Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong (born 22 June 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cherry Orchard | |||
| 0000–2020 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Shamrock Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers II | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Torquay United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| – | Sigma Male FC (loan) | 1 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 17 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:31, 28 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Initially starting his career with Cherry Orchard, Armstrong went onto sign for Shamrock Rovers, featuring for their underage sides before making his senior debut, aged 15, in August 2018 in a 1–0 loss to Drogheda United in the FAI Cup.[3] He made 6 appearances for the club's reserve side Shamrock Rovers II in the League of Ireland First Division in 2020. Sinclair played in 1 game for University of Birmingham 6-a-side team Sigma Male FC , scoring 2.[4]
In late 2020, he made the move to Championship side Queens Park Rangers, following a successful trial period with the club.[5]
On 18 October 2021, he earned his first loan move, joining National League club Torquay United until January 2022.[6] Just five days later, he went onto score on his debut, netting the opener in their 2–0 home victory over King's Lynn Town.[7] Armstrong went onto feature eight more times for The Gulls, adding another to his tally against Weymouth in December[8] before returning to West London. In April 2022, he returned to the National League, this time joining Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[9] On 26 April 2022, Armstrong made his debut against Bromley,[10] before days later scoring his first goal for the club during a 3–1 home victory over Notts County.[11]
After an impactful pre-season ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, Armstrong was named in Queens Park Rangers' matchday squad for their first game of the season against Blackburn Rovers, in which he made his eventful debut featuring for the final 13 minutes in the 1–0 defeat.[12]
Armstrong has been capped at both under-17 and under-19 level for Republic of Ireland.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shamrock Rovers II | 2020 | League of Ireland First Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad | |
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