Daniel Lee Allsopp (born 10 August 1978) is an Australian former professional

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player who played as a

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. As a player, he notably played for

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for several seasons and was part of their team that earned promotion back to the

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in 2000, He also spending time on loan with

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and

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. He also played in

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for

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where he was a prolific goal scorer and would play in

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for

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. He spent the majority of his career in the

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with

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and

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, also playing professionally for

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, Launceston City and Croydon City Arrows He was a full international for the Australia national team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's seventh highest all-time goal scorer, behind

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and Carlos Hernandez.

Club career

Allsopp started his senior football career with Monbulk Rangers in 1994 as a 16-year-old, competing in the Victorian Provisional League Division 1. The following year he joined Croydon City in the Victorian State League Division 1 competition before joining then- NSL club

in 1995. Allsopp holds the distinction for being the first South Melbourne player to score at

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following South Melbourne's move from their traditional ground of Middle Park. As a youngster, Allsopp impressed under coach Frank Arok but could not break into new coach

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's side ahead of internationals such as

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Coveny, Paul Trimboli and Michael Curcjia. After two seasons with South, Allsopp made the move across town to Carlton S.C. for the 1997 NSL season. Allsopp spent the 1998

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season with

then moved to England to trial for

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club

, and after scoring in City's first friendly match against

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as well as some reserve team matches, he was signed for the club for the 1998–99 season. Allsopp's four goals in 25 games saw Manchester City promoted to the

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, but he struggled to find a regular place in the team as the team in the 1999–2000 season, and was loaned out to

. He was loaned to

in early 2000, and scored four goals in just three league matches by end of the 1999–2000 season. The following season, he went on loan to

, where he failed to score a goal in his four league appearances. Allsopp returned on loan to Notts County, and scored four goals in three matches before being bought for £300,000 by the club. In a three-season career, he scored 50 goals in 111 appearances (in all matches) before signing with

for 2003–04. The move provided more success for Allsopp, as he scored 15 goals in his first season and seven in 2004–05 as a regular in the line-up. Allsopp negotiated an early release from Hull, and decided to return to Australia to play for new club

under

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, who had coached Allsopp during his time at the VIS. Despite making 20 starts in the 2005–06 season, Allsopp was not nearly as prolific as at his previous clubs, and only managed three goals for the year. The season featured Allsopp's 250th match in all league competitions. The 2006–07 season saw a remarkable turnaround in Allsopp's scoring record at Melbourne. He finished the season as the league Golden Boot winner as highest scorer in the home and away fixtures. His tally of 11 made him the first A-League player to score a double figure tally and was one goal more than second place, teammate

. His 35 shots on target was also the equal highest with

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. During the 2009 – 2010, A-League season it was confirmed that Allsopp had signed with

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i side,

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, for an undisclosed fee. He had less than a year left on his contract with Victory. On 22 September 2009, Allsopp made his debut for Al-Rayyan against Al-Kharatiyat, providing an assist for

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's goal. Allsopp joined

club

on 18 January 2010. Allsopp and D.C. United mutually agreed to terminate his contract after just one season with the club. On 24 December 2010, Allsopp rejoined with his teammates at the

, in a contract that will keep him there until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 18 October 2012, he announced his retirement from professional football. In 2013, Allsopp returned to play for his boyhood club, Croydon City Arrows. 2014 was a successful year for both Croydon & Allsopp, with the club winning the Victorian State League 4 East competition & promotion to State League 3 and Allsopp winning both the league Best & Fairest and Golden Boot Awards. In 2013, Allsopp signed as a guest player for

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. He featured in the round 15

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fixture between

and local rivals

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. The match finished in a 6–0 win to

, with Allsopp picking up a yellow card for a reckless challenge. In 2014 Allsopp again featured for the Tasmanian State League club as a guest player, in a round 5

match against City's sister club

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. The game finished in a 4–2 win for City, with Allsopp scoring a hat-trick. This was a history making result for City and saw the end of a 25-game losing streak, with the club previously not winning a single league fixture since the new statewide league inception in 2013.

International career

In 1995, he made his name in the under-17 World Championship, where he was tied top scorer with five goals, including one in

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's 3 – 1 loss to eventual runners-up

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. His performance opened the door for his entrance into the Australian

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, signing with

. He stayed with the club until 1997, having scored two goals in his 20 appearances. Allsopp represented Australia again, this time at under-20 level in the

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, with Australia making it through to the second round before being knocked out by

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. On his return he was signed for

, but was loaned out to VPL club

. Meanwhile, Allsopp had become a regular member of Australia's under-23 national team (the "Olyroos") in 1999, and played three matches for one goal in 2000, but was not selected in the squad for the

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. Allsopp finally earned his first call-up to the

senior squad for a friendly match against

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in June 2007 and came on as a 78th-minute substitute in the 2–1 defeat by the South Americans. On 23 May he got his second international appearance for Australia when he came on as a substitute for

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in a friendly against

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. National coach

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described Allsopp's performance against

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in February 2009 as "absolutely hopeless",Verbeek unleashes on 'hopeless' Socceroos pair
/ref> although he later added that "in the last games (for Melbourne) I have seen they were very good, so maybe it was because of Indonesia or the trip".

Personal life

Allsopp was born in

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and is married with two sons. He now works for a packaging firm as an Account Manager.LinkedIn Profile

Career statistics

Honours

South Melbourne * Dockerty Cup: 1995 * NSL Cup: 1995–96 Melbourne Victory * A-League Championship: 2006–07, 2008–09 * A-League Premiership: 2006–07, 2008–09 Individual *

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Golden Boot:

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Golden Boot: 2006–07 *

Victory Medal: 2006-2007 * Melbourne Victory Player's Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2008–09

References

External links

Melbourne Victory Profile

FFA - Socceroo profile
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