Stuart Armstrong

Armstrong's current-season form is down 69% on last season (Season 32→10), while his Rating eased 15→12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Aberdeen · 7th	9	0	0	6.8	11	9
2025/26	Aberdeen · 8th	28	2	5	6.93	15	32
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 12th	11	0	1	6.7	20	5
2024/25	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	10	2	2	6.96	13	9
2023/24	Southampton · 4th	42	5	7	7.16	37	30
2022/23	Southampton · 20th	32	2	1	6.59	41	24

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	45	4
Scotland U21	10	2
Scotland U19	6	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

S. Armstrong is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Aberdeen, rated 12.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (46.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Armstrong.

On the season, Armstrong graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.555 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 10). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Armstrong is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26

12.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.56

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.56

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.3%

Available fixtures9 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.555

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %87

Dribble success %12.5

Cards / 900.393

Foul involvement / 902.555

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 34, Armstrong sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Armstrong's projected Rating — 12.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created15

Passes310

Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success12.5%

Duels won18

Duels won %41.9%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.6M total transfer fees · 5 moves

AberdeenSept 2025 – nowFree

Sheffield WednesdayJan 2025 – Sept 2025€ 580K

Vancouver WhitecapsSept 2024 – Jan 2025Free

SouthamptonJun 2018 – Sept 2024

CelticFeb 2015 – Jun 2018

Dundee Utduntil Feb 2015

About S. Armstrong

Stuart Armstrong is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Aberdeen, born on March 30, 1992 in Inverness, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Aberdeen currently sit 7th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, S. Armstrong has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 458 minutes, averaging a 6.68 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When S. Armstrong plays, Aberdeen's record this season is 3W-2D-4L — and his match ratings average 6.75 at home against 6.6 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs ST Mirren (45 minutes, 6.43 rating)
October 11, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs ST Johnstone (31 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 19, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Hibernian (31 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 15, 2026: 4-0 win away at Motherwell (18 minutes, 6.54 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Kilmarnock (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Celtic (90 minutes, 6.65 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Rangers (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Dundee (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 1, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Heart Of Midlothian (18 minutes, 6.9 rating)

S. Armstrong's next match is on October 28, 2026, when Aberdeen face Falkirk at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Armstrong at 12.2 with a Season form score of 9.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Canadian Championship and the Scottish Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, S. Armstrong has totalled 474 club appearances with 66 goals and 26 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 42 appearances for Southampton.

S. Armstrong's career has also included time at Sheffield Wednesday, Vancouver Whitecaps, Southampton, Celtic and Dundee Utd.

On the international stage, S. Armstrong has represented Scotland, Scotland U21, Scotland U19 — 61 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

Watch points