Wes Allen (soccer)

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Wes Allen
Personal information
Full name Westley David Allen
Date of birth (1986-09-17) September 17, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Austin, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006 Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Austin Aztex U23 15 (0)
2009–2010 Austin Aztex 21 (0)
2011–2012 Orlando City 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 22, 2012

Westley David Allen (born September 17, 1986, in Austin, Texas) is an American soccer player.

Career[edit]

Youth and amateur[edit]

Allen grew up in Austin, Texas, attended L. C. Anderson High School, and played college soccer at Oakland University, where he earned Third Team All-American Honors as a freshman.

Undrafted out of college, Allen played for the University of Texas club team, and played for Austin Aztex U23 in the USL Premier Development League in 2008.

Professional[edit]

Allen signed with Austin Aztex of the USL First Division for the 2009 season,[1] and made his debut for the team on May 29, 2009, in a game against Puerto Rico Islanders.[2] He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season,[3] but re-signed prior to the 2010 season.

On March 11, 2011, Allen re-signed with the club, which had moved to Orlando, Florida after the 2010 season, renamed itself Orlando City, and aligned itself with the USL Pro league.[4] The club signed Allen to a multi-year contract on September 1, 2011.[5]

Honors[edit]

Orlando City[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/transactions/303406.html [dead link]
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-21.
  3. ^ "Austin Announces Release Of 14 Players From The 2009 Squad". 6 November 2009.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24.

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