Ben Armour | |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1998 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Peterhead |
Youthclubs1: | Queen's Park |
Youthclubs2: | Greenock Morton |
Years1: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs1: | Greenock Morton |
Caps1: | 9 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | → Annan Athletic (loan) |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | → Dumbarton (loan) |
Caps3: | 10 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs4: | Peterhead |
Caps4: | 30 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs5: | Alloa Athletic |
Caps5: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 13:51, 8 May 2023 (UTC) |
Years6: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs6: | Forfar Athletic |
Caps6: | 32 |
Goals6: | 9 |
Years7: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs7: | Stranraer |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 2024- |
Clubs8: | Peterhead |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Peterhead.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Armour started his career with Queen's Park.[1]
He then joined Morton's youth academy, before making his debut in April 2017 as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic.[2]
Armour and goalkeeper Jamie McGowan signed a contract extension on 11 May 2017, for six months and one year respectively.[3]
The young striker scored his first goal for the club after coming on as a substitute on 1 July 2017; tapping in a rebound from close range in a pre-season friendly with Stenhousemuir.[4]
Armour signed a one-year contract in June 2018.[5] A month later, Armour scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 5-0 home win against Albion Rovers in the Scottish League Cup group stage.[6] He joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in January 2019, linking up with former manager Jim Duffy.[7]
Armour left Morton in June 2019 and then signed a one-year contract with Peterhead.[8]
He signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021.[9]
In June 2022, Armour signed with Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal.[10]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Greenock Morton | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
Annan Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Dumbarton (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Peterhead | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
2020–21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |||
Total | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | |||
Alloa Athletic | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Forfar Athletic | 2022–23 | Scottish League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Total | 67 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 7 |