Position: Defender

Height: 6’0″

College/Former Club: St. Louis City 2

Hometown: North Carolina

Date of Birth: 6/4/2004

Armstrong joins Sporting JAX after four seasons with St. Louis City 2 in MLS NEXT Pro, bringing professional experience and a strong development background to the club’s inaugural roster. He began his playing career at The STEM Preparatory Academy, competing on the varsity boys’ team, and previously played for AFC 615 in Nashville, Tenn.

The son of Desmond Armstrong—a former U.S. Men’s National Team defender and 2012 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee who became the first U.S.-born Black player to appear in a FIFA World Cup—Armstrong brings professional experience and a strong soccer pedigree to the First Coast.