Tarryn Allarakhia (born 17 October 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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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 ...

. 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 profession ...

, 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 c ...

. 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

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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. In June 2022, he joined

Career

Born in

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, Allarakhia is a former player in

's Academy. He trained with Bournemouth 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 20 ...

. He was signed to

'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 The Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although lea ...

. In January 2016, Allarakhia became Steve Ball'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,

signed Allarakhia on a two-year contract. He made his professional debut on 14 August in Crawley's EFL Cup 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

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

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side, Woking 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

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. and made his senior international debut against

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. He played in the 2023 AFCON match against

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allarakhia, Tarryn 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