Joe Allen (footballer born 1990)
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Allen lining up for Wales in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joseph Michael Allen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stoke City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Tenby | ||
| 2000–2007 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Swansea City | 127 | (7) |
| 2008 | → Wrexham (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Liverpool | 91 | (4) |
| 2016– | Stoke City | 31 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Wales U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Wales U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 2009– | Wales | 35 | (2) |
| 2012 | Great Britain | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, 8 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:25, 24 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Joseph Michael Allen (born 14 March 1990) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City and the Wales national team.
He began his career at Swansea City, making his first-team debut in January 2007 at the age of 16. Allen played in 150 games 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. In 2012, 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 fee of £13 million.
A full international for Wales since 2009, Allen has earned over 30 caps for his nation, and represented Wales at UEFA Euro 2016, helping the team to reach the semi-finals. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics.
Born in Carmarthen, Allen was raised in the Pembrokeshire town of Narberth, and is a former student of Narberth Primary School and Ysgol y Preseli. He is a fluent Welsh speaker. Allen started his career playing in local team Tenby up to the age of 10.
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