Allira Toby
{{short description|Australian association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Allira Toby
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|8|15}}
| birth_place = Ipswich, Australia
| position = Forward
| currentclub = NSW NPLW Sydney Olympic FC
| clubnumber = 10
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = Olympic FC
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = Adelaide United
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2020
| clubs3 = Brisbane Roar
| caps3 = 40
| goals3 = 14
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Moreton Bay United
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 3
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Sydney FC
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–
| clubs7 = Canberra United
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| club-update = 9 September 2021}}
Allira Toby (born 15 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Sydney Olympic FC in the NSW NPLW.
Club career
=Junior football=
Toby grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and began her junior career with Ipswich City Bulls. At 16 she joined Annerley FC followed by Olympic FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/from-ipswich-to-joining-best-in-the-world/3255334/|title=From Ipswich to joining the best in the world|last=Lems|first=David|website=Queensland Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-20}}
=Adelaide United=
Toby was recruited to Adelaide United in the W-League for the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.w-league.com.au/news/allira-toby-5-things-you-need-know-about-roar-star|title=Allira Toby: 5 things you need to know about the Roar star|website=Westfield W-League|language=en|access-date=2019-01-20}} She subsequently moved back to Queensland to play with the Roar.{{cite web|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/from-ipswich-to-joining-best-in-the-world/3255334/|title=From Ipswich to joining the best in the world|last=Lems|first=David|website=Queensland Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-20}}
=Brisbane Roar=
Toby would go on to win Roar's Golden Boot award with 5 goals in their W-League Premiership winning campaign in 2017/18.{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/goalkeeper-jamie-young-named-brisbane-roars-player-of-the-season/news-story/9e4339b96cdde1950675ef82029205a2|title=Young rated Roar's best|date=2018-05-02|website=www.couriermail.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01}} She would win the club's Golden Boot award again in the following season after another 5 goal haul.{{Cite web|url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/polkinghorne-takes-top-honours-at-roar-awards-524352|title=Polkinghorne takes top honours at Roar awards|website=The Women's Game|access-date=2019-06-01}}
=Moreton Bay United=
=Famalicão=
In October 2020, Toby was offered a one-year contract by Portuguese club Famalicão. She flew over and was involved in a pre-season friendly in Spain. A few weeks later the club contacted her to tell her they terminated her contract.{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/meet-the-new-sydney-fc-striker-who-was-stuck-in-portuguese-limbo|title=Meet the new Sydney FC striker who was stuck in Portuguese limbo|first=Samantha|last=Lewis|publisher=SBS|work=The World Game|date=4 December 2020}}
=Sydney FC=
=Canberra United=
In September 2021, Toby joined Canberra United.{{cite web|url=https://www.canberraunited.com.au/news/allira-toby-joins-canberra-united|title=Allira Toby joins Canberra United|website=Canberra United|date=7 September 2021|access-date=9 September 2021|archive-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909062515/https://www.canberraunited.com.au/news/allira-toby-joins-canberra-united|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Toby is Aboriginal Australian, and works as a counsellor assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.{{Cite web|url=https://nit.com.au/ramone-lines-up-new-soccer-league/|title=Ramone lines up new soccer league|date=2018-06-13|website=National Indigenous Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jimboombatimes.com.au/story/5747147/from-marsden-school-counsellor-to-ambassador-for-indigenous-football-championships/|title=From Marsden school counsellor to ambassador for Indigenous football championships|last=Simmons|first=Lisa|date=2018-11-08|website=Jimboomba Times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01}}
References
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Category:Soccer players from Ipswich, Queensland
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Adelaide United FC (women) players
Category:Brisbane Roar FC (women) players
Category:Sydney FC (women) players
Category:Canberra United FC players
Category:Australian women's soccer players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Indigenous Australian soccer players