Allira Toby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NSW NPLW Sydney Olympic FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Olympic FC | 18 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Adelaide United | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 40 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | Moreton Bay United | 7 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Sydney FC | 14 | (0) |
| 2021– | Canberra United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021 | |||
Allira Toby (born 15 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Sydney Olympic FC in the NSW NPLW.
Club career[edit]
Junior football[edit]
Toby grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and began her junior career with Ipswich City Bulls. At 16 she joined Annerley FC followed by Olympic FC.[2]
Adelaide United[edit]
Toby was recruited to Adelaide United in the W-League for the 2015–16 season.[3] She subsequently moved back to Queensland to play with the Roar.[4]
Brisbane Roar[edit]
Toby would go on to win Roar's Golden Boot award with 5 goals in their W-League Premiership winning campaign in 2017/18.[5] She would win the club's Golden Boot award again in the following season after another 5 goal haul.[6]
Moreton Bay United[edit]
Famalicão[edit]
In October 2020, Toby was offered a one-year contract by Portuguese club Famalicão. She flew over and was involved in a pre-season friendly in Spain. A few weeks later the club contacted her to tell her they terminated her contract.[7]
Sydney FC[edit]
In December 2020, Toby returned to Australia, joining Sydney FC.[8]
Canberra United[edit]
In September 2021, Toby joined Canberra United.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Toby is Aboriginal Australian, and works as a counsellor assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Allira Toby". canberraunited.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Allira Toby: 5 things you need to know about the Roar star". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Young rated Roar's best". www.couriermail.com.au. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Polkinghorne takes top honours at Roar awards". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Samantha (4 December 2020). "Meet the new Sydney FC striker who was stuck in Portuguese limbo". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ "Sydney FC Complete Westfield W-League Squad". Sydney FC. 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Allira Toby joins Canberra United". Canberra United. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Ramone lines up new soccer league". National Indigenous Times. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Simmons, Lisa (8 November 2018). "From Marsden school counsellor to ambassador for Indigenous football championships". Jimboomba Times. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Ipswich, Queensland
- Soccer players from Queensland
- Women's association football forwards
- Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players
- Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) players
- Sydney FC (A-League Women) players
- Canberra United FC players
- Australian women's soccer players
- Indigenous Australian soccer players
- F.C. Famalicão (women) players
- Sportswomen from Queensland