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Ezra Armstrong

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Ezra Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Ezra Hanani Armstrong
Date of birth (1998-12-15) December 15, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North Carolina FC
Number 42
Youth career
Sporting Nashville Heroes
2014–2016 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Swope Park Rangers 2 (0)
2018 FC Columbus 11 (3)
2018–2019 Türkspor Augsburg 25 (3)
2019–2020 Skovshoved IF 1 (0)
2021 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 14 (0)
2022–2023 St. Louis City 2 38 (0)
2024– North Carolina FC 30 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2024

Ezra Armstrong (born December 15, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

Career

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Armstrong signed to Sporting Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate side Swope Park Rangers from their academy on March 10, 2016.[1]

In 2018, Armstrong joined German 6th-tier side Türkspor Augsburg.[2][3]

Armstrong signed to Skovshoved IF in the Fall of 2019.[citation needed]

On February 15, 2021, Armstrong returned to the United States, joining USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[4]

On February 7, 2022, Armstrong joined MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City 2 ahead of the league's inaugural season.[5]

Armstrong moved to USL Championship club North Carolina FC on December 15, 2023.[6]

Personal

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Ezra is the son of former United States international Desmond Armstrong.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Swope Park Rangers sign Ezra Armstrong, Will Little and Steven Tekesky to Academy contracts". sportingkc.com. MLS. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Langner, Wolfgang (28 March 2019). "Türkspor anstatt Arsenal oder Bayern". Augsburger Allgemeine.
  3. ^ "Ezra Armstrong". FuPa.
  4. ^ Staff, Riverhounds (February 15, 2021). "Riverhounds SC sign Ezra Armstrong and Chris Morrish". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - USL.
  5. ^ "UNVEILING ST. LOUIS CITY 2'S MLS NEXT PRO ROSTER - St. Louis CITY SC". Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. ^ "NCFC signs defender Ezra Armstrong". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Soccer runs in the family: Ezra Armstrong makes professional debut for Swope Park Rangers". sportingkc.com. MLS. May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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