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Stuart Armstrong is a professional football player from Scotland. Additionally, Stuart Armstrong plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Southampton and the Scotland national team.
Early life
Stuart Armstrong was born in March 30, 1992, in Inverness, Scotland. According to his date of birth, this soccer star is 30 years and has Scottish nationality.
Apart from this, this soccer star is yet to share information about his ethnicity, zodiac sign, parents, siblings, and his early childhood life. However, he has also not shared information about his academic career.
Career and professional life
Dundee United
Before joining Dundee United as a professional in July 2009, Stuart Armstrong played for Dyce Boys Club and the Inverness Caledonian Thistle youth team. He made his first team debut for Dundee United in November 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Hamilton Academical.
Later, in December 2011 against St Mirren, in a 2-2 draw, he scored his first goal for United. He signed a three-year contract with Dundee United in September 2012 after making six appearances this year. In October 2012, he signed a new contract with United. On 24 November he scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 victory over Ross County.
Stuart Armstrong and Dundee United began discussing a new deal on 19 November; On December 12 he signed a one-year deal. Although he indicated that he was happy to wait to establish himself in United’s first team, he expressed his desire to play in England in the future. During the January 2014 transfer window, Celtic showed interest in some of Dundee United’s other young players.
On 31 January 2015, he played his last game for Dundee United, losing to Aberdeen in the New Firm derby of the 2014–15 Scottish League Cup. He played for Dundee United for 150 appearances, starting 109 matches and scoring 22 goals in total before joining Celtic.
Celtic
He received two transfer offers from Celtic in January 2015; however, Dundee United rejected them both. On 2 February 2015, his and Gary Mackay-Steven’s transfer from Dundee United was finalized. He denied having made the transfer request. As Celtic chased a domestic treble, both players would be ineligible for the remaining Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches.
On 11 February 2015, he scored for Celtic in a 3–0 league win over Partick Thistle. On 19 February 2001, he made his Celtic Park and European debut in a 3-3 UEFA Europa League draw against Inter Milan.
In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against Stjarnan, he made his first appearance of the 2015–16 season and assisted the second goal in a 2–0 home win. On August 15 against Inverness CT, in his team’s 4-2 league victory, he scored his first goals of the season with a pair of second-half goals.
His season was cut short by injuries despite Celtic winning a second consecutive domestic treble in 2017-18. Stuart Armstrong’s transfer from Premier League club Southampton to Celtic was agreed for £7 million in June 2018.
Southampton
In June 2018, he agreed to a four-year contract with Southampton. He made his Premier League debut against Burnley on 12 August 2018, in a 0–0 draw. In the 3–2 league defeat against Fulham on 24 November 2018, he scored his first two goals for Southampton. He made his first league appearance of the year on 17 August 2019, in a 1–2 loss against Liverpool, replacing Ché Adams.
Caption: Stuart Armstrong during a football match (Source: Instagram)
He earned his first league start of the year on 2 November 2019, in a 2–1 loss to Manchester City. At the King Power Stadium on 11 January 2020, Southampton defeated Leicester City 1-2 with the help of Stuart’s first goal of the year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Premier League to suspend play on 13 March 2020. His new three-and-a-half-year contract with Southampton was confirmed on 1 January 2021 and will last until the summer of 2024.
International career
He played at under-19 and under-21 levels for Scotland. In August 2015 and March 2017, the national team called him up again. On 26 March 2017 he made his senior international debut in a 1-0 win against Slovenia. He suffered an injury in September 2017 and was forced to miss two 2018 World Cup qualifying matches.
After testing positive for COVID-19 in October 2020, he withdrew from the Scotland squad for a Euro 2020 qualifying play-off semi-final against Israel. He was chosen for the Scotland squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 competition in May 2021.
Awards
In February 2013, he was awarded the Clydesdale Bank Premier League Young Player of the Month award. He was nominated for the SPFA Young Player of the Year award, but Hibernian’s Leigh Griffiths won it instead of him. However, he did earn the SFWA Young Player of the Year award.
He received a nomination for the 2013-2014 PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year in April 2014. Additionally, he was chosen for the 2013-14 PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Year.
Caption: Stuart Armstrong posing for a photo with trophies (Source: Instagram)
Net worth
As a football player and playing in a popular football club, he has earned a large sum of money throughout his career. Furthermore, his net worth is estimated between $5 million and $8 million and he has not shared his salary or income publicly.
civil status
Currently, this soccer star is dating his girlfriend, Sophie Hofford. Sophie is a trainee solicitor and holds degrees from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh.
Caption: Stuart Armstrong with his girlfriend, Sophie Hofford (Source: Playerswiki)
Apart from this, there is no information about their first date and others. At the moment, the soccer star is not part of controversies or rumors.
Stuart Armstrong – Body Measurements
This football star is 6 feet tall and weighs around 68 kg. She has dark brown hair with green eyes and has not shared any other information about her other body measurements.
Stuart Armstrong – Social Networks
On his Instagram page, he has more than 85.4k followers. However, Stuart is not active on Facebook or Twitter.
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