Bobby Allain

Bobby Allain
Allain in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Clamart, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Grenoble
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2010 Montrouge FC
2009–2010 ACBB
2010–2011 Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Ivry 3 (0)
2011–2016 Red Star 11 (0)
2016–2019 Dijon II 45 (0)
2018–2019 Dijon 13 (0)
2019–2020 Olympiacos 3 (0)
2021 Örebro SK 23 (0)
2022 Dalkurd 13 (0)
2022–2023 Gazélec Ajaccio 12 (0)
2023 Ionikos 0 (0)
2023– Grenoble 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Bobby Allain (born 28 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Grenoble. He has previously played in France for Ivry, Red Star and Dijon.

Career

Allain signed his first professional contract with Clyde in Scotland, where he played in the under-19 team.[1] He returned to France, and began playing senior football with Ivry and Red Star, before moving to Dijon in 2016.[2]

Allain spent a couple of years as the backup goalkeeper at Dijon. He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 3–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Caen on 31 October 2018.[3]

On 24 July 2019, Greek Super League side Olympiacos announced the signing of Allain on a two-year contract.[4]

On 28 December 2020, it was announced that Örebro SK, of Sweden's top division Allsvenskan, had signed Bobby on a two-year deal.[5]

In August 2022 it was announced that he had signed for Gazélec Ajaccio.

Personal life

Allain was born in France, and is of Scottish descent through his mother.[6][7] His uncle Xavier Perez was the goalkeeper for Red Star in the 1980s.[8]

Both of Allain's parents are deaf, and he is fluent in sign language. In his spare time he is the goalkeeper coach for France's deaf football team.[9]

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ^ MacLean, Ian (8 July 2020). "Bobby Allain: From Clyde Under-19s to a Greek title win with Olympiacos". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Bobby Allain, de loin le plus inattendu". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ^ "Dijon FCO - SM Caen (3-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "ÖSK SKRIVER AVTAL MED FRANSK MÅLVAKT". oskfotboll.se.
  5. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Υπέγραψε για δύο χρόνια ο Αλέν". www.sport24.gr.
  6. ^ ByUs, Team (1 October 2014). "À la rencontre de Bobby Allain - Red Star Football Club". www.redstar.fr.
  7. ^ "Bobby ALLAIN -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ ByUs, Team (17 July 2011). "Bobby Allain : "La concurrence me renforce" - Red Star Football Club". www.redstar.fr.
  9. ^ "Bobby Allain : "J'ai deja pense a me marier en kilt"". www.sofoot.com. 13 January 2018.