Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamie Paul Allen [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 January 1995||
Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2013 | Rochdale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Rochdale | 133 | (11) |
2017–2019 | Burton Albion | 71 | (8) |
2019– | Coventry City | 133 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2023 (UTC) |
Jamie Paul Allen (born 29 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Allen joined Rochdale's youth system in 2003, aged eight. [4] After being instrumental in the Academy (being also shortlisted for League Two Apprentice of The Year), [5] he signed a professional deal in 2013 summer. [6]
Allen made his professional debut on 8 October, starting in a 1–0 win against Port Vale. [7] He has been compared to Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes. [8] He made his league debut four days later, starting in a 3–0 home win over Newport County, hitting the bar in the lead-up to the second goal. [9]
Allen scored his first professional goal on 2 November, but in a 2–1 home loss against AFC Wimbledon. [10] On 27 June 2014, he signed a new two-year contract with Rochdale. [11] On 7 August 2015, Allen was named captain of Rochdale. [12]
On 31 August 2017, Allen joined Championship club Burton Albion. [13] He scored his first goal for Burton in a 2–1 win over Barnsley on 20 February 2018. [14]
Allen signed a three-year contract with League One club Coventry City on 28 June 2019 for an undisclosed fee. [15]
After injuries hampered the start of his time with The Sky Blues, Allen finally made his first League appearance for the club off the bench in a 1–1 draw with Sunderland.
Allen would go on to make a further 10 appearances before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Coventry were crowned Champions of League One and Allen picked up a winners medal.
In 2020–21, Allen was used mainly as a squad player as Coventry competed in The Championship for the first time in 8 years. His only goal of the season come in a 2–0 win against Sheffield Wednesday.
Allen became a key player in the Sky Blues squad in the 2021–22 and impressed with his energetic box to box midfield performances. His fine form throughout the campaign earned him a new contract until July 2024 [16] His only goal of the 2021–22 season came in a 2–1 win against Reading at The Coventry Building Society Arena. [17]
On February 6, 2024, Allen suffered a fractured cheekbone as a result of a challenge from Di'Shon Bernard of Sheffield Wednesday during a FA Cup 4th-round replay which Coventry won 4–1. [18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale | 2012–13 [19] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14 [20] | League Two | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
2014–15 [21] | League One | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
2015–16 [22] | League One | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
2016–17 [23] | League One | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
2017–18 [24] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 133 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 11 | ||
Burton Albion | 2017–18 [24] | Championship | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2018–19 [25] | League One | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
Total | 71 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 9 | ||
Coventry City | 2019–20 [26] | League One | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
2020–21 [27] | Championship | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [28] | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
2022–23 [29] | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
2023–24 [30] | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
2024–25 [31] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 133 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 11 | ||
Career total | 337 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 384 | 31 |
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