Jack Armer
Scottish footballer (born 2001)
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Jack Armer (born 16 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Burton Albion as a defender.[3] Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth international level.
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Armer in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Armer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Carlisle United | 152 | (4) |
| 2024– | Burton Albion | 76 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Scotland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Scotland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:10, 23 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:41, 6 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Born in Preston,[4] Armer is from Penwortham and has Scottish descent on his mother's side of the family.[5]
Club career
Armer joined Preston North End at the age of seven and turned professional in May 2019.[4] He moved on loan to Lancaster City in August 2019.[6] After the loan ended in December 2019, he returned to the club for a second loan spell in January 2020.[7][8]
He was released by Preston at the end of the 2019–20 season,[9] and signed for Carlisle United in August 2020.[10]
On 8 July 2024, Armer joined League One side Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option for a further season.[11][12]
On 8 May 2026, the club announced a new one-year deal for the player.[13]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2019–20[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancaster City (loan) | 2019–20[16] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Carlisle United | 2020–21[17] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2021–22[18] | League Two | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[19] | League Two | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[20] | League One | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Total | 152 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 172 | 5 | ||
| Burton Albion | 2024–25[21] | League One | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2025–26[22] | League One | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2026–27[23] | League One | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 76 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 287 | 10 | ||
- Two appearances and one goal in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, and one appearance in the FA Trophy.
Honours
Carlisle United
