David Alleyne (footballer)

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Dave Alleyne
Personal information
Full name Dave Ricardo Alleyne
Date of birth (1972-02-15) 15 February 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Barbados
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lambada
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Meadowbank Thistle 5 (0)
1995–1998 Livingston 45 (3)
International career
1990–1996 Barbados 45 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Alleyne (born 15 February 1972) is a Barbadian footballer who played as a midfielder for Livingston.

Contents

Club career

Barbados

Alleyne began his career playing for Lambada in his native Barbados. [1]

Scotland

In 1994, he moved to Scotland along with compatriot Horace Stoute and signed for Meadowbank Thistle after a successful trial period. [2] Alleyne made 5 appearances for the club.

He remained with the club as they relocated and were renamed Livingston in 1995. He made 45 appearances for Livingston and scored 3 goals. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

International career

Alleyne was called up to represent Barbados on several occasions and was capped 6 times. [11] [12] [13] [14]

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