Joe Allen

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Born
1990 (35 years old)
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Carmarthen, Wales

Position
Central Midfield

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Weight
137 lbs

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Player Manager ID
29007955

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Soccer

Team
_Retired Soccer

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Wales

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_No League Soccer

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Joseph Michael Allen (born 14 March 1990) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Allen began his career at Swansea City, making his first-team debut in January 2007 at age 16. He played in 150 matches across all competitions in six years at the Liberty Stadium, also having a loan at Wrexham. During his time at Swansea, they won two promotions, going from League One to the Premier League. He also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. In the same year, he joined Liverpool for £15 million, signed by his former Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers. Allen spent four seasons at Anfield, making 132 appearances. In July 2016, he signed for Stoke City for a £13 million transfer fee.

A full international for Wales since 2009, Allen has earned over 70 caps for his nation and represented Wales at UEFA Euro 2016, helping the team reach the semi-finals, and UEFA Euro 2020. Allen also helped Wales qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 for the first time since 1958.

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