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Damien Allen Personal information Full name Damien Samuel Allen Date of birth 1 August 1986 Place of birth Stockport, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Centre midfielder Club information Current club Bangor City Youth career 1997–2000 Manchester United 2000–2004 Stockport County Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2007 Stockport County 57 (1) 2007 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 15 (0) 2007–2008 Morecambe 20 (0) 2008–2009 F.C. Halifax Town ? (?) 2009–2010 Bury 0 (0) 2010– Colwyn Bay 0 (0) – Bangor City * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:41, 31 July 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Damien Samuel Allen (born 1 August 1986 in Stockport, England) is an English footballer currently with Welsh club Colwyn Bay.
Damien progressed through the Centre of Excellence youth system at Stockport County after being released by Manchester United at aged 14 and made his mark in centre midfield. He made his debut for Stockport in a 2-0 defeat at Wrexham in 2004-05.
After a spell on loan at Royal Antwerp, Allen joined Morecambe in August 2007. After a season at the club Allen was released by manager Sammy McIlroy.[1]
He signed for non league F.C. Halifax Town on the 7th October 2008.
Allen signed a 12 month contract with Bury on the 29th July 2009 following a successful trial period with the club.[2]
After not making any league appearances for Bury, he was released at the end of the season. On 28 July 2010, Allen signed for Welsh club Colwyn Bay managed by former Bury player Dave Challinor.[3] On the 28 November 2011, Allen signed for Welsh Premier League Champions, Bangor City.
References
- ^ "Allen released by Morecambe". The Visitor. 2008-05-06. http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/shrimpsnews/Allen-released-by-Morecambe.4052476.jp. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "Bury sign young midfielder Allen". BBC Sport. 2009-07-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/8176271.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Allen signs for Seagulls". Seagulls Online. 2010-07-28. http://blogs.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/seagulls/2010/07/allen-signs-for-seagulls.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Stockport
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Royal Antwerp FC players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Colwyn Bay F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs
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