Joel Allwright (born 4 March 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Campbelltown City in the

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. Allwright was born in Adelaide and played youth football for

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and Australian Institutes of Sport as well as

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. He started his senior career with

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, where he had played junior football, in the

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, before moving to

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in 2012. In 2017, he joined

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. Allwright appeared for the Australian under-17 side in 2005, including at the

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Playing career

Club

In 2007, Allwright travelled to Scotland for a trial with

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. Allwright signed with

from

in January 2017 on a mature-aged rookie contract until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his debut in a draw in an

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against

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on 26 February 2017. He returned to

at the end of the Jets' season.

Honours

Club

;

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Premiership:

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: 2013, 2014

Country

;

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OFC U-17 Championship The OFC Men's U-16 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 16. The tournament decides the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Allwright, Joel 1988 births Living people Australia men's youth international soccer players Australian men's soccer players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players Para Hills Knights SC players Adelaide United FC players Adelaide City FC players Newcastle Jets FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players FFSA Super League players Australian people of English descent Soccer players from Adelaide 21st-century Australian sportsmen