Bobby Allain
![]() Allain in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bobby Allain | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Clamart, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Örebro SK | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2010 | Montrouge FC | ||
2009–2010 | ACBB | ||
2010–2011 | Clyde | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Ivry | 3 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Red Star | 11 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Dijon II | 45 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Dijon | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Olympiacos | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Örebro SK | 23 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2021 |
Bobby Allain (born 28 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Örebro. He has previously played in France for Ivry, Red Star and Dijon.
Club career[]
Allain signed his first professional contract with Clyde in Scotland, where he played in the under-19 team.[1] He returned to France, and began playing senior football with Ivry and Red Star, before moving to Dijon in 2016.[2]
Allain spent a couple of years as the backup goalkeeper at Dijon. He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 3–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Caen on 31 October 2018.[3]
On 24 July 2019, Greek Super League side Olympiacos announced the signing of Allain on a two-year contract.[4]
On 28 December 2020 it was announced that Örebro SK, of Swedens top division Allsvenskan, had signed Bobby on a one year deal.
Personal life[]
Allain was born in France, and is of Scottish descent through his mother and holds a British passport.[5] His uncle Xavier Perez was the goalkeeper for Red Star in the 1980s.[6]
Both of Allain's parents are deaf, and he is fluent in sign language. In his spare time he is the goalkeeper coach for France's deaf football team.[7]
Honours[]
Club[]
Olympiacos
References[]
- ^ MacLean, Ian (8 July 2020). "Bobby Allain: From Clyde Under-19s to a Greek title win with Olympiacos". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Allain, de loin le plus inattendu". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Dijon FCO - SM Caen (3-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Υπέγραψε για δύο χρόνια ο Αλέν". www.sport24.gr.
- ^ ByUs, Team (1 October 2014). "À la rencontre de Bobby Allain - Red Star Football Club". www.redstar.fr.
- ^ ByUs, Team (17 July 2011). "Bobby Allain : "La concurrence me renforce" - Red Star Football Club". www.redstar.fr.
- ^ "Bobby Allain : "J'ai deja pense a me marier en kilt"". www.sofoot.com. 13 January 2018.
External links[]
- Bobby Allain – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Sofoot Profile
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Clamart
- Association football goalkeepers
- French footballers
- French people of Scottish descent
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Super League Greece players
- Dijon FCO players
- Red Star F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- US Ivry players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece