Bobby Allain

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Bobby Allain
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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

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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.
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