Daniel Armstrong | |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1997 |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Kilmarnock |
Clubnumber: | 11 |
Youthyears1: | 2006–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
Youthclubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Raith Rovers |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Clubs4: | Ross County |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs5: | Raith Rovers |
Caps5: | 40 |
Goals5: | 8 |
Years6: | 2021– |
Clubs6: | Kilmarnock |
Caps6: | 83 |
Goals6: | 16 |
Club-Update: | 23:49, 1 April 2024 (UTC) |
Daniel Armstrong (born 10 October 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Kilmarnock. He previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers,[1] Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County and Raith Rovers.
Armstrong began his career playing youth football with Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[2] After almost 10 years with the club, Armstrong was signed by EFL Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 October 2015, agreeing a three-year deal with the side.[2]
After primarily playing for the club's youth sides, Armstrong was loaned out to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic at end of January 2018, with the player expressing a desire to play first-team football.[3] [4] His first appearance for the club came as a second-half substitute for Andy Ryan in a 0–0 draw with Livingston.[5]
He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2017–18 season.[1] Armstrong then signed a short-term contract with Raith Rovers, and scored five goals in 11 appearances for the Kirkcaldy club. Armstrong moved to Scottish Championship club Ross County in January 2019.[6] He scored on his debut for Ross County against East Fife in the Scottish Challenge Cup. Armstrong left County on 2 September 2019,[7] and then returned to Raith Rovers in October 2019.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2017–18 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Scottish League One | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
Ross County | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[10] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
Raith Rovers | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[11] | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
Total | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 9 | |||
Kilmarnock | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[12] | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
2022-23 | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 47 | 12 | |||
2023-24 | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 45 | 9 | |||
Total | 88 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 116 | 22 | |||
Career total | 153 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 194 | 38 |