Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Armstrong | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2004–2010 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Crusaders (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2007 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2008 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Linfield | 74 | (6) |
2013–2014 | Ards | 22 | (2) |
2014–2019 | Dungannon Swifts | 131 | (5) |
2019 | Ballymacash Rangers | ||
International career | |||
2007 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2018 |
David Armstrong (born 23 January 1987) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. He previously played for NIFL Premiership side Dungannon Swifts, as a defender. He began his career with Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian and had loan spells at Crusaders, Cowdenbeath and Raith Rovers. Armstrong has represented Northern Ireland at under-17, 19 and 21 levels.
Armstrong began his career as a youth player with Lisburn Youth in Northern Ireland [1] before joining Heart of Midlothian in Scotland in 2004 at youth level. [2] He was initially released by Hearts in December 2004 to allow him to return to Northern Ireland due to personal reasons, where he played for Crusaders, [3] but ultimately he spent the season on loan before returning to Hearts. [4] Playing as a striker, he scored once for Crusaders, in a 2–3 defeat to Lisburn Distillery. [5] Armstrong spent two further loans spells at Scottish Football League sides Cowdenbeath [6] and Raith Rovers. [7] [8] In July 2012, [9] Armstrong was released by the club having only made reserve [10] appearances.
On 7 August 2010, [11] he signed for IFA Premiership side Linfield on a two-year contract. [12]
Armstrong was born in Lisburn and is the son of Winston Armstrong a former footballer with Lisburn Distillery. [11] His middle name of Maradona is a tribute to Argentinian footballing legend Diego Maradona. [13]
Linfield
Irish League Cup 2017–2018