Leaford Allen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burlington SC | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Erin Mills SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Windsor Lancers | 13 | (3) |
2019–2022 | Humber Hawks | 12 | (17) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Brampton City United II | ||
2014 | Brampton City United | 13 | (7) |
2015 | ProStars FC | (9) | |
2016 | Sigma FC | 16 | (17) |
2017 | Tenhults IF | 18 | (12) |
2018 | Nässjö IF | 27 | (19) |
2019 | Sigma FC | 15 | (10) |
2021 | Blue Devils FC | 8 | (7) |
2022 | Simcoe County Rovers | 3 | (2) |
2022 | Napier City Rovers | 19 | (9) |
2023 | Cebu | 8 | (1) |
2024– | Burlington SC | 19 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 4, 2024 |
Leaford Allen (born 9 May 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player currently playing as a forward for Burlington SC in League1 Ontario.
College career
[edit]Allen played at the college level originally with the Windsor Lancers in 2014.[1][2] He returned to play college soccer in 2019 with Humber College.[3] Throughout his tenure with the Humber Hawks, he assisted the team in securing two provincial championships.[4]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Allen began playing at the youth level with Erin Mills and participated in the 2008 Mississauga Soccer Club international tournament.[5] He also played at the high school level with Sandalwood Heights Secondary School.[6]
Allen played in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League in 2013 with Brampton City United's reserve team in the Second Division.[7] The following season he was promoted to the senior team in the First Division.[8] He would record a hattrick in the season's opening match against SC Waterloo Region.[8] In his debut season in the top division, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing eighth in the standings.[9] Brampton would be eliminated in the opening round of the postseason by the York Region Shooters.[10] Allen finished the 2014 campaign as the club's top goal scorer with 7 goals in 13 appearances.[11]
In 2015, he played in League1 Ontario with ProStars FC, scoring nine goals.[12][13] He was named to the Second Team All-Star selection.[14] For the following season, he played with league rivals Sigma FC.[15][16] During the 2016 season, he was selected for the league's all-star match to represent the Western Conference.[17] Throughout the all-star match, he contributed two goals and was named the match's MVP.[18]
Europe
[edit]In early 2017, he signed a deal abroad in Sweden's Division 2 with Tenhults IF.[19][20][21] Throughout his single season with Tenhults, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 12 goals.[22] He continued his stint abroad in 2018 by securing a contract with Nässjö IF.[23] Where he finished third in the league scoring charts with 19 goals.[22]
Canada
[edit]Following his brief stint in Europe, he returned to the southern Ontario circuit League1 Ontario to former club Sigma FC for the 2019 season.[24][25] In 2021, he played with league rivals Blue Devils FC[26] where the team reached the championship final but lost the match to Guelph United.[27] The next season he remained in the regional circuit by signing with the expansion side, Simcoe County Rovers.[28][4]
Abroad
[edit]Allen's tenure with the Barrie-based club was short-lived as he shortly after secured a deal with Napier City Rovers in New Zealand's Central League.[29][30][31] In his debut season with Napier, he appeared in 19 matches and scored 9 goals.[32] He also helped the club secure a berth in the National League Championship.[33]
In 2023, he signed for Cebu in the Philippines Football League.[34][35] He recorded a goal in his debut match for Cebu against Kaya F.C.–Iloilo on February 19, 2023.[36][37] After a season with Cebu, he was released from his contract in the 2023 offseason.[38]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leaford Allen - Men's Soccer". Windsor Lancers. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Lumley throws 3 TDs in AKO rout; Amherst takes gold at Saints hoops tourney". Windsor Star. 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Leaford Allen". Humber College. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Canadian international Janine Beckie joins Simcoe County FC ownership group". Canadian Press. 13 January 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, Gary (20 May 2008). "Falcons rule the roost". Mississauga News.
- ^ "Panthers claw way to Peel soccer crown". Brampton Guardian. 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Brampton City United B roster". canadiansoccerleague.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Brampton City United starts soccer season off right". Brampton Guardian. 28 May 2014.
- ^ "York Region Shooters complete unbeaten season". Vaughan Citizen. 6 October 2014.
- ^ "York Region Shooters advance to semis, extend unbeaten streak to 19". Vaughan Citizen. 13 October 2014.
- ^ "2014 First Division Stats". archive.ph. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Scoring Leaders". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016.
- ^ "ProStars stopped by Windsor". Brampton Guardian. 10 June 2015.
- ^ "2015 League1 Ontario Men's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Leaford Allen's hat-trick leads Mississauga Sigma to League1 soccer win". Mississauga News. 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Leaford Allen 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Oakville Blue Devils have three players in League1 Ontario's first all-star game". Oakville Beaver. 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Brampton's Allen MVP in League I all star soccer contest". Brampton Guardian. 10 August 2016.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (23 April 2017). "Sigma, Panthers to embark on League 1 season". Mississauga News. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Five More League1 Players Sign Professional Contracts". 12 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Underläge i halvtid - då fixade Leaford Allen och Dan-Karlo Goranci Tenhults vändning" [Half-time deficit - then Leaford Allen and Dan-Karlo Goranci fixed Tenhult's turnaround]. ut.se. ut.se. 10 June 2017.
- ^ a b Jacques, John (11 January 2022). "Simcoe County Rovers Sign League1 Ontario Star Leaford Allen". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Allens målshow värmde – "Sverige är kallare än Kanada"" [Allen's goal show warmed up - "Sweden is colder than Canada"]. smalandsdagblad.se. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Leaford Allen 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Leaford Allen 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Lang, Pierce (10 November 2021). "Early mistakes lead to dual defeats for Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario Finals". Oakville News. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Leaford Allen 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Jacques, John (22 May 2022). "Simcoe County Striker Leaford Allen Departs For Napier City". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Reid, Neil (4 October 2022). "On target: Striker's goal as Rovers take aim at National League opposition". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Pair of Rovers on the move to Canadian Premier League". BradfordToday.ca. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Leaford Allen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Three more clubs qualify for NZF National League Finals". NZ Sports Wire. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Aznar, Edri (16 February 2023). "Cebu FC signs new players, plays against Kaya Feb. 19". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "TEAM ROSTER - Cebu Football Club". Philippines Football League on Facebook. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Football: Cebu hacks out 3-2 win over Kaya as PFL resumes". ABS-CBN News. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Tan, Stewart (19 February 2023). "Cebu stuns Kaya-Iloilo on the road as PFL reopens". dugout.ph. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ G. Rosal, Glendale (20 July 2023). "Cebu Football Club part ways with eight of its players ahead of Copa Paulino Alcantara". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Leaford Allen at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Philippines Football League players
- Cebu F.C. players
- Brampton City United FC players
- Napier City Rovers FC players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- Soccer players from Brampton
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines
- New Zealand National League players
- Division 2 (Swedish football) players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- University and college men's soccer players in Canada