Bobby Allain

Bobby Allain

Allain in 2019.
Personal information
Full name	Bobby Allain
Date of birth	(1991-11-28) 28 November 1991
Place of birth	Clamart, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Örebro SK
Youth career
2005–2010	Montrouge FC
2009–2010	ACBB
2010–2011	Clyde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Ivry	3	(0)
2011–2016	Red Star	11	(0)
2016–2019	Dijon II	45	(0)
2018–2019	Dijon	13	(0)
2019–2020	Olympiacos	3	(0)
2021–	Örebro SK	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2020

Bobby Allain (born 28 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Örebro. He has previously played in France for Ivry, Red Star and Dijon.

Club career

Allain signed his first professional contract with Clyde in Scotland, where he played in the under-19 team. He returned to France, and began playing senior football with Ivry and Red Star, before moving to Dijon in 2016.

Allain spent a couple of years as the backup goalkeeper at Dijon. He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 3–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Caen on 31 October 2018.

On 24 July 2019, Greek Super League side Olympiacos announced the signing of Allain on a two-year contract.

On 28 December 2020 it was announced that Örebro SK, of Swedens top division Allsvenskan, had signed Bobby on a one year deal.

Personal life

Allain was born in France, and is of Scottish descent through his mother and holds a British passport. His uncle Xavier Perez was the goalkeeper for Red Star in the 1980s.

Both of Allain's parents are deaf, and he is fluent in sign language. In his spare time he is the goalkeeper coach for France's deaf football team.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• Superleague: 2019–20
• Greek Cup: 2019–20

External links

• Bobby Allain – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Sofoot Profile