Anthony Allison (footballer)

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Anthony Allison
Personal information
Full name Anthony Allison
(formerly Sargbah Tarpeh)
Date of birth (1987-05-05) May 5, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Liberia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Lone Star FC
Youth career
2001–2009 Junior Lone Star FC
2006–2009 Wilmington Wildcats
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Puerto Rico Islanders 10 (0)
2011 IFK Sundsvall 21 (24)
2012 Härnösands FF 21 (19)
2013 Umeå FC 19 (3)
2014 Frånö SK 20 (25)
2015 Sandvikens IF 24 (20)
2016– Philadlephia Lone Star 27 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2019

Anthony Allison (born May 5, 1987) is a Liberian footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Lone Star FC in the National Premier Soccer League. Allison previously played for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USSF Division 2 Professional League in 2010 before signing with IFK Sundsvall in 2011.

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Career

Youth and College

Allison grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended Overbrook High School, and played club soccer for Junior Lone Star FC, before playing college soccer at Wilmington University. While at Wilmington University, he was the CACC Rookie of the Year, and received All CACC 1st Team and NSCAA All Region 2nd Team honors three years in a row in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Following his senior year, Allison was also honored as CACC Player of the Year and East Regional Player of the Year and was a 1st Team All CACC, NSCAA All-Region First Team, Daktronics 1st Team All Region and 1st Team All American selection. [1] He finished his college career with 56 goals and 26 assists in 72 games for the Wildcats.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Allison turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USSF D2 Pro League. [2] He made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves. [3] [ failed verification ] After two successful goal scoring seasons in the Swedish fifth and fourth tier during 2011 and 2012 Allison signed with third tier club Umeå FC in March 2013. [4]

Personal

Allison's birth name was Sargbah Tarpeh; he changed it to its current form in 2009. Anthony also has 4 children. He is married to his wife Siatta. [5] Liberian international footballer Dulee Johnson is his uncle. [6]

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Wilmington University". www.wilmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. ↑ "WILMINGTON'S TARPEH SIGNS CONTRACT WITH PUERTO RICO ISLANDERS OF USSF". CACC. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ↑ "CFU Club Championship 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ↑ Sillah och Allison klar för Umeå FC Archived March 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  6. ↑ Fick hjälp av Dulee
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