Tarryn Allarakhia (born 17 October 1997) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
or a
winger for
Wealdstone
Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone.
The area accommodates mos ...
. Born in England, he plays for the
Tanzania national team.
Allarakhia's early career began at
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profes ...
, before continuing his development at
Aveley
Aveley is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England, and forms one of the traditional Church of England parishes. Aveley is 16 miles (26.2 km) east of Charing Cross. In the 2021 United Kingdom ...
. He joined
Maldon & Tiptree in January 2016, before signing a development contract with Colchester United in July 2017. He was released after one year at Colchester and joined fellow
League Two
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club
Crawley Town
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...
. In August 2021, he joined
Woking
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.
In June 2022, he joined
Wealdstone
Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone.
The area accommodates mos ...
.
Career
Born in
Redbridge, London
Redbridge is an area of Ilford in East London, England. It gives its name to the London Borough of Redbridge, a local government district of Greater London, with which it should not be confused.
Etymology
The name comes from a bridge over the ...
,
Allarakhia is a former player in
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profes ...
's Academy.
He trained with
Bournemouth
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during the summer of 2015 and also had a one week trial at
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2 ...
.
He was signed to
Aveley
Aveley is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England, and forms one of the traditional Church of England parishes. Aveley is 16 miles (26.2 km) east of Charing Cross. In the 2021 United Kingdom ...
's first-team from their youth system in 2015 where he played as a
winger. He made eight league appearances for Aveley between October and December and scored one goal, and also made one appearance in the
Essex Senior Cup
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.
In January 2016, Allarakhia became
Steve Ball
Steven John Ball (born 2 September 1969) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. Ball is currently Head of Academy Coaching at League Two club Colchester United.
Ball began his career with Arsenal, with whom he won ...
's first signing as manager of
Maldon & Tiptree.
He scored one goal in 18 appearances during the second-half of the
2015–16 season,
and scored a further four goals in 37 appearances during his first full season with the Jammers.
During his first few months at the club, through Maldon & Tiptree's link-up with
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
, Allarakhia made appearances for the Colchester
under-21 team.
In July 2017, Allarakhia signed a one year development contract with Colchester United. He was released by the club at the end of the season.
On 1 August 2018,
Crawley Town
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...
signed Allarakhia on a two-year contract. He made his professional debut on 14 August in Crawley's
EFL Cup
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match against
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...
. Allarakhia was loaned out for 28 days to
Wealdstone
Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone.
The area accommodates mos ...
on 8 January 2019. The deal was later extended to the end of the season. He made 18 appearances, scoring 4 times as Wealdstone reached the semi-finals of the playoffs.
He was released by Crawley Town in summer 2021.
On 19 August 2021, Allarakhia joined
National League
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side,
Woking
Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...
on a one-year deal following a short-term trial period. He went onto feature twenty-two times for The Cards before leaving in July 2022 at the end of his contract.
On 27 June 2022, Allarakhia rejoined
Wealdstone
Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone.
The area accommodates mos ...
following his departure from Woking. Allarakhia scored his first goal back at the club on 16 August 2022, scoring the second goal in a 2-1 win away at
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic be ...
.
International career
Born to parents of
Indo-Tanzanian heritage, Allarakhia is eligible to represent both Tanzania and England. Allarakhia was part of the 25 man squad for the
Tanzania national team for the
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2023 or CAN 2023) is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of Afric ...
. and made his senior international debut against
Egypt
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. He played in the
2023 AFCON
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match against
Morocco
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.
Career statistics
References
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge
Tanzanian men's footballers
Tanzania men's international footballers
English men's footballers
Tanzanian people of Indian descent
British people of Indo-Tanzanian descent
English people of Tanzanian descent
English people of Indian descent
Sportspeople of Indian descent
British Asian footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Aveley F.C. players
Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
Crawley Town F.C. players
Wealdstone F.C. players
Woking F.C. players
Isthmian League players
English Football League players
2023 Africa Cup of Nations players