External links
- Sheyenne Allen at Soccerway.com
- Sheyenne Allen at Brown Bears
- Sheyenne Allen at Fort Lauderdale United FC
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheyenne Deborah Antoinette Allen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 2001 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fort Lauderdale United FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Delaware Rush | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Brown Bears | 58 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Clube de Albergaria | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Fort Lauderdale United FC | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 9, 2025 | |||
Sheyenne Deborah Antoinette Allen (born April 26, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the Brown Bears and previously played for Clube de Albergaria of the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
Allen grew up in Bear, Delaware. [2] She attended Cab Calloway School of the Arts and was a four-year class president. [2] She started off playing for the CCSA Varsity soccer team as an eighth grader and amassed 92 goals across her five seasons on the team. [2] [3] Allen was also a kicker on the school's football team and dabbled in track and field. [4] She played club soccer for Delaware Rush and was a member of Delaware's Olympic Development Program. [2] [5]
Allen matriculated at Brown University and started playing with the school's soccer team in 2019. As a freshman, Allen played in 15 games and helped the Brown Bears win an Ivy League title and qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994. [2] Allen and the Bears won the conference title the following year as well. [2] As time passed, Allen rose up the ranks of the squad and eventually became a team captain for Brown. [6] She had an explosive start to 2023, scoring two goals in Brown's opening match and subsequently being named the Ivy League Offensive player of the Week. [7] At the end of her final season, Allen was named to the All-Ivy second team; [8] she had previously been an honorable mention the year before. [9] She finished her time at Brown having played in 58 matches and scored 5 goals. [2]
On January 11, 2024, Allen signed a contract with Portuguese Clube de Albergaria in the middle of the 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [10] She scored her first league goal on March 24, helping Clube de Albergaria secure a 2–0 victory over Länk Vilaverdense. [11] At the end of her first professional season, Allen had recorded 14 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions.[ citation needed ]
Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League signed Allen on June 12, 2024, ahead of the inaugural Super League season. [12] Allen played in the club's first-ever match, a 1–1 draw with Spokane Zephyr FC. During the game, she conceded a penalty kick that led to Spokane's only goal of the match. [13] Fort Lauderdale and Spokane met again on December 7, 2024, with Fort Lauderdale earning a 2–1 win via goals from Addie McCain and, later, Allen. [14] It was her first USL Super League goal.
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clube de Albergaria | 2023–24 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| Fort Lauderdale United FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
