Stephen Armstrong
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Charleston Battery | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Butler Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | ||
| 2000 | Västra Frölunda | ||
| 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) |
| 2006–2008 | Chicago Storm (indoor) | 52 | (42) |
| 2006– | Charleston Battery | 118 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 3, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stephen Armstrong (born July 23, 1976 in Birkenhead) is an English-born South African footballer who currently plays for Charleston Battery in the USL Professional Division.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and Amateur
Armstrong was raised in Cape Town, South Africa after the age of 4.[citation needed] He came to the United States to attend Butler University. In four seasons between 1996 and 1999 with Butler's side the Bulldogs, he made All-American, finished as the school's third all-time leading scorer with 43 goals and 102 points. He is ranked in the Horizon League's all-time top 10 for both goals and points.[1] From 1998 Armstrong also played for the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League. [2]
[edit] Professional
Armstrong played in Sweden with Västra Frölunda IF 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 was selected in the second round - 13th overall - of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United.[4] Armstrong was traded to Kansas City for Brandon Prideaux on January 11, 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. He signed with Charleston at the start of the 2006 season. On March 9, 2010, Charleston announced the re-signing of Armstrong to a new contract for the 2010 season.[6]
On March 24, 2011, Armstrong re-signed with Charleston for the 2011 season as both a player and an assistant coach. He currently resides in Charleston, SC with his wife, Angela, and 4 awesome stepchildren: JR, Harrison, Spencer, and Tucker Ormson.[7]
[edit] Honors
[edit] Charleston Battery
- USL Second Division Champions (1): 2010
- USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2010
[edit] Personal
- 2006-2007 MISL Rookie of the Year
[edit] References
- ^ Career records
- ^ Battery re-sign Alavanja
- ^ Gone but not forgotten: Stephen Armstrong
- ^ "MetroStars take Shak No. 1 at MLS SuperDraft". CNN. February 7, 2000. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2000/02/06/superdraft_roundup/.
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3114841
- ^ "Charleston re-signs Armstrong". USLsoccer.com. http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/408528.html. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4171215
[edit] External links
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Anglo-African people
- Butler Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Charleston Battery players
- Chicago Storm (MISL) players
- Columbus Crew players
- D.C. United players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- English footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- English people of South African descent
- Association football forwards
- Kansas City Wizards players
- Michigan Bucks players
- Naturalised citizens of South Africa
- South African association football players
- South African people of English descent
- South African people of Scottish descent
- The Football League players
- USL First Division players
- USL Premier Development League players
- USL Second Division players
- USL Professional Division players
- Watford F.C. players
- White South African association football players
