Emmie Allen

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Emmie Allen
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Allen with Bay FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-25) October 25, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 32
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 North Carolina 47 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Bay FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emmie Allen (born October 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played two seasons of college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels, which she helped reach the 2022 national title game.

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Early life

Allen grew up in High Point, North Carolina, the younger of two children born to Laura and Scott Allen. [2] She began playing soccer at a young age. [3] She came from a University of North Carolina family and attended soccer camps there while in middle school. [3] She played soccer and basketball for High Point Christian Academy in eighth grade. [4] She began online schooling the next year while playing for the NC Courage Academy club team. [4] She committed to North Carolina while in ninth grade. [3]

North Carolina Tar Heels

After redshirting her freshman year, Allen became North Carolina's starting goalkeeper at the start of the 2022 season. [2] [5] She alternated playing halves with another keeper for her first six games before becoming the full-time starter. [2] [6] She saved two penalty kicks in her first college shootout, helping advance past Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. [7] In the 2022 NCAA tournament, she made six saves to shut out Notre Dame 2–0 in the quarterfinals and made a career-high nine saves in a 3–2 win against Florida State in the semifinals. [8] [9] In the 2022 championship game against UCLA, she recorded eight saves, but with seconds remaining she was shoved to the ground on a corner kick converted by the Bruins; no foul was called, and North Carolina lost in overtime. [3] [10] [11] She finished the 2022 season with 70 saves and 8 clean sheets in 26 games. [2]

The following year, Allen recovered from a spring knee injury and played with the Courage's amateur USL W League side in the summer of 2023. [3] [4] She made 46 saves and kept 8 shutouts in 21 games as a redshirt sophomore, including two shutouts in the 2023 NCAA tournament. [2] She tied her career high with nine saves in the team's 4–3 NCAA quarterfinal loss to BYU. [2] [12] After her redshirt sophomore season, she declared for the 2024 NWSL Draft. [13]

Club career

Bay FC

Allen was not selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft but was invited to train with Bay FC in the preseason. On March 13, she was signed to a one-year contract with a one-year option, becoming Bay's third option in goal behind Lysianne Proulx and Katelyn Rowland. [14] [15] She made her professional debut on July 20, 2024, starting in a 3–1 defeat to San Diego Wave FC in the first group stage game of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. [16] On August 27, she played the second half of Bay's exhibition game against Barcelona. [17] After the season, she signed a new one-year contract with an option for an additional year. [18]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emmie Allen – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Lucas, Adam (September 29, 2023). "Born & Bred: Keeping the Faith". Rams Club . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Lindsay, Michael (July 30, 2023). "Allen relishes starting role with UNC soccer". High Point Enterprise . Archived from the original on January 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Koh, Michael (August 19, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Opens Season With Win Over No. 11 Tennessee". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Koh, Michael (September 2, 2022). "No. 2 UNC Women's Soccer Takes Dominant Win Over No. 3 Duke". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ Thomae, Lucas (November 4, 2022). "Moxley sends UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship final in shootout against Duke". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Koh, Michael (November 26, 2022). "College Cup Bound: UNC Women's Soccer Beats Top-Seeded Notre Dame in NCAA Quarterfinals". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ Koh, Michael (December 2, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Advances to National Championship With 3–2 Win Over FSU". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Koh, Michael (December 5, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Falls In Extra Time in National Championship". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ Wadera, Rohtas (December 7, 2022). "NCAA College Cup 2022 Recap: UCLA Wins the Championship". Girls Soccer Network. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ Koh, Michael (November 24, 2023). "UNC Women's Soccer Blows 3–0 Lead in NCAA Quarterfinal Defeat at BYU". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Initial list of registered players announced for 2024 NWSL Draft". SoccerWire. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  15. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (March 13, 2024). "Bay FC won't reveal starting goalie for opener, but has front-runner emerged?". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Bay FC drops 3–1 result on road to San Diego Wave FC". Bay FC. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  17. ↑ "FC Barcelona notches 5–2 win over Bay FC in international friendly at PayPal Park". Bay FC. August 27, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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