Remi Lee Allen (born 15 October 1990) is an English football

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who plays for

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in the

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Career

Club

On 30 June 2016,

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signed Allen from

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for an undisclosed fee. On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Allen had left the club after her contract had expired. On 22 August 2020,

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announced their signing of Allen ahead of the 2020-21 season, among seven other FA WSL players, as they embarked on their journey as a fully professional club.

International

On 5 May 2014, Allen was called up to the

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team for the first time.

References

External links

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Remi Allen's player biography on the Reading FC Women's website
* Living people 1990 births English women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's Super League players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Notts County L.F.C. players Reading F.C. Women players England women's under-23 international footballers Leicester City W.F.C. players England women's youth international footballers Aston Villa W.F.C. players {{England-women-footy-bio-stub