Teigen Allen

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Teigen Allen
Teigen Allen playing against the USWNT 2012.jpg
Allen playing against the United States in September 2012
Personal information
Full name Teigen Jacqueline Allen [1]
Date of birth (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Sydney FC 28 (0)
2012–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 21 (1)
2014 Western New York Flash 4 (0)
2014–2016 Sydney FC 25 (0)
2016–2017 Melbourne City 13 (0)
2017 Vålerenga 4 (0)
2017–2018 Sydney FC 4 (0)
2018–2020 Melbourne Victory 21 (0)
2020–2021 Melbourne City 6 (0)
2021–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 10 (0)
2022–2023 Newcastle Jets 15 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 Australia U17 32 [3]
2009–2013 Australia U20 25 [3]
2010–2023 Australia 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019

Teigen Jacqueline Allen (born 12 February 1994) is a retired Australian soccer player who played for Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League Women, for the Western New York Flash in the American National Women's Soccer League, for Vålerenga in the Norwegian Toppserien, and for the Australia women's national soccer team.

Contents

Early career

Allen began her football at the early age of 3 at a local club Lakemba lions and Emu Plains until she took the next step in her career playing for Nepean which later became Penrith Nepean United in Western Sydney. After five years with the club her defensive talent was scouted by Alan Stajic where she earned a Scholarship with NSWIS and signed her first professional contract at Sydney FC.

NSWIS and AIS

In 2008, Allen earned a scholarship with New South Wales Institute of Sport. She earned her scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport in 2009 and she still holds it currently. [4]

Club career

Sydney FC, 2009–2012

Allen was 15 years of age when she started playing for the professional Australian W league Sydney Fc [5] [6]

Western Sydney Wanderers, 2013–2014

Allen was one of three players along with Catherine Cannuli and Servet Uzunlar, to become the first women to ever sign multi-year contracts in the W-League. [7]

Western New York Flash, 2014

On 9 June 2014, Allen was acquired by the WNY Flash of the Women's National Soccer League in the United States. [8] WNY Flash defender Australian International Teigen Allen subbed in, marking her debut in the WNY Flash vs Seattle Reign on 22 June at Sahlen's Stadium. [9] She was waived by the Western New York Flash in September 2014. [10]

Return to Sydney FC, 2014–2016

On 29 August 2014, Allen signed with Sydney FC returning to her original home club, with two others Kyah Simon, Servet Uzunlar where all three will once again line up for the two time premiers after departing the Western Sydney Wanderers. [11]

Melbourne City, 2016–2017

In September 2016, Allen joined Melbourne City. [12] Melbourne City FC have become the first W-League Champions to go back-to-back after defeating Perth Glory 2–0 in the 2017 W-League Grand Final: [13]

Vålerenga, 2017

On 31 December 2016, Vålerenga signed Allen from Melbourne City. The sports director Egil Ødegaard said she will affect the Norwegian top-flight in 2017. [14]

Second return to Sydney FC, 2017–2018.

Allen joined Sydney FC once again ahead of the 2017–18 season. [15]

Melbourne Victory, 2018–2020

Teigen Allen signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season. Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce it has signed Teigen Allen for the 2018/19 Westfield W-League season. Capped 39 times for the Matildas, Allen brings a wealth of both international and W-League experience to Victory. The signing of the talented full-back completes Jeff Hopkins' squad for the upcoming season. "Teigen has worked really hard to earn a spot at Victory, her work ethic has been outstanding," Hopkins said. "She is really experienced for her age and you can never have too much quality at your disposal. [16]

Return to Melbourne City, 2020–2021

In November 2020, Allen returned to Melbourne City. [17]

Return to Western Sydney Wanderers, 2021–2022

In August 2021, Allen returned to Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2021–22 W-League season. [18]

Newcastle Jets, 2022–2023

In September 2022, Allen joined Newcastle Jets for the 2022–23 A-League Women season. [19]

In March 2023, Allen announced her retirement. [20]

International career

On 29 January 2008, at 13 years old, Allen played her first international with the Australian under 17's against USA at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand [21] In 2009, at only 14 years of age, Allen was selected to compete at the AFC Under-19 Women's Championship. The Australians were knocked out after the group stages; however an impressive performance from Allen saw her become one of the key figures in the Australian under-16 team that won the AFC Under-16 Women's Championship later that year [22] The Australians were knocked out after the group stages; however an impressive performance from Allen saw her become one of the key figures in the Australian under 16's [23]

Allen competed in the 2009 AFC Women's Championship with the Young Matildas. [24] for the 2009 AFF U16 Women's Championship in Myanmar.

In 2010, Allen was named in the Matildas team to play in the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which the squad went on to win. Allen made her international Senior debut as a 15-year-old in the opening game again Vietnam [25]

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, Allen was one of the youngest players in the squad. [26] 2012 saw Allen continue cementing her place in the Matildas squad in their attempt to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. The Australians finished third in the qualification tournament in Jinan, China, coming from behind to defeat South Korea [27]

In May 2014, Allen competed at the AFC Women's Asian Cup and helped Australia to finish second, thereby qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was reported as "almost unstoppable so far and virtually flawless every minute she plays." [5]

Honours

With Awards:

With Melbourne Victory 2018–19 [29]

With Melbourne City FC:

With Sydney FC:

With Australia

Country

Australia

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Teigen Allen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Player profile – Teigen Allen". Melbourne Victory . Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Westfield W-League 2013/14". www.foxsportspulse.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Athletes : Australian Institute of Sport : Australian Sports Commission". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Australia – T. Allen – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 12 February 1994. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Merryn Sherwood. "Girls with Game: January 2010". Girlswithgame.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Penrith News | the Western Weekender - Wanderers star calls it quits". westernweekender.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "WNY Flash". www.wnyflash.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Equalizer Soccer – Reign come back on Flash again, stay unbeaten". Equalizersoccer.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Four Players Selected Off NWSL Waiver Wire". National Women's Soccer League. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. The following players were not selected off of waivers ... Teigen Allen
  11. ↑ "Familiar names make up 2014 Sydney FC squad – The Women's Game". Thewomensgame.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Windley, Matt (25 September 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli named as Melbourne City's new captain for 2016–17 A-League season". Herald Sun .
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  14. ↑ "Australsk landslagsspiller klar for Vålerenga" [Australian national player ready for Vålerenga] (in Norwegian). Vålerenga. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sydney FC release initial 2017/18 squad signings". The Women's Game. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017.
  16. ↑ Pollock, Tom (25 October 2018). "Teigen Allen joins Victory". Melbourne Victory.
  17. ↑ "Teigen Allen returns to Melbourne City FC!". Melbourne City. 29 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Allen returns for Season 10". Western Sydney Wanderers . 24 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Newcastle Jets sign Matildas defender Teigen Allen". Newcastle Jets . 25 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "ALW Match Preview: Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC". Newcastle Jets . 31 March 2023. Alongside Claire Coelho, defender Teigen Allen has also announced that she will be retiring at the end of the season.
  21. ↑ "Under 17's 2008 Matches". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  22. 1 2 "The Edge" (PDF). www.nswis.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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