Jamie Allen (footballer, born January 1995)

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Jamie Allen
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Allen playing for Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jamie Paul Allen [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Rochdale 133 (11)
2017–2019 Burton Albion 71 (8)
2019– Coventry City 139 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Jamie Paul Allen (born 29 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Contents

Career

Rochdale

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]

Burton Albion

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]

Coventry City

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]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2012–13 [19] League Two 0000000000
2013–14 [20] League Two25620002 [a] 0296
2014–15 [21] League One 35040002 [a] 0410
2015–16 [22] League One383002000403
2016–17 [23] League One31220202 [b] 0372
2017–18 [24] League One40—00—40
Total1331180406015111
Burton Albion 2017–18 [24] Championship 2910010—301
2018–19 [25] League One42710413 [b] 0508
Total718105130809
Coventry City 2019–20 [26] League One11140001 [b] 0161
2020–21 [27] Championship2210010—231
2021–22 [28] 3812010—411
2022–23 [29] 37610113 [c] 0427
2023–24 [29] 221300000251
2024–25 [29] 90103000130
Total13910110614016011
Career total3432920015213039131
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in the 2023 English Football League play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Burton Albion" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jamie Allen". 11v11.com. AFC Enterprises. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jamie Allen". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Jamie Allen the pride of Rochdale; Manchester Evening News, 22 September 2014
  5. ↑ Jamie Allen Makes Shortlist; Rochdale's official website, 20 February 2013
  6. ↑ 4 Professional contracts for Academy Players; Rochdale Youth, 12 June 2013
  7. ↑ Match Report: Port Vale 0–1 Rochdale (Johnstone's Paint Trophy); This Is Staffordshire, 8 October 2013
  8. ↑ 'Young Scholes' Jamie Allen earns plaudits as Rochdale win at Port Vale for first time in 106-year history; Mancunian Matters, 9 October 2013
  9. ↑ Rochdale 3–0 Newport; BBC Sport, 12 October 2013
  10. ↑ Rochdale 1–2 AFC Wimbledon; BBC Sport, 2 November 2013
  11. ↑ "Contract News: Allen, Hery & Lancashire". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jamie Allen Will Wear The Armband". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "BREWERS SIGN MIDFIELDER ON THREE-YEAR DEAL". Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Barnsley 1-2 Burton". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "TRANSFER: Sky Blues Confirm Signing Of Jamie Allen". Coventry City F.C. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "CONTRACT: Jamie Allen signs new Sky Blues deal!". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "REPORT: Sky Blues 2-1 Reading". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Mark Robins fuming after Coventry City man suffers fractured cheekbone that could rule him out for the season". www.coventrytelegraph.net. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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