Damien Samuel Allen (born 1 August 1986) is an English former

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 lea ...

who is currently academy manager at

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

Damien progressed through the Centre of Excellence youth system at

after being released by

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at the age of 14 and made his mark in centre midfield. He made his debut for Stockport in a 2–0 defeat at

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

in 2004–05. After a spell on loan at

Royal Antwerp Royal Antwerp Football Club (commonly referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Antwerp. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Founded in 1 ...

, Allen joined

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

in August 2007. After a season at the club Allen was released by manager

Sammy McIlroy Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland na ...

. He signed for non league F.C. Halifax Town on 7 October 2008. Allen signed a 12-month contract with Bury on 29 July 2009 following a successful trial period with the club. After not making any league appearances for Bury, he was released at the end of the season. On 28 July 2010, Allen signed for Welsh club

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managed by former Bury player

Dave Challinor David Paul Challinor (born 2 October 1975) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of EFL League One club Stockport County. As a player he was as a centre-back and played in the Football League for Tran ...

. On 28 November 2011, Allen signed for the then Welsh Premier League champions,

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club () was a Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. Founded in 1876, Bangor City have been founder members of the North Wales Coast League, the Welsh National League, the North Wales Combination, the W ...

. After 7 years at Bangor City, Allen signed for rivals Aberystwyth Town in January 2018. During summer 2020 Allen was announced as the Academy Manager at his first club

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Bangor City profile
* 1986 births Living people People from Cheadle, Greater Manchester Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Stockport County F.C. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Colwyn Bay F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players Cymru Premier players Bury F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff Denbigh Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub