Emily Allen

Emily Allen
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992
Place of birth Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff Met. Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol Academy
2011– Cardiff Met. Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Emily Allen (born 29 January 1992)[1] is a Welsh[1] footballer born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.[2] She currently plays for Welsh Premier Women's Football League team Cardiff Met. Ladies as a midfielder but has also played in the striker position.

Career

Allen started playing football in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire when she was 5 and coached by her father.[3] She later moved to Swindon Town Ladies followed by Swindon Badgers before joining Cirencester Town F.C. in Gloucestershire. In 2008, when she turned 16, Allen signed a contract with FA Women's Premier League National Division team Bristol Academy W.F.C. as she was unable to sign a contract until then.[4] In 2010 she was part of the Filton Academy team that reached the final of the English Schools Cup when she was 18. Later in the year, Allen made her first team debut for Bristol Academy coming on as a substitute against Everton Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League National Division.[3] Allen then joined Cardiff Met. Ladies in 2011.[2] While playing for Cardiff, in 2013, Allen set a Welsh Premier Women's Football League record by scoring 15 goals in one game against Caerphilly Castle F.C.[5] In 2015, Allen played for Cardiff Met. Ladies in the UEFA Women's Champions League and scored the team's only goal in the campaign.[1] She was later named as the team captain.[6] She also takes on the duties of taking penalty kicks.[7]

Personal life

As well as playing football, during her youth Allen played cricket for the youth team of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Allen studied for a National Diploma in Sports Development at Filton College, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College in Bristol. Allen has now completed BSc in Sports Coaching. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emily Allen –". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "Emily Allen: 2014/2015 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. 1 2 Danny Hall. "Ex-Cirencester Town striker fires Filton to English Schools Cup Final". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. 1 2 "Former Ciren Youngster In The Premier League". Cirencester Town FC. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies net 43 goals against Caerphilly Castle". BBC Sport. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ↑ Williams, Aled (2015-09-12). "Welsh Women's Premier League 'improving' – Cardiff Met captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Five-Star Shan Warms Up for Trip to Portugal". Daily Post  – via HighBeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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