Stephen Armstrong

This article is about the soccer player. For the Australian rules footballer, see Steven Armstrong.

Personal information
Stephen Armstrong
Full name	Stephen Armstrong
Date of birth	July 23, 1976 (1976-07-23) (age 31)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Charleston Battery (USL First Division) Chicago Storm (MISL) (indoor)
Number	16
Youth clubs
1996-1999	Butler
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-00 2000-01 2001 2002-2004 2005 2006- 2006-	Mid-Michigan Bucks Västra Frölunda IF Watford D.C. United Kansas City Wizards Columbus Crew Charleston Battery Chicago Storm	3 15 0(3) 55 0(5) 07 0(0) 25 0(8) 29 (32)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Armstrong (born July 23, 1976 in Birkenhead, England) is an English/South African (dual citizenship) [1] soccer forward/midfielder, who currently plays for the Charleston Battery in the USL First Division and the Chicago Storm in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Born in England and raised in Cape Town, South Africa after the age of 4, Armstrong came to the US to attend Butler University. In four seasons (1996-99) with the Bulldogs, he made All-American, finished as the school's third all-time leading scorer (43 goals, 102 points) and ranked in the Horizon League's all-time top 10 for both goals and points. [2] Starting in 1998, Armstrong also played for the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League. [3]

Armstrong played in Sweden and in the English Championship Division (at Watford F.C.) [4] before being selected in the second round (13th overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. Armstrong was traded to Kansas City (for Brandon Prideaux) in 2002, and spent two years with the Wizards, appearing in regular season and playoff games each year. Armstrong missed the 2004 Major League Soccer season while recovering from ACL surgery on his right knee [5], then joined the Columbus Crew in 2005. He signed with Charleston at the start of the 2006 season.

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