Alan Trouten

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Alan Trouten
Personal information
Full name Alan Trouten
Date of birth (1985-11-08) 8 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 East Fife
Number 10
Youth career
Greenock Morton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Greenock Morton 0 (0)
2004–2008 Queen's Park 84 (24)
2008–2009 Clyde 27 (4)
2009–2010 Airdrie United 26 (2)
2010–2012 Ayr United 55 (6)
2012–2015 Brechin City 80 (44)
2015–2016 Ayr United 31 (6)
2016–2017 Brechin City 26 (5)
2017–2018 Albion Rovers 33 (20)
2018–2022 Alloa Athletic 74 (23)
2022– East Fife 69 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Alan Trouten (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Scottish League Two club East Fife. During his career spent mainly in the second and third levels of the Scottish football league system, Trouten has played for Greenock Morton, Queen's Park, Clyde, Airdrie United, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic, as well as having two spells at both Ayr United and Brechin City.

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Career

Born in Rutherglen, Trouten began his career with Greenock Morton, but failed to make an appearance with them and joined Queen's Park. During his time at Queen's Park, he won the Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month award in February 2005, [1] and was in the Spiders' squad which eliminated SPL club Aberdeen from the 2006–07 Scottish League Cup, scoring the clinching kick in the penalty shoot-out. [2] [3]

He joined Scottish First Division club Clyde on 2 June 2008. [4] He made a dream start to his Clyde career in July 2008, scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Annan Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [5] Trouten's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles. [6]

Trouten made a guest appearance for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Newcastle United on 11 July 2009 at Tallaght Stadium. [7] On 22 July 2009, it was announced that Trouten had signed for Airdrie United. [8] He was released along with the full Airdrie squad after their relegation in the 2009–10 season, and then subsequently signed a one-year deal with Ayr United. [9]

Trouten signed for Brechin City at the start of the 2012–13 season. [10] At the end of the season, he was voted into the Second Division Team of the Year. [11] Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he re-signed for former club Ayr United. [12] He was released after one season with the Honest Men. [13] In June 2016, Trouten returned to Brechin City, [14] playing with the club for the 2016–17 season before leaving on 30 May 2017. [15]

After leaving Glebe Park, Trouten signed for Scottish League One side Albion Rovers on 6 June 2017. He quickly endeared himself to his new supporters by scoring seven goals in four games during the early-season 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, including a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw with top-tier Hamilton Academical and the winning penalty in the resulting shootout, [16] although it was not enough for the Wee Rovers to advance in the competition. By January 2018, his tally was 24 goals in 24 games, making him the nation's leading goalscorer (alongside Rory McAllister, a dedicated striker). [17] By the end of the season he had scored 28 in all competitions, but Albion Rovers were relegated having finished bottom of Scottish League One. [18]

With Trouten out of contract at Rovers, he joined Alloa Athletic in the summer of 2018. [18] [19] At the start of his fourth season with the Wasps (now relegated to the third tier after three seasons in the Championship), 35-year-old Trouten was again involved in a win over Premiership opposition, this time scoring the winning goal via a penalty against Livingston in the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage. [20]

Trouten signed for East Fife in June 2022, having already made 500 senior appearances; [21] it would be his first time playing in the fourth tier since his breakthrough spell with Queen's Park 15 years earlier. He was named the Scottish League Two Player of the Month for March 2024. [22]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2005–06 [24] Scottish Third Division 254210000275
2006–07 [25] [26] 26820206 [lower-alpha 1] 33611
2007–08 [27] Scottish Second Division 331221211 [lower-alpha 2] 03814
Total842462417310130
Clyde 2008–09 [28] [29] [30] Scottish First Division 27420203 [lower-alpha 2] 2346
Airdrie United 2009–10 [31] [23] Scottish First Division26232102 [lower-alpha 3] 0324
Ayr United 2010–11 [32] [23] Scottish Second Division32520107 [lower-alpha 4] 2427
2011–12 [33] [23] Scottish First Division23143415 [lower-alpha 5] 0365
Total55663511227812
Brechin City 2012–13 [34] [23] Scottish Second Division281700002 [lower-alpha 6] 13018
2013–14 [35] Scottish League One 261233101 [lower-alpha 2] 03115
2014–15 [36] 261531104 [lower-alpha 7] 23418
Total80446420739551
Ayr United 2015–16 [37] Scottish League One31610205 [lower-alpha 8] 1397
Brechin City 2016–17 [38] 26500422 [lower-alpha 9] 1328
Albion Rovers 2017–18 [39] 332011471 [lower-alpha 2] 03928
Alloa Athletic 2018–19 [40] Scottish Championship 341022434 [lower-alpha 2] 44419
2019–20 [41] 22810432 [lower-alpha 2] 12912
2020–21 [42] 195115200258
2021–22 [43] Scottish League One5010112 [lower-alpha 2] 192
Total8023531498610741
East Fife 2022–23 Scottish League Two 301010104 [lower-alpha 10] 13611
2023–24 341110303 [lower-alpha 2] 14112
Total64212040727723
Career total505155321542195420633210
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and three goals in the Second Division play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the First Division play-offs
  4. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the First Division play-offs
  5. ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the First Division play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  7. ↑ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances and a goal in the Championship play-offs
  8. ↑ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Championship play-offs
  9. ↑ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  10. ↑ 2 appearances, 1 goal in Scottish Challenge Cup, 2 appearances in the League One play-offs

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