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Emmie Allen

Emmie Elizabeth Allen (born October 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played two seasons of college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Emmie Allen
Allen with Bay FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Emmie Elizabeth Allen[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-25) October 25, 2002 (age 23)[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 32
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 North Carolina Tar Heels 47 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 North Carolina Courage U23 20 (0)
2024– Bay FC 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:09, November 9, 2025 (UTC)

Early life

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Allen grew up in High Point, North Carolina, the younger of two children born to Laura and Scott Allen.[3] She began playing soccer at a young age.[4] She came from a family of University of North Carolina graduates and attended soccer camps there while in middle school.[4] She played soccer and basketball for High Point Christian Academy in eighth grade.[5] She began online schooling the next year while playing club soccer for the North Carolina Courage Academy.[5] She committed to North Carolina while in ninth grade.[4]

College career

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After redshirting her freshman year behind Claudia Dickey, Allen became the starting goalkeeper for the North Carolina Tar Heels at the start of the 2022 season.[3][6] She alternated playing halves for six games before becoming the full-time starter.[3][7] In the ACC tournament, she saved two penalty kicks in the shootout against Duke to advance to the final.[8] In the NCAA tournament, she posted six saves in a 2–0 win against Notre Dame in the quarterfinals and made a career-high nine saves in a 3–2 win against Florida State in the semifinals.[9][10] In the 2022 national title game, she recorded eight saves against UCLA, and her team led by a goal with seconds remaining when Allen was shoved to the ground during a corner kick, and the Bruins scored. No foul was called, and North Carolina lost in overtime.[4][11][12] She finished the 2022 season with 8 clean sheets in 26 games.[3]

After recovering from a knee injury in the spring, Allen played for the North Carolina Courage U23 in the summertime USL W League, helping the team to the national final.[4][13] In the 2023 season, the redshirt sophomore kept 8 shutouts in 21 games, including two in the NCAA tournament.[3] She tied her career high with nine saves in a 4–3 loss to BYU in the quarterfinals.[3][14] After the season, she declared for the 2024 NWSL Draft.[15]

Club career

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Allen with Bay FC in 2025

After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Allen was invited to train with Bay FC in the preseason. On March 13, 2024, she was signed to a one-year contract with a one-year option, becoming Bay's third option in goal behind Lysianne Proulx and Katelyn Rowland.[16][17] She made her professional debut on July 20, starting in a 3–1 defeat to the San Diego Wave in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.[18] On August 27, she played the second half of Bay's exhibition game against Barcelona.[19] After the 2024 season, she signed a new one-year contract with an option for an additional year.[20]

Midseason acquisition Jordan Silkowitz won the starting job after Rowland retired during the 2025 preseason.[21][22] On June 13, 2025, with Silkowitz ill, Allen made her NWSL regular-season debut against the Orlando Pride, conceding only after an unlucky deflection in a 1–0 loss.[23] On July 1, Bay announced that Allen had been signed to a new contract through the 2027 season with a mutual option for another year.[24]

International career

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Allen was called into training with the United States under-23 team in June 2025 at a camp held concurrently with the senior national team.[25]

References

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  1. ↑ Bay FC [@wearebayfc] (July 10, 2024). "And our middle name is Football. 😁" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ↑ "Emmie Allen". Bay FC. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emmie Allen – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Lucas, Adam (September 29, 2023). "Born & Bred: Keeping the Faith". Rams Club. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Lindsay, Michael (July 30, 2023). "Allen relishes starting role with UNC soccer". High Point Enterprise.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Koh, Michael (August 19, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Opens Season With Win Over No. 11 Tennessee". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ Koh, Michael (September 2, 2022). "No. 2 UNC Women's Soccer Takes Dominant Win Over No. 3 Duke". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Thomae, Lucas (November 4, 2022). "Moxley sends UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship final in shootout against Duke". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ Koh, Michael (November 26, 2022). "College Cup Bound: UNC Women's Soccer Beats Top-Seeded Notre Dame in NCAA Quarterfinals". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Koh, Michael (December 2, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Advances to National Championship With 3–2 Win Over FSU". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ Koh, Michael (December 5, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Falls In Extra Time in National Championship". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ Wadera, Rohtas (December 7, 2022). "NCAA College Cup 2022 Recap: UCLA Wins the Championship". Girls Soccer Network. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Courage U23s fall in USL W Final". North Carolina Courage. July 22, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ Koh, Michael (November 24, 2023). "UNC Women's Soccer Blows 3–0 Lead in NCAA Quarterfinal Defeat at BYU". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Initial list of registered players announced for 2024 NWSL Draft". SoccerWire. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  17. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (March 13, 2024). "Bay FC won't reveal starting goalie for opener, but has front-runner emerged?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Bay FC drops 3–1 result on road to San Diego Wave FC". Bay FC. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  19. ↑ "FC Barcelona notches 5–2 win over Bay FC in international friendly at PayPal Park". Bay FC. August 27, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Bay FC signs Emmie Allen, Caroline Conti, Jamie Shepherd to new contracts for 2025 with options for 2026". Bay FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  21. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (February 14, 2025). "Bay FC starting goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland retires during training camp". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Opens 2025 Season With 1-1 Draw at Utah Royals". Bay FC. March 15, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  23. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (June 13, 2025). "Bay FC's frustrating shutout loss to Orlando leaves them searching for ways to finish". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Bay FC announces mid-season roster updates and new contracts for five players ahead of NWSL Free Agency". Bay FC. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  25. ↑ "24 Players Named for U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Training Camp to Run Concurrently with USWNT's Denver Leg of Upcoming FIFA Window". United States Soccer Federation. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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