Harrison Armstrong

Derby County completed the loan signing of Everton and England youth international midfielder Harrison Armstrong in early February 2025.

The highly-rated 18-year-old arrived at Pride Park Stadium from the Premier League club until the end of the 2024/25 season after penning a new deal at his parent club.

Armstrong - who had featured in all three senior domestic competitions for the Toffees in the season before linking up with Derby - was Derby's fourth addition of the mid-season transfer window.

He made headlines a few weeks before joining Derby when he starred in Everton’s 2-0 FA Cup Third Round win over Peterborough United, when he set up the opener and received the Player of the Match award.

Born in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Armstrong joined Everton’s academy as a five-year-old and progressed to become a member of the Under-18s squad during the 2022/23 season.

He had only just turned 16 when he came off the bench to make his first Under-18 Premier League appearance against Derby at Moor Farm in January 2023.

The midfielder became a regular from the start of the next campaign and his displays meant that from January onwards he was a mainstay of the Toffees’ Premier League 2 side.

Armstrong marked his first start at Under-21 level with a goal and following his rapid progression, he earned his first professional contract in July 2024.

He featured for the first team in pre-season friendlies against Salford City, Preston North End and AS Roma ahead of the start of the 2024/25 season before being named as a substitute for their Premier League opener against Brighton & Hove Albion.

A first senior league appearance followed when he came off the bench against Tottenham Hotspur a week later in the top-flight.

The teenager went on to feature in the Carabao Cup against Doncaster Rovers and Southampton before capturing attention in the New Year with a stand-out performance in the Third Round of the FA Cup against Peterborough.

Armstrong created the opener for Beto with a pin-point pass and he named as Player of the Match following the full-time whistle.

Internationally, he has made four appearances for England at Under-18 level.