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Ifeanyi "Iffy" Tafari Decosta Allen (born 15 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Carshalton Athletic.

Iffy Allen

Personal information
Full name	Ifeanyi Tafari Decosta Allen
Date of birth	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Barnes, England
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Carshalton Athletic
Youth career
2008–2009	Fulham
2010–2012	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Barnet	7	(1)
2014	→ Kingstonian (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Redhill (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2015	→ Wingate & Finchley (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	Yeovil Town	12	(0)
2016	Torquay United	13	(3)
2016	Aldershot Town	21	(1)
2017	Wrexham	7	(0)
2017–2018	Bromley	14	(1)
2018	→ Wealdstone (loan)	5	(0)
2018	Dulwich Hamlet	6	(1)
2019	Braintree Town	16	(1)
2019–2020	Maidstone United	27	(6)
2020–2021	Ebbsfleet United	10	(0)
2021–2022	Lewes	26	(3)
2022	Hampton & Richmond Borough	10	(0)
2022–	Carshalton Athletic	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Allen began his career at Fulham as a 14 year old, where he spent a year in the youth team before being released due to his size.[1][2] He also had a trial with Reading, and then joined Barnet in the summer of 2010, signing a two-year scholarship. He made his debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for Curtis Weston in an FA Cup first round tie at home to Oxford United on 3 November 2012.[3] In January 2013, Allen signed a "long term" professional contract with the Bees.[4] He joined Kingstonian on loan on 10 January 2014.[5] On 19 February, he joined Redhill on loan.[6] Allen scored his first goal for Barnet in a 3–3 draw at Lincoln City on the final day of the 2013–14 season.[7] He joined Wingate & Finchley on a three-month loan on 23 October 2014.[8]

On 28 July 2015, Allen following his release from Barnet signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal.[9]

On 1 February 2016, he signed for Torquay United from Yeovil until the end of the season.[10]

On 22 July 2016, after his release from Torquay, Allen signed for Aldershot Town following a successful trial.[11]

On 21 December 2016, he was released from Aldershot Town by manager Gary Waddock.[12]

On 8 March 2017, he joined Wrexham after a successful spell on trial at the club.[13] However, he was released by the club two months later at the end of the season.[14]

Following his departure from Wrexham at the end of the season, Allen signed for Bromley, who he had impressed against for the Dragons just a month earlier.[15] He signed a one-month loan deal with Wealdstone on 15 January 2018.[16] He was released by Bromley at the end of the season.

Allen joined Dulwich Hamlet in September 2018.[17] He was released two months later. Manager Gavin Rose said "For me he hadn't played to his potential – he had been in the Football League. Iffy has got good ability but for some reason he just didn't settle – it happens. He has shown glimpses in games and if he had done that a little more often he would be a regular in the team. He just found it very difficult to get going. He is a good lad who worked really hard. I hope he finds somewhere he can really kick on."[18]

Allen joined Braintree Town on 18 January 2019.[19] He then joined Maidstone United for the 2019–20 season.[20] and then played for Ebbsfleet United in the curtailed 2020-21 season. He joined Lewes in August 2021.[21] In February 2022, Allen joined National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough. He then joined Carshalton Athletic in August 2022.[22]

References

External links

• Iffy Allen at Soccerbase

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