Allen Larue (born 16 June 1981) is an

association footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

from the Seychelles. He plays as a defender and has played for the

Seychelles national football team The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed ''The Pirates'', represents Seychelles in international football and is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). SFF has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (C ...

. He plays for

St Michel United FC Saint Michel United Football Club are a Seychelles based football club from Roche Caiman and founded in 1996. They play in the Seychelles First Division. The club have been crowned champions of Seychelles on thirteen occasions.Seychelles Footbal ...

in the

Seychelles First Division Seychelles Premier League is the top division of the Seychelles Football Federation, it was created in 1979. Members clubs 2017 Previous winners *1979 : Saint-Louis FC *1980 : Saint-Louis FC *1981 : Saint-Louis FC *1982 : Mont Fleuri FC *198 ...

, having also played for

Red Star Anse-aux-Pins Red Star Football Club is a football club from Anse-aux-Pins, Seychelles. It originated in 1993 after the dissolution of the merger between Anse-aux-Pins FC and St Michel United FC. The club plays in the Seychelles Second Division. It has been ...

in the early years of his career.

Club career

Red Star Anse-aux-Pins Red Star Football Club is a football club from Anse-aux-Pins, Seychelles. It originated in 1993 after the dissolution of the merger between Anse-aux-Pins FC and St Michel United FC. The club plays in the Seychelles Second Division. It has been ...

Allen started his career at

and spent four years at the club, from 2003 until 2007.

had won the title in 2001, shortly before Allen's arrival, but have failed to win the

since. In search of silverware, Larue left the club in 2007.

St Michel United FC

Larue has since moved to another club in the Seychelles,

. During his time at St Michel, the Seychelles' second-most successful team have won the league title three times in four years, 2008 being the only occasion during Allen's spell at the club that they have failed to win the league. Allen was also part of the St Michel squad who won the President's Cup in 2011, beating St. Louis Suns United in the final, although the defender was partly at fault for St Louis' second goal.

International career

The defender has played thirteen games for his country. One of his first games for the Seychelles came in the

2004 African Cup of Nations The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's footb ...

qualifier against Zimbabwe. Larue conceded a penalty for a foul on

Benjani Mwaruwari Mpenjani ‘Mpe’ Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978), often known simply as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Having started his career with Jomo Cosmos, Benjani moved to Europe in 2001 to join Sw ...

as the Seychelles lost 3-1. His most recent involvement with the

was in July 2011, when Seychelles played a friendly against Tanzania U-23. Allen scored his first goal for the Seychelles in the resulting 3-1 loss.Ulimwengu shines, as U-23 hit Seychelles - In2EastAfrica
Retrieved 18 August 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Larue, Allen 1981 births Living people Seychellois men's footballers Seychelles men's international footballers Men's association football defenders St Michel United FC players