Allie Thornton

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Allie Thornton
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Thornton with Dallas Trinity in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alexis Taylor Thornton
Date of birth (1997-12-02) December 2, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dallas Trinity FC
Number 20
Youth career
Solar Chelsea 98 ECNL
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 SMU Mustangs 79 (37)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Le Havre 23 (2)
2021–2022 Issy 22 (2)
2022–2024 RSC Anderlecht 55 (10)
2024– Dallas Trinity FC 13 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 15, 2024

Allie Thornton is an American professional soccer player from Arlington, Texas, who currently plays as a forward for the Dallas Trinity FC in the USL Super League.

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Early life

Thornton was born in Arlington, Texas, to Kelli and Jim Thornton. [1] She played youth soccer with Solar Chelsea 98 (now Solar Chelsea SC). Thornton attended Kennedale High School, where she helped lead the team to their first Texas 4A State Championship victory in 2015, recording 38 goals and 22 assists in the process. Kennedale repeated as champions in 2016, winning consecutive state titles. [2] [3]

College Career

SMU Mustangs

In 2016, Thornton joined the SMU Mustangs. She earned numerous accolades, including First Team All-Conference in every season and multiple All-Region honors, highlighted by a standout four-goal game against Northern Colorado in 2019. [4]

Thornton played a total 79 games, starting in 78, and scored 37 goals with 9 assists throughout her collegiate career. Thornton ranks 9th in program history for goals scored. [5] [6]

Professional career

Le Havre

Thornton signed with French club Le Havre in January 2020. [7] [8] Thornton has French citizenship, acquired through her father, which made her eligible to join the team without requiring a work visa. [9]

Thornton made her professional debut on January 19, 2020, in a 2–0 defeat against Thonan Evian. Just a week later, she got her first professional goal, scoring in the 51st minute during a 2–1 victory over FF Yzeure.

On March 12, 2020 the 2019–20 season was suspended by the French Football Federation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [10] The season was then subsequently cancelled a month later on April 16, 2020, and La Havre were awarded promotion to the Première Ligue. [11]

Thornton made her Première Ligue debut on September 5, 2020, in an away match against Issy. She contributed to the team's 4–0 victory by scoring a goal in the 53rd minute and providing an assist. [12]

Issy

Thornton transferred to Issy in August 2021. [13] She made her debut in a league match against Soyaux on August 28, 2021. Thornton scored her first goal for Issy on February 22, 2022 in a league match against Stade de Reims in a 3–4 loss.

Anderlecht

Belgian club Anderlecht announced the signing of Allie Thornton on July 7, 2022. [14] [15] Thornton had an immediate impact, scoring a twice against Polish side UKS SMS Łódź on August 18, 2022 during the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League. One of her goals came in injury time, securing a 3–2 come from behind victory. [16] Anderlect would end of losing in the next round to KuPS on penalties. [17]

Thornton would earn a second brace for Anderlect on September 30, 2022, in a league match against KRC Genk in a 4–2 away victory. [18] Anderlect ended the season as league champions, earning qualification for the Champions League. In April 2023, Thornton extended her contract an additional year. [19]

Thornton played in both games for Anderlect in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League. Anderlect advanced in their first match against Katowice but lost 0–3 against Norwegian club, Brann. [20]

Dallas Trinity

In June 2024, Thornton joined Dallas Trinity FC for their inaugural season in the USL Super League (USLS) as their 4th signee overall. College teammate, Samantha Estrada, would join a few days later. [21] Thornton made her club debut in Dallas Trinity's inaugural match against Tampa Bay Sun FC on August 18, 2024. She was named to the USL Team of the Month for August 2024. [22]

On September 13, Thornton become the first player in league and club history to score a hat trick which was also a perfect hat trick in a 6–2 home win over Lexington. [23] [24]

Personal life

Thornton graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelors degree in Applied Physiology and Sports Management. [25]

Career statistics

College

TeamSeasonRegular season AAC Tournament NCAA TournamentTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SMU Mustangs 2016 AAC 181030102210
201718321—204
201816911—1710
2019181221—2013
Total703483107937

Club

As of December 15, 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupContinental [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre AC 2019–20 Seconde Ligue 51———51
2020–21 Première Ligue 18110——191
Issy 2021–22 222———222
RSC Anderlecht 2022–23 Belgian Women's Super League 3010—22—3212
2023–24 250—20—270
Dallas Trinity FC 2024–25 USL Super League 13600—10146
Career total1132010421011922
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

Individual

Anderlecht

SMU

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