Daniel Allsopp

Danny Allsopp
Allsopp as a Melbourne Victory player in 2009
Personal information
Full name Daniel Allsopp
Date of birth (1978-08-10) 10 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Knox City
1994 Monbulk Rangers
1995 Croydon City Arrows
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 South Melbourne 20 (2)
1997–1998 Carlton SC 15 (3)
1998 Port Melbourne Sharks 14 (9)
1998–2000 Manchester City 29 (4)
1999 → Notts County (loan) 3 (1)
1999 → Wrexham (loan) 3 (4)
2000 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2000–2003 Notts County 102 (39)
2003–2005 Hull City 64 (22)
2005–2009 Melbourne Victory 89 (36)
2009–2010 Al-Rayyan 12 (6)
2010 D.C. United 23 (5)
2011–2012 Melbourne Victory 29 (6)
2013 Launceston City 1 (0)
2013–2014 Croydon City Arrows 35 (23)
2014 Launceston City 1 (3)
Total 437 (163)
International career
1994–1995 Australia U-17 11 (10)
1996–1997 Australia U-20 6 (7)
1997–2000 Australia U-23 8 (8)
2007–2009 Australia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Lee Allsopp (born 10 August 1978) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

As a player he notably played for Manchester City for several seasons and was part of their team that earned promotion back to the Premier League in 2000, whilst also spending time on loan with Notts County, Wrexham and Bristol Rovers. He also played in England for Hull City where he was a prolific goal scorer and would play in Major League Soccer for D.C. United. He spent the majority of his career in the A-League with South Melbourne and Melbourne Victory, also playing professionally for Carlton SC, Port Melbourne Sharks, Al-Rayyan, Launceston City and Croydon City Arrows

He was a full international for the Australia national team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's seventh highest all-time goal scorer, behind Archie Thompson, Shane Smeltz, Besart Berisha, Jamie Maclaren, Sergio van Dijk, Mark Bridge and Carlos Hernandez.

Club career

Allsopp started his senior football career with Monbulk Rangers in 1994 as a 16-year-old, competing in the Victorian Provisional League Division 1.[1] The following year he joined Croydon City in the Victorian State League Division 1 competition[2] before joining then-NSL club South Melbourne in 1995. Allsopp holds the distinction for being the first South Melbourne player to score at Lakeside Stadium following South Melbourne's move from their traditional ground of Middle Park. As a youngster, Allsopp impressed under coach Frank Arok but could not break into new coach Ange Postecoglou's side ahead of internationals such as Vaughan Coveny, Paul Trimboli and Michael Curcjia.

After two seasons with South, Allsopp made the move across town to Carlton S.C. for the 1997 NSL season.

Allsopp spent the 1998 Victorian Premier League season with Port Melbourne Sharks then moved to England to trial for Second Division club Manchester City, and after scoring in City's first friendly match against Newquay as well as some reserve team matches, he was signed for the club for the 1998–99 season. Allsopp's four goals in 25 games saw Manchester City promoted to the First Division, but he struggled to find a regular place in the team as the team in the 1999–2000 season, and was loaned out to Notts County.

He was loaned to Wrexham in early 2000, and scored four goals in just three league matches by end of the 1999–2000 season. The following season, he went on loan to Bristol Rovers, where he failed to score a goal in his four league appearances. Allsopp returned on loan to Notts County, and scored four goals in three matches before being bought for £300,000 by the club. In a three-season career, he scored 50 goals in 111 appearances (in all matches) before signing with Hull City for 2003–04. The move provided more success for Allsopp, as he scored 15 goals in his first season and seven in 2004–05 as a regular in the line-up.

Allsopp negotiated an early release from Hull, and decided to return to Australia to play for new club Melbourne Victory under Ernie Merrick, who had coached Allsopp during his time at the VIS.[3] Despite making 20 starts in the 2005–06 season, Allsopp was not nearly as prolific as at his previous clubs, and only managed three goals for the year. The season featured Allsopp's 250th match in all league competitions.[4]

The 2006–07 season saw a remarkable turnaround in Allsopp's scoring record at Melbourne. He finished the season as the league Golden Boot winner as highest scorer in the home and away fixtures. His tally of 11 made him the first A-League player to score a double figure tally and was one goal more than second place, teammate Archie Thompson. His 35 shots on target was also the equal highest with Newcastle Jets midfielder Nick Carle.

During the 2009–10 A-League season it was confirmed that Allsopp had signed with Qatari side, Al-Rayyan Sports Club, for an undisclosed fee.[5] He had less than a year left on his contract with Victory.

On 22 September 2009, Allsopp made his debut for Al-Rayyan against Al-Kharatiyat, providing an assist for Amara Diane's goal.

Allsopp joined Major League Soccer club D.C. United on 18 January 2010.[6] Allsopp and D.C. United mutually agreed to terminate his contract after just one season with the club.[7] On 24 December 2010, Allsopp rejoined with his teammates at the Melbourne Victory, in a contract that will keep him there until the end of the 2012–13 season.[8]

On 18 October 2012, he announced his retirement from professional football.[9]

In 2013, Allsopp returned to play for his boyhood club, Croydon City Arrows. 2014 was a successful year for both Croydon & Allsopp, with the club winning the Victorian State League 4 East competition & promotion to State League 3 and Allsopp winning both the league Best & Fairest and Golden Boot Awards.[10]

In 2013, Allsopp signed as a guest player for Launceston City FC. He featured in the round 15 National Premier Leagues Tasmania fixture between Launceston City FC and local rivals Northern Rangers FC. The match finished in a 6–0 win to Northern Rangers FC, with Allsopp picking up a yellow card for a reckless challenge.

In 2014 Allsopp again featured for the Tasmanian State League club as a guest player, in a round 5 National Premier Leagues Tasmania match against City's sister club Hobart Zebras FC. The game finished in a 4–2 win for City, with Allsopp scoring a hat-trick. This was a history making result for City and saw the end of a 25-game losing streak, with the club previously not winning a single league fixture since the new statewide league inception in 2013.

International career

In 1995, he made his name in the under-17 World Championship, where he was tied top scorer with five goals, including one in Australia's 3–1 loss to eventual runners-up Brazil. His performance opened the door for his entrance into the Australian National Soccer League, signing with South Melbourne. He stayed with the club until 1997, having scored two goals in his 20 appearances.

Allsopp represented Australia again, this time at under-20 level in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, with Australia making it through to the second round before being knocked out by Japan.[11] On his return he was signed for Carlton SC, but was loaned out to VPL club Port Melbourne Sharks.

Meanwhile, Allsopp had become a regular member of Australia's under-23 national team (the "Olyroos") in 1999,[12] and played three matches for one goal in 2000,[13] but was not selected in the squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[14]

Allsopp finally earned his first call-up to the Australia senior squad for a friendly match against Uruguay in June 2007 and came on as a 78th-minute substitute in the 2–1 defeat by the South Americans. On 23 May he got his second international appearance for Australia when he came on as a substitute for James Troisi in a friendly against Ghana.[15]

National coach Pim Verbeek described Allsopp's performance against Indonesia in February 2009 as "absolutely hopeless",[16] although he later added that "in the last games (for Melbourne) I have seen they were very good, so maybe it was because of Indonesia or the trip".[16]

Personal life

Allsopp was born in Melbourne, Victoria and is married with two sons.[citation needed]

He now works for a packaging firm as an Account Manager.[17]

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2010
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Melbourne 1995–96 National Soccer League 3 0 3 0
1995–96 National Soccer League 17 2 17 2
Total 20 2 20 2
Carlton SC 1997–98 National Soccer League 15 3 15 3
Port Melbourne Sharks 1997–98 National Soccer League 14 9 14 9
Manchester City 1998–99 Football League One 25 4 4 2 29 6
1999–2000 Football League One 4 0 4 0 8 0
2000–01 Football League One 1 0 1 0
Total 30 4 8 2 38 6
Notts County (loan) 1999–00 Football League One 3 1 3 1
Wrexham FC (loan) 1998–99 Football League One 3 4 3 4
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2000–01 Football League One 6 0 6 0
Notts County 2000–01 Football League One 29 13 4 0 33 13
2001–02 Football League One 43 19 7 9 50 28
2002–03 Football League One 33 10 3 2 36 12
Total 102 39 13 11 115 50
Hull City 2003–04 Football League Two 36 15 1 37 15
2004–05 Football League One 28 7 2 0 30 7
Total 64 22 3 0 67 22
Melbourne Victory 2005–06 A-League 20 3 3 2 23 5
2006–07 A-League 23 12 4 2 27 14
2007–08 A-League 18 7 1 0 19 7
2008–09 A-League 24 13 4 3 6 3 34 19
2009–10 A-League 4 1 4 1
Total 89 36 12 7 6 3 107 46
Al-Rayyan 2009–10 Qatar Stars League 12 6 3 2 15 8
D.C. United 2010 Major League Soccer 22 5 6 4 28 9
Melbourne Victory 2010–11 A-League 9 5 9 5
Career total 389 136 45 26 6 3 438 165

Honours

South Melbourne

Melbourne Victory

Individual

References

  1. ^ "1994 Victorian Provisional League Division One - Season Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-04.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Victory sign Hull's Allsopp". 8 March 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2006.
  4. ^ "Danny's 250 milestone". 21 September 2005. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Allsopp joins Qatar's Al-Rayyan". 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  6. ^ "D.C. United Signs Australian Striker". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ "D.C. United and Danny Allsopp part ways | D.C. United". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Allsopp back for more". Melbourne Victory. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Danny Allsopp announces retirement - Football Australia 2013". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  10. ^ "2014 State Leagues award winners | Football Federation Victoria". www.footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015.
  11. ^ "World Youth Cup (U-20) 1997 (Malaysia, June 16-July 5)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2006.
  12. ^ "Olyroos 1999 Matches". Retrieved 7 May 2006.
  13. ^ "Olyroos 2000 Matches". Retrieved 7 May 2006.
  14. ^ "Squad for 2000 Olympic Games". Retrieved 7 May 2006.
  15. ^ "Qantas Socceroos squad named for Uruguay". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  16. ^ a b Verbeek unleashes on 'hopeless' Socceroos pair
  17. ^ LinkedIn Profile[user-generated source]

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