Emmie Allen
_040.jpg) Allen with Bay FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 25, 2002[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | North Carolina | 47 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Bay FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emmie Allen (born October 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played two seasons of college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Early life
[edit]Allen grew up in High Point, North Carolina, the younger of two children born to Laura and Scott Allen.[2] She began playing soccer at a young age.[3] She came from a University of North Carolina family and attended soccer camps there while in middle school.[3] She played soccer and basketball for High Point Christian Academy in eighth grade.[4] She began online schooling the next year while playing for the NC Courage Academy club team.[4] She committed to North Carolina while in ninth grade.[3]
North Carolina Tar Heels
[edit]After redshirting her freshman year, Allen became North Carolina's starting goalkeeper at the start of the 2022 season.[2][5] She alternated playing halves with another keeper for her first six games before becoming the full-time starter.[2][6] She saved two penalty kicks in her first college shootout, helping advance past Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.[7] In the 2022 NCAA tournament, she made six saves to shut out Notre Dame 2–0 in the quarterfinals and made a career-high nine saves in a 3–2 win against Florida State in the semifinals.[8][9] In the 2022 championship game against UCLA, she recorded eight saves, but with seconds remaining she was shoved to the ground on a corner kick converted by the Bruins; no foul was called, and North Carolina lost in overtime.[3][10][11] She finished the 2022 season with 70 saves and 8 clean sheets in 26 games.[2]
The following year, Allen recovered from a spring knee injury and played with the Courage's amateur USL W League side in the summer of 2023.[3][4] She made 46 saves and kept 8 shutouts in 21 games as a redshirt sophomore, including two shutouts in the 2023 NCAA tournament.[2] She tied her career high with nine saves in the team's 4–3 NCAA quarterfinal loss to BYU.[2][12] After her redshirt sophomore season, she declared for the 2024 NWSL Draft.[13]
Club career
[edit]Bay FC
[edit]Allen was not selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft but was invited to train with Bay FC in the preseason. On March 13, she was signed to a one-year contract with a one-year option, becoming Bay's third option in goal behind Lysianne Proulx and Katelyn Rowland.[14][15] She made her professional debut on July 20, 2024, starting in a 3–1 defeat to San Diego Wave FC in the first group stage game of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.[16] On August 27, she played the second half of Bay's exhibition game against Barcelona.[17] After the season, she signed a new one-year contract with an option for an additional year.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emmie Allen". Bay FC. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Emmie Allen – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Lucas, Adam (September 29, 2023). "Born & Bred: Keeping the Faith". Rams Club. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c Lindsay, Michael (July 30, 2023). "Allen relishes starting role with UNC soccer". High Point Enterprise. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (August 19, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Opens Season With Win Over No. 11 Tennessee". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (September 2, 2022). "No. 2 UNC Women's Soccer Takes Dominant Win Over No. 3 Duke". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Thomae, Lucas (November 4, 2022). "Moxley sends UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship final in shootout against Duke". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (November 26, 2022). "College Cup Bound: UNC Women's Soccer Beats Top-Seeded Notre Dame in NCAA Quarterfinals". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (December 2, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Advances to National Championship With 3–2 Win Over FSU". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (December 5, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Falls In Extra Time in National Championship". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Wadera, Rohtas (December 7, 2022). "NCAA College Cup 2022 Recap: UCLA Wins the Championship". Girls Soccer Network. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (November 24, 2023). "UNC Women's Soccer Blows 3–0 Lead in NCAA Quarterfinal Defeat at BYU". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Initial list of registered players announced for 2024 NWSL Draft". SoccerWire. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Ingemi, Marisa (March 13, 2024). "Bay FC won't reveal starting goalie for opener, but has front-runner emerged?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Bay FC drops 3–1 result on road to San Diego Wave FC". Bay FC. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "FC Barcelona notches 5–2 win over Bay FC in international friendly at PayPal Park". Bay FC. August 27, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Emmie Allen at the National Women's Soccer League
- Emmie Allen at Bay FC
- Emmie Allen at Soccerway