english football player

Adam James Armstrong ( bear 10 February 1997 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a striker for Premier League cabaret Southampton .

Club career [edit ]

newcastle United [edit ]

A lifelong Newcastle fan, Armstrong joined the club at the historic period of nine and progressed through the ranks, scoring five times in his first five Professional Development League matches. [ 3 ]

Armstrong was named among Newcastle ‘s substitutes for the first base time on 28 January 2014 for a Premier League game against Norwich City, remaining idle in the scoreless draw at Carrow Road. [ 4 ] On 15 March, Armstrong made his debut as an 86th-minute substitute for Luuk de Jong in a league kill to Fulham, [ 5 ] making him the second youngest musician to play for Newcastle in the Premier League after Kazenga LuaLua. [ 6 ] On 24 September 2014, Armstrong started his first plot for Newcastle in a League Cup one-third orotund match against Crystal Palace. Newcastle won the match 3–2 in extra fourth dimension with Armstrong providing assists for two of Newcastle ‘s goals. [ 7 ] Armstrong received his first Premier League startle on 26 December in a 3–1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford. [ 8 ]

Coventry City ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 28 July 2015, Armstrong joined Coventry City on a young loanword until 16 January 2016. [ 9 ] He made his debut on 8 August, scoring both goals in a 2–0 winnings over Wigan Athletic at the Ricoh Arena in the first game of the newly League One season. [ 10 ] A workweek later, he netted another brace in a 4–0 victory aside to Millwall, the beginning finish coming from 35 yards out. Former Coventry and Newcastle legend Micky Quinn challenged him to beat his record of ten goals in his first gear six games in 1992 following his own motivate from the North East to the West Midlands. [ 11 ] After scoring again in his next match on 18 August in a 3–2 succeed against Crewe Alexandra, [ 12 ] Armstrong won the League One Player of the Month award for August with five goals in his first five games. [ 13 ] On 19 September, Armstrong scored a sixth goal to give Coventry victory against Chesterfield, [ 14 ] and on 3 October he netted a third brace of the campaign in a 3–0 acquire over Shrewsbury Town. [ 15 ] He recorded consecutive braces on 31 October and 3 November, in base victories over Peterborough United and Barnsley, the erstwhile seeing his team come from 1–2 behind with ten minutes to go. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Armstrong scored a foremost senior hat-trick on 2 January 2016, in a 5–0 winnings at Crewe Alexandra. [ 18 ] On 14 January 2016, Armstrong ‘s loanword was extended until the goal of the season. [ 19 ] In April, he was listed in the PFA Team of the year for League One. [ 20 ]

Barnsley ( loanword ) [edit ]

Despite making two appearances for Newcastle at the start of the 2016–17 season, on 30 August, Armstrong joined fellow Championship side Barnsley on an initial six-month lend deal, [ 21 ] having signed a new four-year deal at St James ‘ Park before his deviation, after Newcastle director Rafael Benítez expressed his desire for Armstrong to gain more experience at Championship flat. [ 22 ] He made his debut for the Tykes on 10 September as a alternate in place of Ryan Kent during a 2–1 victory at Preston North End, scoring the winning goal with a left-footed coil feat after outpacing and losing his marker with a backheel. [ 23 ] In January 2017, it was announced that Armstrong had extended his loan spell at the golf club until the end of the 2016–17 temper. [ 24 ]

Bolton Wanderers ( loan ) [edit ]

On 17 July 2017, Armstrong joined Championship english Bolton Wanderers until the following January. [ 25 ] He made his debut for the club on 6 August, coming on as a late utility for Stephen Darby in Bolton ‘s 3–2 home kill to Leeds United [ 26 ] before making his first start in the EFL Cup at Crewe Alexandra, scoring in a 2–1 succeed. [ 27 ] Armstrong was recalled from his lend spell on 4 January 2018, having made 23 appearances in all competitions. [ 28 ]

Blackburn Rovers [edit ]

On 9 January 2018, Armstrong joined EFL League One side Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [ 29 ] He helped Blackburn secure promotion to the EFL Championship at the inaugural clock time of asking.

Armstrong signed for Blackburn Rovers permanently on 6 August 2018 on a four-year narrow for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1.75 million. [ 30 ]

Southampton [edit ]

On 10 August 2021, Armstrong joined Premier League side Southampton on a four-year-deal for an undisclosed tip, [ 31 ] reported to be in the region of £15 million. [ 32 ] He scored on his debut for the club, a 3–1 get the better of away to Everton on the open day of the Premier League season. [ 33 ]

International career [edit ]

Armstrong has represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels. [ 34 ] He made his debut for the under-16 english on 27 September 2012, in a 5–0 winnings against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield, [ 35 ] as England retained the tournament title for the twelfth class in a row following wins against Wales, [ 36 ] and Scotland. [ 37 ] He scored his inaugural finish on 13 February 2013, in a friendly against Germany after replacing Izzy Brown in the second half. He was named in the England squad to take region in the 2013 Montaigu Tournament in France, with England draw against Germany, Netherlands and Chile. [ 38 ] England began the tournament with a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands, [ 39 ] and pulse Chile 3–1 in the second game with goals from Patrick Roberts and Giorgio Rasulo. [ 40 ] A 1–1 draw with Germany in the final game meant that England finished as group winners and faced Turkey in the final. [ 41 ] Armstrong scored in the concluding which England lost on penalties after the game had finished 2–2. [ 42 ] This was to be his last appearance for the under-16 team, as he moved up to the under-17 side, scoring on his introduction in a 1–0 win against Turkey in the FA International Tournament held at St George ‘s Park National Football Centre in Burton upon Trent. [ 43 ] He was named in the police squad for the 2014 UEFA european Under-17 Championship qualifying round off matches against Armenia, Gibraltar and Republic of Ireland, scoring doubly in each of the three games, as England won the group scoring 18 goals without conceding a unmarried finish. [ 44 ] England were subsequently drawn against group hosts Czech Republic, Albania and Italy in the elite round of golf. [ 45 ] Armstrong played in the first two games, both 1–0 wins against the Czech Republic [ 46 ] and Albania. [ 47 ] The results left England needing merely a drawing card against Italy in the final game to qualify for the tournament, and Armstrong opened the score as England won 2–1 and sealed qualification to the final tournament, held in Malta. [ 48 ] Armstrong was called up to England ‘s victorious 2014 UEFA european Under-17 Championship police squad and scored twice during the rival before missing the final through injury. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] On 26 August 2014, Armstrong received his first gear call-up to the under-18 team. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] He marked his debut with two goals in a friendly match against the Netherlands on 3 September. [ 53 ] He followed this up with goals in victories against Poland and Switzerland to take his tally to four goals in his first four capital. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] In the second game against the swiss, Armstrong scored doubly as England won 6–1. [ 56 ] On 8 October 2015, Armstrong netted for England ‘s under-19 team away to Macedonia. On 9 November 2016, now playing at U20 level, Armstrong scored a hat trick against Nigeria in South Korea. [ 57 ]

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup [edit ]

Armstrong was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made four appearances in the tournament, scoring a finish in the possibility game against Argentina. [ 58 ] He was an unused stand-in in the final examination between England and Venezuela that England won 1–0, England ‘s beginning acquire in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966. [ 59 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of 28 December 2021

Honours [edit ]

Blackburn Rovers
England U17
England U20
England U21
Individual

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