Damien Allen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Samuel Allen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cheadle, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Manchester United | ||
| 2000–2004 | Stockport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Stockport County | 57 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Morecambe | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | F.C. Halifax Town | 30 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Colwyn Bay | 45 | (12) |
| 2011–2018 | Bangor City | 151 | (11) |
| 2018 | Aberystwyth Town | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Newtown | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Denbigh Town (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Damien Samuel Allen (born 1 August 1986) is an English former footballer who is currently academy manager at Stockport County
Damien progressed through the Centre of Excellence youth system at Stockport County after being released by Manchester United at the age of 14 and made his mark in centre midfield. He made his debut for Stockport in a 2–0 defeat at Wrexham in 2004–05.
After a spell on loan at Royal Antwerp, Allen joined Morecambe in August 2007. After a season at the club Allen was released by manager Sammy McIlroy.[2]
He signed for non league F.C. Halifax Town on 7 October 2008.
Allen signed a 12-month contract with Bury on 29 July 2009 following a successful trial period with the club.[3]
After not making any league appearances for Bury, he was released at the end of the season. On 28 July 2010, Allen signed for Welsh club Colwyn Bay managed by former Bury player Dave Challinor.[4] On 28 November 2011, Allen signed for the then Welsh Premier League champions, Bangor City.
After 7 years at Bangor City, Allen signed for rivals Aberystwyth Town in January 2018.
During summer 2020 Allen was announced as the Academy Manager at his first club Stockport County.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "Allen released by Morecambe". The Visitor. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
- ^ "Bury sign young midfielder Allen". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ "Allen signs for Seagulls". Seagulls Online. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "New Academy Management Team". Stockport County Official Website. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
External links
[edit]- Bangor City profile
- Damien Allen at Soccerbase
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Cheadle, Greater Manchester
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Colwyn Bay F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- Cymru Premier players
- Bury F.C. players
- FC Halifax Town players
- Aberystwyth Town F.C. players
- Newtown A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff
- Denbigh Town F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs