Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong (born 22 June 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Bristol City and the Republic of Ireland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | – | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000 | Cherry Orchard | ||
| 0000–2020 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Shamrock Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers II | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Queens Park Rangers | 61 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Torquay United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (6) |
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:02, 11 June 2024 (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.[4]
In late 2020, he made the move to Championship side Queens Park Rangers, following a successful trial period with the club.[5][6]
On 18 October 2021, he earned his first loan move, joining National League club Torquay United until January 2022.[7] 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.[8] Armstrong went onto feature eight more times for The Gulls, adding another to his tally against Weymouth in December[9] 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.[10] On 26 April 2022, Armstrong made his debut against Bromley,[11] before days later scoring his first goal for the club during a 3–1 home victory over Notts County.[12]
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.[13]
In June 2024, QPR triggered an option in Armstrong's contract to extend his stay with the Championship side.[14]
On July 19th 2024, Sinclair signed for Bristol City for a reported £3.5 million.
Born in Ireland, Armstrong is of Nigerian descent.[15] He has been capped for under-17 and under-19 youth level for the Republic of Ireland.[2] On 8 September 2023, he received his first call up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier at home to Netherlands 2 days later.[16] He made his senior debut in the game, replacing Jason Knight in the 87th minute of a 2–1 loss at a sold out Aviva Stadium.[17] He returned to the U21 side for their game 2 days later against San Marino U21 and scored his first goal at U21 level in a 3–0 win at Turners Cross.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shamrock Rovers II | 2020 | LOI 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 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| Total | 61 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 65 | 4 | |||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 8 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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