Adam Armstrong (footballer)

Adam Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Adam James Armstrong[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Place of birth Chapel House, England[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Number 32
Youth career
2006–2014 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Newcastle United 17 (0)
2015–2016 → Coventry City (loan) 40 (20)
2016– → Barnsley (loan) 10 (3)
National team‡
2012–2013 England U16 6 (2)
2013–2014 England U17 12 (10)
2014–2015 England U18 9 (8)
2015–2016 England U19 9 (3)
2016– England U20 5 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 5 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:45, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

Adam James Armstrong (born 10 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Barnsley on loan from Newcastle United.

Club career

Newcastle United

A lifelong Newcastle fan, Armstrong joined the club at the age 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 time on 28 January 2014 for a Premier League game against Norwich City, remaining unused in the goalless draw at Carrow Road.[4] On 15 March 2014, Armstrong made his debut as an 86th-minute substitute for Luuk de Jong in a Premier League defeat to Fulham,[5] making him only the second youngest player to play for Newcastle in the Premier League after Kazenga LuaLua.[6]

On 24 September 2014, Armstrong started his first game for Newcastle in a League Cup third round match against Crystal Palace. Newcastle won the match 3–2 in extra time with Armstrong providing assists for two of Newcastle's goals.[7] Armstrong received his first Premier League start on 26 December, a 3–1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.[8]

Coventry City (loan)

On 28 July 2015, Armstrong joined Coventry City on a youth loan until 16 January 2016.[9] He made his debut on 8 August, scoring both goals in a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic at the Ricoh Arena in the first game of the new League One season.[10] A week later, he netted another brace in a 4–0 victory away to Millwall, the first goal coming from 35 yards out. Former Coventry and Newcastle legend Micky Quinn challenged him to beat his record of 10 goals in his first 6 games in 1992 following his own move from the North East to the West Midlands.[11] After scoring again in his next match on 18 August in a 3–2 win against Crewe Alexandra,[12] Armstrong won the League One Player of the Month award for August with 5 goals in his first 5 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 win over Shrewsbury Town.[15] He recorded consecutive braces on 31 October and 3 November, in home victories over Peterborough United and Barnsley, the former seeing his team come from 1–2 behind with ten minutes to go.[16][17] Armstrong scored a first senior hat-trick on 2 January 2016, in a 5–0 win at Crewe Alexandra. Afterwards, his manager Tony Mowbray told the media "We know what a talent he is. There are goals in his boots. The front four were almost unplayable".[18]

On 14 January 2016, Armstrong's loan was extended until the end of the season.[19] In April, he was listed in the PFA Team of the Year for League One.[20]

Barnsley (loan)

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 loan deal,[21] having signed a new four-year deal at St James' Park before his departure, after Newcastle manager Rafael Benítez expressed his desire for Armstrong to gain more experience at Championship level.[22] He made his debut for the Tykes on 10 September as a substitute in place of Ryan Kent during a 2–1 victory over Preston North End, scoring the winning goal with a left-footed curling effort after outpacing and losing his marker with a backheel. The goal went on to win the September goal of the month award in the Championship.[23]

International career

Armstrong has represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.[24] He made his debut for the under-16 side on 27 September 2012, in a 5–0 win against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield,[25] as England retained the tournament title for the twelfth year in a row following wins against Wales,[26] and Scotland.[27] He scored his first goal 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 part in the 2013 Montaigu Tournament in France, with England drawn against Germany, Netherlands and Chile.[28] England began the tournament with a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands,[29] and beat Chile 3–1 in the second game with goals from Patrick Roberts and Giorgio Rasulo.[30] A 1–1 draw with Germany in the final game meant that England finished as group winners and faced Turkey in the final.[31] Armstrong scored in the final which England lost on penalties after the game had finished 2–2.[32]

This was to be his last appearance for the under-16 team, as he moved up to the under-17 side, scoring on his debut 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.[33] He was named in the squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round matches against Armenia, Gibraltar and Republic of Ireland, scoring twice in each of the three games, as England won the group scoring 18 goals without conceding a single goal.[34] England were subsequently drawn against group hosts Czech Republic, Albania and Italy in the elite round.[35] Armstrong played in the first two games, both 1–0 wins against the Czech Republic[36] and Albania.[37] The results left England needing only a draw against Italy in the final game to qualify for the tournament, and Armstrong opened the scoring as England won 2–1 and sealed qualification to the final tournament, held in Malta.[38] Armstrong was called up to England's victorious 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad and scored twice during the competition before missing the final through injury.[39][40]

On 26 August 2014, Armstrong received his first call-up to the under-18 team.[41][42] He marked his debut with two goals in a friendly match against the Netherlands on 3 September.[43] He followed this up with goals in victories against Poland and Switzerland to take his tally to four goals in his first four caps.[44][45] In the second game against the Swiss, Armstrong scored twice as England won 6–1.[46]

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.[47]

Career statistics

As of 5 November 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2013–14[48] Premier League4000000040
2014–15[49] Premier League110103000150
2015–16[50] Premier League0000000000
2016–17 Championship2000000020
Total 170103000210
Coventry City (loan) 2015–16[50] League One40200000004020
Barnsley (loan) 2016–17 Championship103000000103
Career total 67231030007123

Honours

International

England U-17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14". Premier League. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Adam Armstrong commits future to Newcastle United by signing a long-term deal". ChronicleLive.co.uk. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Adam Armstrong". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Norwich 0–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fulham 1 – 0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Season 2013/14 Fulham (a)". www.nufc.com. Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Starforth, Miles (25 September 2014). "Debutant Adam Armstrong's cup of joy after Newcastle's dramatic win". The Shields Gazette. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Manchester United 3–1 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Armstrong Secures Coventry Loan". Newcastle United FC. 28 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Coventry 2-0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Tweddell, Ross. "Adam Armstrong On Course To Break Coventry City Record Set By Newcastle Legend Mick Quinn". What Culture. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Coventry 3-2 Crewe". BBC Sport. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Poole, Alan (4 September 2015). "Newcastle United's Adam Armstrong named League One Player of the Month after stunning start with Coventry City". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Coventry City 1-0 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Coventry 3-0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Coventry 3-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Coventry 4-3 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Crewe 0-5 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "LOAN: Coventry City have sealed the loan extension of Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong". Coventry City F.C. 14 January 2016.
  20. 1 2 "PFA awards: Leicester and Spurs dominate Premier League team". BBC Sport. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong leaves for Barnsley loan". Sky Sports. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong labels Barnsley loan move a 'no-brainer'". Chronicle Live. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Preston North End 1–2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Adam Armstrong". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Northern Ireland v England" TheFA.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  26. ↑ "Wales v England" TheFA.com. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "England v Scotland" TheFA.com. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  28. ↑ " England U16s 2013 Montaigu Tournament Squad" England Football Blog. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  29. ↑ "Netherlands v England" TheFA.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  30. ↑ "Chile v England" TheFA.com. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  31. ↑ "Germany v England" TheFA.com. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  32. ↑ "Turkey v England" TheFA.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  33. ↑ "England v Turkey" TheFA.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  34. ↑ "England U17s striker Adam Armstrong delighted with six goals" TheFA.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  35. ↑ "Young Lions face Elite Round trip to Czech Republic" TheFA.com. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  36. ↑ "Czech Republic v England" TheFA.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  37. ↑ "England U17s 1–0 Albania U17s" TheFA.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  38. ↑ "Armstrong and Solanke fire England U17s into Euro Finals" TheFA.com. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  39. ↑ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-uniteds-adam-armstrong-miss-7148037
  40. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2014/teams/player=250066932/index.html
  41. ↑ "Neil Dewsnip names England U18s squad for Holland test". The FA. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  42. ↑ King, Dan (26 August 2014). "Woodman And Armstrong Receive England Call". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  43. ↑ "Armstrong strikes twice as England blow Holland away". The FA. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  44. ↑ "Poland U18s 2–3 England U18s" The FA. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  45. ↑ "England 1–0 Switzerland" The FA. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  46. ↑ "England 6–1 Switzerland" The FA. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  47. ↑ http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/nov/09/england-20s-8-1-nigeria-091116
  48. ↑ "Games played by Adam Armstrong in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  49. ↑ "Games played by Adam Armstrong in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  50. 1 2 "Games played by Adam Armstrong in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  51. ↑ Adam Armstrong profile at Soccerway
  52. ↑ http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2015/sep/adam-armstrong-skybet-league-one-player-of-the-month-award-england-u19s-v-germany-040915[]

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