Jordan Allan Explained

Jordan Allan
Birth Date:20 October 1998
Birth Place:Blantyre, Scotland
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Falkirk
Clubnumber:72
Youthyears1:2006–2012
Youthclubs1:Airdrie United
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:Airdrieonians
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2018
Clubs2:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Airdrieonians (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Cowdenbeath
Caps4:44
Goals4:14
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Forfar Athletic
Caps5:18
Goals5:3
Years6:2021–2022
Clubs6:Airdrieonians
Caps6:26
Goals6:3
Years7:2022–2023
Clubs7:Clyde
Caps7:21
Goals7:10
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Falkirk
Caps8:27
Goals8:3
Club-Update:3 March 2024 (UTC)
Years9:2024
Clubs9:Clyde (loan)
Caps9:16
Goals9:8

Jordan Allan (born 20 October 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for club Falkirk. He has previously played for Airdrieonians, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic and Clyde.

Career

In April 2013, Allan made his debut for Scottish club Airdrie United as a substitute against Livingston in a 2–0 defeat.[1] [2] Still a pupil at Calderside Academy and aged just 14 years and 189 days, Allan became the youngest player to represent a first team in the Scottish Football League,[3] and Britain, breaking the record previously established by Reuben Noble-Lazarus in January 2008;[4] (the British record stood for almost a decade before being broken by Christopher Atherton from Northern Ireland)[5] but the SFL record will never be bettered as the organisation was replaced by the Scottish Professional Football League a few months later.

In May 2014, Allan signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6] On 30 August 2017 he returned to his former club Airdrieonians on a six-month loan deal.[7] Allan was released by Wolves at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]

He signed for Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath in November 2018, and then moved to Forfar Athletic during August 2020. Allan returned to Airdrie in June 2021.[9]

Allan joined Scottish League One club Clyde in the summer of 2022, and had a very successful 6 months with the Bully Wee in which he scored ten league goals by the midway point and won the League One player of the month for November 2022.[10] [11]

On 26 January 2023, Allan move to league rivals Falkirk for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Bairns.[12] In January 2024, Allan returned to Clyde on loan until the end of the season.[13]

Honours

Falkirk

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortresses, failures and a 14-year-old. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040817/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=2066580/index.html?cid=newsletter_en_20130502_newsid. dead. 6 January 2014. FIFA.com. 2 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Schoolboy becomes Scotland's youngest league footballer at 14. 1 May 2013. STV. dead. https://archive.today/20130706143041/http://m.stv.tv/news/glasgow/223690-blantyre-schoolboy-jordan-allan-plays-for-airdrie-united-aged-14/. 6 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Jordan Allan handed Airdrie first-team debut at 14 . Daily Record . 30 April 2013 . 11 April 2016 . Paterson, Colin.
  4. News: Barnsley schoolboy makes history . . 1 January 2008 . 11 April 2016.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62897652 Christopher Atherton: Glenavon teenager breaks record as UK's youngest senior footballer
  6. Web site: New boy Jordan Allan happy to be at Wolves. Express & Star. 21 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Record-Breaker Jordan Returns. Airdrieonians F.C.. 30 August 2017.
  8. Web site: 2017/18 Retained List Published. 20 May 2018. 21 May 2018. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C..
  9. Web site: Jordan returns for third Diamonds spell.
  10. Web site: NEW SIGNING: Jordan Allan 2 Jun 2022 News Official Mobile Website Clyde FC . 2023-01-26 . m.clydefc.co.uk.
  11. Web site: League 1 award for Allan SPFL . 2023-01-26 . spfl.co.uk.
  12. Web site: JORDAN ALLAN SIGNS FOR THE BAIRNS . 2023-01-26 . Falkirk Football Club . en-US.
  13. Web site: Kearney . Ben . 23 January 2024 . Falkirk FC: Jordan Allan rejoins former club Clyde on loan for the remainder of the campaign . 31 January 2024 . falkirkherald.co.uk.