Joe Allen

Joseph Michael Allen (born 14 March 1990) is a Welsh footballer. He plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Wales national team.

Joe Allen

Allen lining up for Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Michael Allen[1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Carmarthen, Wales
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	7
Youth career
1997–2000	Tenby
2000–2007	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Swansea City	127	(7)
2008	→ Wrexham (loan)	2	(1)
2012–2016	Liverpool	91	(4)
2016–2022	Stoke City	212	(18)
2022–	Swansea City	43	(3)
International career
2005–2006	Wales U17	10	(1)
2006–2007	Wales U19	3	(0)
2007–2011	Wales U21	14	(2)
2009–2022	Wales	74	(2)
2012	Great Britain Olympic	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

Allen playing for Stoke City in 2016

As of match played 16 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swansea City	2006–07[4]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2007–08[5]	League One	6	0	3	0	2	0	3[a]	0	14	0
	2008–09[6]	Championship	23	1	2	0	1	0	—		26	1
	2009–10[7]	Championship	21	0	1	0	0	0	—		22	0
	2010–11[8]	Championship	40	2	2	0	3	0	3[b]	0	48	2
	2011–12[9]	Premier League	36	4	2	0	1	0	—		39	4
	Total		127	7	10	0	7	0	6	0	150	7
Wrexham (loan)	2008–09[10]	Conference Premier	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
Liverpool	2012–13[11]	Premier League	27	0	2	1	1	0	7[c]	1	37	2
	2013–14[12]	Premier League	24	1	1	0	1	0	—		26	1
	2014–15[13]	Premier League	21	1	5	0	0	0	6[d]	0	32	1
	2015–16[14]	Premier League	19	2	2	1	5	0	11[c]	0	37	3
	Total		91	4	10	2	7	0	24	1	132	7
Stoke City	2016–17[15]	Premier League	36	6	1	0	2	0	—		39	6
	2017–18[16]	Premier League	36	2	1	0	1	2	—		38	4
	2018–19[17]	Championship	46	6	0	0	0	0	—		46	6
	2019–20[18]	Championship	35	4	0	0	0	0	—		35	4
	2020–21[19]	Championship	18	0	1	0	0	0	—		19	0
	2021–22[20]	Championship	41	0	3	0	0	0	—		44	0
	Total		212	18	6	0	3	2	—		221	20
Swansea City	2022–23[21]	Championship	25	1	2	0	1	0	—		28	1
	2023–24[22]	Championship	17	2	2	0	2	0	—		21	2
	Total		42	3	4	0	3	0	—		49	3
Career total			474	33	30	2	20	2	30	1	554	38

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in Championship play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Allen with Wales in 2011

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[23]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2009	2	0
	2011	4	0
	2012	6	0
	2013	3	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	11	2
	2017	6	0
	2018	8	0
	2019	8	0
	2021	13	0
	2022	5	0
Total		74	2

Wales' score listed first, score column indicates score after each Allen goal^[23]

List of international goals scored by Joe Allen

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2016	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	32	Moldova	2–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	6 October 2016	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	33	Austria	1–0	2–2

Honours

Swansea City

• Football League Championship play-offs: 2011^[24]

Liverpool

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2015–16^[25]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16^[26]

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016^[27]
• Welsh Footballer of the Year: 2012^[28]