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 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2013 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Rochdale 133 (11)
2017–2019 Burton Albion 71 (8)
2019– Coventry City 135 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Jamie Paul Allen (born 29 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Career

Rochdale

Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Allen joined Rochdale's youth system in 2003, aged eight.[4] After being instrumental in the Academy (being also shortlisted for League Two Apprentice of The Year),[5] he signed a professional deal in 2013 summer.[6]

Allen made his professional debut on 8 October, starting in a 1–0 win against Port Vale.[7] He has been compared to Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes.[8] 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.[9]

Allen scored his first professional goal on 2 November, but in a 2–1 home loss against AFC Wimbledon.[10] On 27 June 2014, he signed a new two-year contract with Rochdale.[11] On 7 August 2015, Allen was named captain of Rochdale.[12]

Burton Albion

On 31 August 2017, Allen joined Championship club Burton Albion.[13] He scored his first goal for Burton in a 2–1 win over Barnsley on 20 February 2018.[14]

Coventry City

Allen signed a three-year contract with League One club Coventry City on 28 June 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[15]

After injuries hampered the start of his time with The Sky Blues, Allen finally made his first League appearance for the club off the bench in a 1–1 draw with Sunderland.

Allen would go on to make a further 10 appearances before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Coventry were crowned Champions of League One and Allen picked up a winners medal.

In 2020–21, Allen was used mainly as a squad player as Coventry competed in The Championship for the first time in 8 years. His only goal of the season come in a 2–0 win against Sheffield Wednesday.

Allen became a key player in the Sky Blues squad in the 2021–22 and impressed with his energetic box to box midfield performances. His fine form throughout the campaign earned him a new contract until July 2024[16] His only goal of the 2021–22 season came in a 2–1 win against Reading at The Coventry Building Society Arena.[17]

On February 6, 2024, Allen suffered a fractured cheekbone as a result of a challenge from Di'Shon Bernard of Sheffield Wednesday during a FA Cup 4th-round replay which Coventry won 4–1.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 2012–13[19] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[20] League Two 25 6 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 29 6
2014–15[21] League One 35 0 4 0 0 0 2[a] 0 41 0
2015–16[22] League One 38 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 40 3
2016–17[23] League One 31 2 2 0 2 0 2[b] 0 37 2
2017–18[24] League One 4 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
Total 133 11 8 0 4 0 6 0 151 11
Burton Albion 2017–18[24] Championship 29 1 0 0 1 0 — 30 1
2018–19[25] League One 42 7 1 0 4 1 3[b] 0 50 8
Total 71 8 1 0 5 1 3 0 80 9
Coventry City 2019–20[26] League One 11 1 4 0 0 0 1[b] 0 16 1
2020–21[27] Championship 22 1 0 0 1 0 — 23 1
2021–22[28] 38 1 2 0 1 0 — 41 1
2022–23[29] 37 6 1 0 1 1 3[c] 0 42 7
2023–24[29] 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
2024–25[29] 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
Total 135 10 10 0 6 1 4 0 155 11
Career total 339 29 19 0 15 2 13 0 386 31
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in the 2023 English Football League play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Burton Albion" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Jamie Allen". 11v11.com. AFC Enterprises. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Jamie Allen". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ Jamie Allen the pride of Rochdale; Manchester Evening News, 22 September 2014
  5. ^ Jamie Allen Makes Shortlist; Rochdale's official website, 20 February 2013
  6. ^ 4 Professional contracts for Academy Players; Rochdale Youth, 12 June 2013
  7. ^ Match Report: Port Vale 0–1 Rochdale (Johnstone's Paint Trophy); This Is Staffordshire, 8 October 2013
  8. ^ 'Young Scholes' Jamie Allen earns plaudits as Rochdale win at Port Vale for first time in 106-year history; Mancunian Matters, 9 October 2013
  9. ^ Rochdale 3–0 Newport; BBC Sport, 12 October 2013
  10. ^ Rochdale 1–2 AFC Wimbledon; BBC Sport, 2 November 2013
  11. ^ "Contract News: Allen, Hery & Lancashire". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Jamie Allen Will Wear The Armband". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. ^ "BREWERS SIGN MIDFIELDER ON THREE-YEAR DEAL". Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Barnsley 1-2 Burton". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ^ "TRANSFER: Sky Blues Confirm Signing Of Jamie Allen". Coventry City F.C. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  16. ^ "CONTRACT: Jamie Allen signs new Sky Blues deal!". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ^ "REPORT: Sky Blues 2-1 Reading". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Mark Robins fuming after Coventry City man suffers fractured cheekbone that could rule him out for the season". www.coventrytelegraph.net. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  29. ^ a b c "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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