Alan Trouten (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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club East Fife. During his career spent mainly in the second and third levels of the Scottish football league system, Trouten has played for

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, Queen's Park, Clyde,

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

, and

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

, as well as having two spells at both Ayr United and

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Career

Born in Rutherglen, Trouten began his career with

, but failed to make an appearance with them and joined Queen's Park. During his time at Queen's Park, he won the Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month award in February 2005, and was in the ''Spiders squad which eliminated

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club

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from the

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, scoring the clinching kick in the penalty shoot-out. He joined Scottish First Division club Clyde on 2 June 2008. He made a dream start to his Clyde career in July 2008, scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Annan Athletic in the

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in a friendly against Newcastle United on 11 July 2009 at Tallaght Stadium. On 22 July 2009, it was announced that Trouten had signed for

. He was released along with the full Airdrie squad after their relegation in the 2009–10 season, and then subsequently signed a one-year-deal with Ayr United. Trouten signed for

at the start of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season, he was voted into the Second Division Team of the Year. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he re-signed for former club Ayr United. He was released after one season with the ''Honest Men''. In June 2016, Trouten returned to Brechin City, playing with the club for the 2016–17 season before leaving on 30 May 2017. After leaving Glebe Park, Trouten signed for

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side

on 6 June 2017. He quickly endeared himself to his new supporters by scoring seven goals in four games during the early-season

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, including a

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in a 4–4 draw with top-tier Hamilton Academical and the winning penalty in the resulting shootout, although it was not enough for the ''Wee Rovers'' to advance in the competition. By January 2018, his tally was 24 goals in 24 games, making him the nation's leading goalscorer (alongside Rory McAllister, a dedicated striker). By the end of the season he had scored 28 in all competitions, but Albion Rovers were relegated having finished bottom of

. With Trouten out of contract at Rovers, he joined

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in the summer of 2018. At the start of his fourth season with the ''Wasps'' (now relegated to the third tier after three seasons in the Championship), 35-year-old Trouten was again involved in a win over Premiership opposition, this time scoring the winning goal via a penalty against

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in the

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group stage.Scottish League Cup: Livingston suffer shock Alloa loss as Dundee United all but qualify
BBC Sport, 17 July 2021

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trouten, Alan Living people Scottish footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Scottish Football League players Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players 1985 births Greenock Morton F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Sportspeople from Rutherglen People educated at Stonelaw High School Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Footballers from South Lanarkshire