Allyson Swaby
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Allyson Renee Swaby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Angel City | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Boston College Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir | 11 | (5) |
| 2018–2022 | Roma | 55 | (2) |
| 2022– | Angel City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U20 | ||
| 2018– | Jamaica | 20 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:10, 12 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Allyson Renee Swaby (born 3 October 1996) is an American-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for Angel City FC and at international level for Jamaica.
Club career[]
Swaby played college soccer for the Eagles of Boston College in the United States, for three years between 2014 and 2017. She began her first journey into European football in 2018, moving to Icelandic third-division football team Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir for a short spell.
Swaby would gain a total of 12 appearances and 5 goals in all competitions during her brief stay in Iceland, before the Jamaican international defender caught the interest of Roma coach Betty Bavagnoli. The Italian club signed Swaby as a late, mid-season arrival to boost their squad in Roma's inaugural season of top-flight Italian football.
During the 2018-19 Serie A season, Swaby soon rose through the ranks from a Roma squad player to a regular first-eleven defender who could play either at centre-back or full-back for her club. She capped off her first season with Roma by appearing in the 2019 World Cup for Jamaica.
In her second season with Roma, Swaby's influence on Roma's backline continued to rise along with the consistency in her performances as she became one of the most regular players in the Roma squad.[4] The club relied on Swaby's consistency to form different defensive partnerships with several names such as Federica Di Criscio, Petronella Ekroth and Tecla Pettenuzzo. Roma recognised Swaby's role in the club's growth by making her one of the first Roma players to sign a multi-year contract with the Giallorosse on March 4, 2020.[5]
During her third season with Roma, Swaby was joined by new January 2021 signing Elena Linari at the heart of Roma's defence. The duo went on to reduce Roma's goals-conceded-per-game rate in the second half of the 2020-21 season.[6] On May 30, 2001, Swaby helped Roma keep a clean sheet and win their first major trophy on the women's side of football when Roma defeated AC Milan on penalties in the Coppa Italia final.[7]
On December 21, 2021, it was announced that Swaby would join National Women's Soccer League expansion side Angel City FC following the completion of the Supercoppa Italiana in January 2022.[8]
International career[]
Swaby began her international career with Jamaica in 2018, making 4 appearances in the CONCACAF Women's Championship and playing in the third/fouth place playoff game against Panama. She played in Jamaica's successful World Cup 2019 qualifying campaign, and played in the World Cup tournament itself in the summer of 2019.
In the summer of 2021, Allyson Swaby started as captain of the Jamaica team for the first time in her international career.
Style of play[]
Swaby shows a preference for direct, vertical football and often makes vertical passes straight to the frontline.[9] She is a skilled defender in aerial duels and can often be tasked with man-marking by her team, owing to her athleticism and strength in individual duels.
Personal life[]
Her younger sister Chantelle Swaby is also a Jamaican international footballer.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Allyson Swaby". AS Roma.
- ^ "Allyson Swaby - Women's Soccer". Boston College Athletics.
- ^ "Defender Allyson Swaby joins Roma Women". AS Roma. 29 November 2018.
- ^ bren (18 June 2020). "Led by Bartoli and Swaby, Roma's Defense Showed Dramatic Improvement". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ bren (5 March 2020). "Official: Allyson Swaby Renews Contract Through 2022". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ dallagente (6 June 2021). "Roma's Backline Can Build On Swaby-Linari Partnership For Years to Come". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ bren (31 May 2021). "Roma Wins 2021 Coppa Italia in Penalty Shootout". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "ANGEL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB CONFIRMS SIGNING OF JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN ALLYSON SWABY FROM AS ROMA". AngelCity.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ bren (20 August 2020). "AS Roma Women U-23 Countdown, 2020 Edition: The Top Five Talents". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links[]
- Allyson Swaby at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Jamaica through descent
- Jamaican women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- A.S. Roma Women players
- Angel City FC players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Jamaica women's international footballers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Jamaican expatriate women's footballers
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- People from West Hartford, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Hartford, Connecticut
- Soccer players from Connecticut
- American women's soccer players
- Boston College Eagles women's soccer players
- African-American women's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women