Jordan Evans Allen (born April 25, 1995) is a former American professional

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player who played as a

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for

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Allen played for the

Arizona Academy from 2011 to 2012 before playing a season at the

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in 2013.

Real Salt Lake

On December 31, 2013 it was announced that Allen had signed a homegrown contract with

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. He made his professional debut on March 8, 2014 against the

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, in which he came on in the 90th minute for

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as Salt Lake won 1–0. On March 29, 2015, after coming on as a substitute in a match against

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, he scored his first professional goal in the 90th minute, just moments after Toronto had tied the game in a 2–1 win. After playing over 40 games in his first two full seasons, Allen's progress has been hampered by injury, only playing two matches since the end of the 2016 season. Allen retired from playing professional soccer at the end of the 2019 season due to injury problems.

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* 1995 births Living people American men's soccer players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Homegrown Players (MLS) Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Major League Soccer players USL Championship players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub