Jordan Evans Allen (born April 25, 1995) is an American former professional

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player who played as a

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for

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Allen played for the

Arizona Academy from 2011 to 2012 before playing a season at the

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in 2013.

Real Salt Lake

On December 31, 2013, it was announced that Allen had signed a homegrown contract with

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. He made his professional debut on March 8, 2014, against the

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, in which he came on in the 90th minute for

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as Salt Lake won 1–0. On March 29, 2015, after coming on as a substitute in a match against

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, he scored his first professional goal in the 90th minute, just moments after Toronto had tied the game in a 2–1 win. After playing over 40 games in his first two full seasons, Allen's progress has been hampered by injury, only playing two matches since the end of the 2016 season. Allen retired from playing professional soccer at the end of the 2019 season due to injury problems.

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* * 1995 births Living people American men's soccer players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Homegrown Players (MLS) Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Rochester, New York Major League Soccer players USL Championship players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub