Five minutes into Colombia's first World Cup match in sixteen years, on 14 June 2014, he arrived late from left-back and scuffed a shot that deflected off Kostas Manolas and past Orestis Karnezis. Colombia reached the quarter-finals from there, their best World Cup, and across 68 caps he added a Colombian title with América de Cali in 2008, the Copa do Nordeste with Bahia in 2017, and a Serie A team of the year place at Udinese in 2010-11. Career record: club career at América de Cali, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Udinese Calcio.
| 2004–2008 | América de Cali |
| 2009–2010 | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras |
| 2010–2013 | Udinese Calcio |
| 2013–2014 | SSC Napoli |
| 2014–2015 | AC Milan |
| 2014–2014 | West Ham United |
| 2014–today | Udinese Calcio |
| 2015–2015 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo |
Colombia legends whose careers overlapped Armero's
One rank above: Luis Fernando Herrera at #32.
Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.