleston Battery
- USL Second Division: 2010
- USL Second Division Regular Season: 2010
Individual
- MISL Rookie of the Year: 2006–07
References
[edit]- ^ Battery re-sign Alavanja Archived 30 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MetroStars take Shak No. 1 at MLS SuperDraft". CNN. 7 February 2000. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000.
- ^ Gone but not forgotten: Stephen Armstrong
- ^ "Armstrong on Hand, Hasn't Quite Arrived". The Washington Post. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "D.C. United Re-signs Brandon Prideaux". OurSports Central. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Charleston Battery bio
- Stephen Armstrong at Soccerbase
- Stephen Armstrong at Major League Soccer
- Stephen Armstrong at Soccerway
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Birkenhead
- Butler Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Charleston Battery players
- Chicago Storm (MISL) players
- Columbus Crew players
- D.C. United players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English men's footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- English people of South African descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Major League Soccer players
- Flint City Bucks players
- Naturalised citizens of South Africa
- South African men's soccer players
- South African people of English descent
- South African people of Scottish descent
- Sporting Kansas City players
- English Football League players
- USL First Division players
- USL League Two players
- USL Second Division players
- USL Championship players
- Västra Frölunda IF players
- Watford F.C. players
- D.C. United draft picks
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Allsvenskan players