Anthony Allison (footballer) explained

Anthony Allison
Fullname:Anthony Allison
(formerly Sargbah Tarpeh)
Birth Date:5 May 1987
Birth Place:Liberia
Height:5 ft 10 in
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Philadelphia Lone Star FC
Youthyears1:2001–2009
Youthyears2:2006–2009
Youthclubs2:Wilmington Wildcats
Years1:2010
Years2:2011
Years3:2012
Years4:2013
Years5:2014
Years6:2015
Years7:2016–
Clubs1:Puerto Rico Islanders
Clubs2:IFK Sundsvall
Clubs3:Härnösands FF
Clubs4:Umeå FC
Clubs5:Frånö SK
Clubs6:Sandvikens IF
Clubs7:Philadelphia Lone Star
Caps1:10
Caps2:21
Caps3:21
Caps4:19
Caps5:20
Caps6:24
Caps7:27
Goals1:0
Goals2:24
Goals3:19
Goals4:3
Goals5:25
Goals6:20
Goals7:31
Pcupdate:13 May 2019

Anthony Allison (born May 5, 1987) is a Liberian footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Lone Star FC in the National Premier Soccer League. Allison previously played for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USSF Division 2 Professional League in 2010 before signing with IFK Sundsvall in 2011.

Career

Youth and College

Allison grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended Overbrook High School, and played club soccer for Junior Lone Star FC, before playing college soccer at Wilmington University. While at Wilmington University, he was the CACC Rookie of the Year, and received All CACC 1st Team and NSCAA All Region 2nd Team honors three years in a row in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Following his senior year, Allison was also honored as CACC Player of the Year and East Regional Player of the Year and was a 1st Team All CACC, NSCAA All-Region First Team, Daktronics 1st Team All Region and 1st Team All American selection.[1] He finished his college career with 56 goals and 26 assists in 72 games for the Wildcats.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Allison turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USSF D2 Pro League.[2] He made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.[3] After two successful goal scoring seasons in the Swedish fifth and fourth tier during 2011 and 2012 Allison signed with third tier club Umeå FC in March 2013.[4]

Personal

Allison's birth name was Sargbah Tarpeh; he changed it to its current form in 2009. Anthony also has 4 children. He is married to his wife Siatta.[5] Liberian international footballer Dulee Johnson is his uncle.[6]

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

2010

2010

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilmington University. www.wilmu.edu. en. 2018-05-04.
  2. News: WILMINGTON'S TARPEH SIGNS CONTRACT WITH PUERTO RICO ISLANDERS OF USSF. 2010-04-01. CACC. 2018-05-04. en.
  3. Web site: CFU Club Championship 2010 . 2010-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100811170147/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=924140 . 2010-08-11 .
  4. http://ufc.se/nyheter/sillah-och-allison-klar-for-umea-fc Sillah och Allison klar för Umeå FC
  5. Web site: USSF Division-2 Pro League. ussf.demosphere.com. 2018-05-04. 2012-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305181643/http://ussf.demosphere.com/Teams/20945465/20945474-20952154/22008042.html. dead.
  6. https://archive.today/20130418073204/http://dagbladet.se/sport/fotboll/1.2971882-fick-hjalp-av-dulee Fick hjälp av Dulee