Jack Armer (born 16 April 2001) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

, as a defender. Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth international level.

Early and personal life

Born in

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, Armer is from

Penwortham Penwortham () is a town in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links cr ...

and has Scottish descent on his mother's side of the family.

Club career

Armer joined

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

at the age of seven and turned professional in May 2019. He moved on loan to

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Footb ...

in August 2019. After the loan ended in December 2019, he returned to the club for a second loan spell in January 2020. He was released by Preston at the end of the 2019–20 season, and signed for

in August 2020.

International career

he was called-up but the Scotland under-19 team in February 2020. He had previously played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels.

Career statistics

References

2001 births Living people English people of Scottish descent English footballers Scottish footballers Preston North End F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Northern Premier League players English Football League players Association football defenders Scotland youth international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-2000s-stub