Albie Armin

Albie Armin
Personal information
Full name Albie Armin[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Colchester, England[2]
Position(s) Defender/midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leiston
Youth career
2012–2022 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2022 → Braintree Town (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Leiston 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Albie Armin (born 12 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leiston.

Career

Born in Colchester, Armin joined the Ipswich Town academy as an Under-8 in 2012. He signed a two-year professional contract in July 2021.

Armin made his senior debut for Ipswich Town on 14 September 2021 in a 2-1 home defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy group stage.

On 3 August 2022, he joined National League South club Braintree Town on loan for the first half of the 2022–23 season.[3] He made his debut for Braintree Town on 6 August 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 away league defeat at Dulwich Hamlet. That was his only appearance for Braintree Town, and he soon returned to parent club Ipswich Town.

Armin made his first appearance for Ipswich Town against senior opposition on 18 October 2022, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Edwin Agbaje in a 1–0 away defeat at Cambridge United in the EFL Trophy group stage.[4] The East Anglian Daily Times reported that "within seconds he had produced a perfectly-timed slide tackle to prevent a dangerous Cambridge counter-attack".[5]

Armin made a total of 4 first team appearances for Ipswich Town, before being released at the end of the 2022-23 season. After unsuccessful trials at professional clubs West Bromwich Albion and Brentford, Armin signed for Southern Premier Central side Leiston on 11 September 2023.

Despite playing as a defender during his time at Ipswich Town, Armin played predominantly as a midfielder during his first season at Leiston, scoring 2 goals in 33 league appearances.

Style of play

Armin's agency describes him as a left-sided "marauding centre-half with an excellent range of both short and long passing with the ability to shift and unlock teams".[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2021–22[6] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[7] EFL League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2022–23[8] National League South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Leiston 2023-24

Southern Premier Central

33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
Career total 34 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 38 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Players given a free transfer: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 84. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Albie Armin". ROC NATION. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ Warren, Andy (3 August 2022). "Young defender Armin joins Braintree on loan". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ Watson, Stuart (19 October 2022). "Stu says: Six observations following Trophy defeat at Cambridge". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Games played by Albie Armin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Games played by Albie Armin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ^ Albie Armin at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2022.