Paul Allan

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Paul Allan
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number 26
Youth career
–2010 Inverkeithing Boys Club
2010-2018 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2024 Dunfermline Athletic 67 (0)
2017–2018Stenhousemuir (loan) 3 (0)
2018Hill of Beath Hawthorn (loan)
2019–2020Brechin City (loan) 19 (1)
2020–2021Albion Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2024– Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024

Paul Allan (born 7 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish League One side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Allan previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, with loan spells with Stenhousemuir, Hill of Beath Hawthorn, Brechin City and Albion Rovers.

Career

Allan started his youth career at Inverkeithing Boys Club, before joining Dunfermline Athletic at the age of 10. [1] He signed a two-year contract with the club in May 2017, [2] and had spells on loan at Stenhousemuir – for whom he made three appearances [3] – and Hill of Beath Hawthorn during the 2017–18 season. [1]

He made his debut for Dunfermline Athletic on 14 August 2018 in a 2–1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [3]

In September 2019, he joined Brechin City on loan until January 2020. [4] In January 2020, the loan was extended until the end of the season. [5] He appeared in 19 league matches for the club, scoring once. [3]

In October 2020, Allan joined Scottish League Two side Albion Rovers on a season-long loan, [6] with the loan being ended by his parent club in January. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk.
  2. "Talented teen Paul commits future to the Pars". Dunfermline Press.
  3. 1 2 3 Paul Allan at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com.
  5. "The future is bright as three extend contracts | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk.
  6. "Paul Allan goes out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. "Paul Allan departs". Albion Rovers FC. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.