Daniel Armstrong (born 10 October 1997) is a Scottish

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who plays as a winger for

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team

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. He previously played for

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

, Ross County and

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...

Career

Armstrong began his career playing youth football with Scottish club

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...

. After almost 10 years with the club, Armstrong was signed by

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side

on 27 October 2015, agreeing a three-year deal with the side. After primarily playing for the club's youth sides, Armstrong was loaned out to

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side

at end of January 2018, with the player expressing a desire to play first-team football. His first start for the club came as a second-half substitute for

Andy Ryan Andy Ryan (born 29 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Larne in the Irish Premiership. Ryan began his career with Hamilton Academical, before moving on to Forfar Athletic and subsequently playing ...

in a 0–0 draw with

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. He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2017–18 season. Armstrong then signed a short-term contract with

, and scored five goals in 11 appearances for the

Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; sco, Kirkcaldy; gd, Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, ...

club. Armstrong moved to

club Ross County in January 2019. He scored on his debut for Ross County against East Fife in the

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup, and then returned to Raith Rovers in October 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

;Ross County *

: 2018–19 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2018–19 ;Kilmarnock *Scottish Championship: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Daniel Living people 1997 births Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Raith Rovers F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players