Ifeanyi "Iffy" Tafari Decosta Allen (born 15 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

Career

Allen began his career at

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

as a 14 year old, where he spent a year in the youth team before being released due to his size. He also had a trial with

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, and then joined

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in the summer of 2010, signing a two-year scholarship. He made his debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for

Curtis Weston Curtis James Weston (born 24 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for AFC Fylde. Playing career Born in Greenwich, London, Weston attended Erith Secondary School, and was spotted by a Millwall scout when playing for ...

in an

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first round tie at home to

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

on 3 November 2012. In January 2013, Allen signed a "long term" professional contract with the Bees. He joined

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

on loan on 10 January 2014. On 19 February, he joined Redhill on loan. Allen scored his first goal for Barnet in a 3–3 draw at Lincoln City on the final day of the 2013–14 season. He joined Wingate & Finchley on a three-month loan on 23 October 2014. On 28 July 2015, Allen following his release from Barnet signed for

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side

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town L.F.C. Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...

on a one-year deal. On 1 February 2016, he signed for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

from Yeovil until the end of the season. On 22 July 2016, after his release from Torquay, Allen signed for

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

following a successful trial. On 21 December 2016, he was released from

by manager

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. On 8 March 2017, he joined

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after a successful spell on trial at the club. However, he was released by the club two months later at the end of the season. Following his departure from Wrexham at the end of the season, Allen signed for

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, who he had impressed against for the Dragons just a month earlier. He signed a one-month loan deal with

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on 15 January 2018. He was released by Bromley at the end of the season. Allen joined

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

in September 2018. He was released two months later. Manager Gavin Rose said "For me he hadn't played to his potential – he had been in the Football League. Iffy has got good ability but for some reason he just didn't settle – it happens. He has shown glimpses in games and if he had done that a little more often he would be a regular in the team. He just found it very difficult to get going. He is a good lad who worked really hard. I hope he finds somewhere he can really kick on." Allen joined

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

on 18 January 2019. He then joined

Maidstone United Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system. The current club filled the void left by the ol ...

for the 2019–20 season. and then played for

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1946 from ...

in the curtailed 2020-21 season. He joined

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in August 2021. In February 2022, Allen joined

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side Hampton & Richmond Borough. He then joined

Carshalton Athletic Carshalton Athletic Football Club is an English football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. They currently play in the and are based at the War Memorial Sports Ground. The club also field a women's team playing in the Lo ...

in August 2022. On 17 July 2023, Allen signed for National League South club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Iffy 1994 births Living people Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Barnet F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Redhill F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Lewes F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Footballers from Lambeth