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

Jamie Allen

Allen playing for Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jamie Paul Allen[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Rochdale, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Coventry City
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2013	Rochdale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Rochdale	133	(11)
2017–2019	Burton Albion	71	(8)
2019–	Coventry City	90	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

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 1–2 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]

Career statistics

As of match played on 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rochdale	2012–13[18]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[19]	League Two	25	6	2	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	6
	2014–15[20]	League One	35	0	4	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	0
	2015–16[21]	League One	38	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	40	3
	2016–17[22]	League One	31	2	2	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	37	2
	2017–18[23]	League One	4	0	—		0	0	—		4	0
	Total		133	11	8	0	4	0	6	0	151	11
Burton Albion	2017–18[23]	Championship	29	1	0	0	1	0	—		30	1
	2018–19[24]	League One	42	7	1	0	4	1	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	50	8
	Total		71	8	1	0	5	1	3	0	80	9
Coventry City	2019–20[25]	League One	11	1	4	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	16	1
	2020–21[26]	Championship	22	1	0	0	1	0	—		23	1
	2021–22[27]		38	1	2	0	1	0	—		41	1
	2022–23[28]		19	2	0	0	1	1	—		20	3
	Total		90	5	6	0	3	1	1	0	100	6
Career total			294	24	15	0	12	2	10	0	331	26

References

External links

• Jamie Allen at Soccerbase

На других языках

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- [en] Jamie Allen (footballer, born January 1995)

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[it] Jamie Allen (calciatore 29 gennaio 1995)

Jamie Allen (Rochdale, 29 gennaio 1995) è un calciatore inglese, centrocampista del Coventry City.

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