Jamie Allen (footballer, born January 1995)

Jamie Allen
Allen playing for Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jamie Paul Allen[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995[2]
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2013 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Rochdale 133 (11)
2017– Burton Albion 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Jamie Paul Allen (born 29 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship side Burton Albion.

Club career

Rochdale

Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Allen joined Rochdale's youth system in 2003, aged eight.[3] After being instrumental in the Academy (being also shortlisted for League Two Apprentice of The Year),[4] he signed a professional deal in 2013 summer.[5]

Allen made his professional debut on 8 October, starting in a 1–0 win against Port Vale.[6] He has been compared to Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes.[7] He made his league debut four days later, starting in a 3–0 home win over Newport County, hitting the bar in the lead-up to the second goal.[8]

Allen scored his first professional goal on 2 November, but in a 1–2 home loss against AFC Wimbledon.[9] On 27 June 2014, he signed a new two-year contact with Rochdale.[10] On 7 August 2015, Allen was named captain of Rochdale.[11]

Burton Albion

On 31 August 2017, Allen joined Championship side Burton Albion.[12] He scored his first goal for Burton in a 2-1 win over Barnsley on 20 February 2018.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 March 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2013–14[14] League Two 25620002[lower-alpha 1]0296
2014–15[15] League One 35040002[lower-alpha 1]0410
2015–16[16] League One 383002000403
2016–17[17] League One 31220202[lower-alpha 2]0372
2017–18[18] League One 4000000040
Rochdale total 1331180406015111
Burton Albion 2017–18[18] Championship 261001000271
Career total 1591280506017812
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Jamie Allen". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Jamie Allen the pride of Rochdale; Manchester Evening News, 22 September 2014
  4. ↑ Jamie Allen Makes Shortlist; Rochdale's official website, 20 February 2013
  5. ↑ 4 Professional contracts for Academy Players; Rochdale Youth, 12 June 2013
  6. ↑ Match Report: Port Vale 0–1 Rochdale (Johnstone's Paint Trophy); This Is Staffordshire, 8 October 2013
  7. ↑ 'Young Scholes' Jamie Allen earns plaudits as Rochdale win at Port Vale for first time in 106-year history; Mancunian Matters, 9 October 2013
  8. ↑ Rochdale 3–0 Newport; BBC Sport, 12 October 2013
  9. ↑ Rochdale 1–2 AFC Wimbledon; BBC Sport, 2 November 2013
  10. ↑ "Contract News: Allen, Hery & Lancashire". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jamie Allen Will Wear The Armband". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "BREWERS SIGN MIDFIELDER ON THREE-YEAR DEAL". Burton Albion. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Barnsley 1-2 Burton". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.


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