Allira Toby

Allira Toby
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ipswich, Australia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 NSW NPLW Sydney Olympic FC
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Olympic FC 18 (7)
2015–2016 Adelaide United 12 (0)
2016–2020 Brisbane Roar 40 (14)
2019–2020 Moreton Bay United 7 (3)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 14 (0)
2021– Canberra United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021

Allira Toby (born 15 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Sydney Olympic FC in the NSW NPLW.

Club career

Junior football

Toby grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and began her junior career with Ipswich City Bulls. At 16 she joined Annerley FC followed by Olympic FC.[2]

Adelaide United

Toby was recruited to Adelaide United in the W-League for the 2015–16 season.[3] She subsequently moved back to Queensland to play with the Roar.[4]

Brisbane Roar

Toby would go on to win Roar's Golden Boot award with 5 goals in their W-League Premiership winning campaign in 2017/18.[5] She would win the club's Golden Boot award again in the following season after another 5 goal haul.[6]

Moreton Bay United

Famalicão

In October 2020, Toby was offered a one-year contract by Portuguese club Famalicão. She flew over and was involved in a pre-season friendly in Spain. A few weeks later the club contacted her to tell her they terminated her contract.[7]

Sydney FC

In December 2020, Toby returned to Australia, joining Sydney FC.[8]

Canberra United

In September 2021, Toby joined Canberra United.[9]

Personal life

Toby is Aboriginal Australian, and works as a counsellor assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Allira Toby". canberraunited.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Allira Toby: 5 things you need to know about the Roar star". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Young rated Roar's best". www.couriermail.com.au. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Polkinghorne takes top honours at Roar awards". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ Lewis, Samantha (4 December 2020). "Meet the new Sydney FC striker who was stuck in Portuguese limbo". The World Game. SBS.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Westfield W-League Squad". Sydney FC. 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Allira Toby joins Canberra United". Canberra United. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Ramone lines up new soccer league". National Indigenous Times. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. ^ Simmons, Lisa (8 November 2018). "From Marsden school counsellor to ambassador for Indigenous football championships". Jimboomba Times. Retrieved 1 June 2019.