Bobby Allain

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bobby Allain

| image = RC Lens - Dijon FCO (30-05-2019) 69 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Allain in 2019

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Clamart, France

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Grenoble

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = 2005–2010

| youthclubs1 = Montrouge FC

| youthyears2 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs2 = ACBB

| youthyears3 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs3 = Clyde

| years1 = 2011

| clubs1 = Ivry

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2016

| clubs2 = Red Star

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2019

| clubs3 = Dijon II

| caps3 = 45

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Dijon

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Olympiacos

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021

| clubs6 = Örebro SK

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Dalkurd

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–2023

| clubs8 = Gazélec Ajaccio

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = Ionikos

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–

| clubs10 = Grenoble

| caps10 = 4

| goals10 = 0

| club-update = 5 December 2023

}}

Bobby Allain (born 28 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{French football updater|Grenoble}} club Grenoble. He has previously played in France for Ivry, Red Star and Dijon.

Career

Allain signed his first professional contract with Clyde in Scotland, where he played in the under-19 team.{{cite news |last1=MacLean |first1=Ian |title=Bobby Allain: From Clyde Under-19s to a Greek title win with Olympiacos |url=https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/sport/football/bobby-allain-clyde-under-19s-greek-title-win-olympiacos-2907223 |accessdate=25 August 2020 |work=Cumbernauld News |date=8 July 2020}} He returned to France, and began playing senior football with Ivry and Red Star, before moving to Dijon in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/article/bobby-allain-de-loin-le-plus-inattendu.htm|title=Bobby Allain, de loin le plus inattendu|website=www.lfp.fr}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuille_match/85508|title=Dijon FCO - SM Caen (3-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT|website=www.lfp.fr}}

On 24 July 2019, Greek Super League side Olympiacos announced the signing of Allain on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url= https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2020/2020-12-28-osk-skriver-avtal-med-fransk-malvakt.html|title=ÖSK SKRIVER AVTAL MED FRANSK MÅLVAKT|website=oskfotboll.se}}

On 28 December 2020, it was announced that Örebro SK, of Sweden's top division Allsvenskan, had signed Bobby on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olympiakos/olympiakos-ypegrapse-gia-duo-xronia-o-alen.5566168.html|title=Ολυμπιακός: Υπέγραψε για δύο χρόνια ο Αλέν|website=www.sport24.gr}}

In August 2022 it was announced that he had signed for Gazélec Ajaccio.

Personal life

Allain was born in France, and is of Scottish descent through his mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.redstar.fr/2014-10-01/divers/a-la-rencontre-de-bobby-allain/|title=À la rencontre de Bobby Allain - Red Star Football Club|first=Team|last=ByUs|date=1 October 2014|website=www.redstar.fr}}{{Cite web |title=Bobby ALLAIN - |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/bobby-allain-19788/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.unfp.org}} His uncle Xavier Perez was the goalkeeper for Red Star in the 1980s.{{cite web|url=https://www.redstar.fr/2011-07-17/les-pros/bobby-allain-la-concurrence-me-renforce/|title=Bobby Allain : "La concurrence me renforce" - Red Star Football Club|first=Team|last=ByUs|date=17 July 2011|website=www.redstar.fr}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/bobby-allain-j-ai-deja-pense-a-me-marier-en-kilt-464315.html|title=Bobby Allain : "J'ai deja pense a me marier en kilt"|date=13 January 2018|website=www.sofoot.com}}