Allira Toby Explained

Allira Toby
Birth Date:1994 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Ipswich, Australia
Height:1.60 m[1]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:NSW NPLW Sydney Olympic FC
Clubnumber:10
Years1:2015
Clubs1:Olympic FC
Caps1:18
Goals1:7
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Adelaide United
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2020
Clubs3:Brisbane Roar
Caps3:40
Goals3:14
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Moreton Bay United
Caps4:7
Goals4:3
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Sydney FC
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–
Clubs7:Canberra United
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Club-Update: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

Junior football

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

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

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]

Famalicão

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

In December 2020, Toby returned to Australia, joining Sydney FC.[8]

Canberra United

In September 2021, Toby joined Canberra United.[9]

Personal life

Toby is Aboriginal Australian, and works as a counsellor assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.[10] [11]

References

  1. Web site: Allira Toby . canberraunited.com . 6 September 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: From Ipswich to joining the best in the world. Lems. David. Queensland Times. en. 2019-01-20.
  3. Web site: Allira Toby: 5 things you need to know about the Roar star. Westfield W-League. en. 2019-01-20.
  4. Web site: From Ipswich to joining the best in the world. Lems. David. Queensland Times. en. 2019-01-20.
  5. Web site: Young rated Roar's best. 2018-05-02. www.couriermail.com.au. en. 2019-06-01.
  6. Web site: Polkinghorne takes top honours at Roar awards. The Women's Game. 2019-06-01.
  7. Web site: Meet the new Sydney FC striker who was stuck in Portuguese limbo. Samantha. Lewis. SBS. The World Game. 4 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Sydney FC Complete Westfield W-League Squad. Sydney FC. 4 December 2020.
  9. Web site: Allira Toby joins Canberra United. Canberra United. 7 September 2021. 9 September 2021. 9 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909062515/https://www.canberraunited.com.au/news/allira-toby-joins-canberra-united. dead.
  10. Web site: Ramone lines up new soccer league. 2018-06-13. National Indigenous Times. en-US. 2019-06-01.
  11. Web site: From Marsden school counsellor to ambassador for Indigenous football championships. Simmons. Lisa. 2018-11-08. Jimboomba Times. en. 2019-06-01.