Stuart Armstrong is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Southampton of the Premier League Football and for the Scotland national team. He was named Young Player of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers’ Association in 2013 and three times to the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the Scottish Premiership.
Armstrong was born on March 30, 1992, in Inverness, Scotland. He was a member of the youth academies of Dyce Boys Club, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and Dundee United. He was a member of Celtic’s domestic treble-winning teams in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
What is the Net Worth of Stuart Armstrong? Salary, Earnings
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Since going pro in 2014, the Saints’ playmaker is said to have earned $1 million in salary. His first ever recorded wage (annual) was said to be slightly more than $40,000 – he was with Dundee during the 2013-14 season. With Celtic, he earned an annual salary of almost $600,000 on average.
Celtic agreed to a £7 million transfer fee with Premier League club Southampton in June 2018. As with the Hampshire side, his salary has been over $3.5 million per year and has potentially accumulated around $10 million since his joining. By the time his contract with the Premier League club finishes, he is expected to have earned more than $18 million from his tenure at Southampton. According to the above-mentioned study, Armstrong’s net worth is anywhere between $5 million and $8 million.
Is Stuart Armstrong Single? Relationship
Armstrong has kept a ridiculously private existence away from football since he began graining grounds. While fans enjoyed discussing his abilities, it was only a matter of time before they began to enquire about his personal life.
His private life, on the other hand, was kept to himself and his close friends. But then came an article in the Daily Mail in November 2020, revealing all the wags of Scottish players, including Armstrong’s.
According to the publication, the 29-year-old midfielder has someone he can call his biggest fan, and that person is his girlfriend, Sophie Hofford. According to the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom, she is a trainee solicitor with degrees from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
Armstrong’s prospective bae received a ‘outstanding dissertation’ from the University of Aberdeen. Hofford, a former student of St George’s School for Girls, previously worked at Hollister Co., an online clothing shop situated in Edinburgh, UK.
How did Stuart Armstrong start his Professional Career?
Armstrong got his first professional deal with Dundee United’s senior squad in July 2009. He made his debut for the team in a 1-0 win over Hamilton Academical in November 2010. From 2010 to 2015, he spent five years with the club A-side, making 150 games and scoring 22 goals and 11 assists.
Despite two significant proposals from Celtic, Dundee refused to trade Armstrong in January 2015. The relocation, on the other hand, was finished on February 2, 2015.
In his debut against Patrick Thistle, the Inverness-born footballer scored his first goal for Celtic. On February 19, 2015, he made his European debut for Celtic in a three-all draw against Inter Milan in the UEFA Europa League. Similarly, he made his Champions League debut for Celtic in their qualification encounter against Stjarnan, assisting the second goal in a 2-0 home victory. He had two goals and three assists in the 2015-16 season.
The following season, he had 17 goals, including a local treble with Celtic. Southampton signed him on a four-year contract in June 2018. On August 12, 2018, he made his Premier League debut against Burnley. Armstrong has made 92 appearances for St Mary’s, scoring 12 goals in that time.
On March 26, 2017, he made his international debut in a 1-0 win against Slovenia. He has played in 27 matches for the national team, scoring two goals in all phases.
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