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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Allen
| image = AUT vs. WAL 2016-10-06 (135).jpg
| caption = Allen lining up for [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in 2016
| full_name = Joseph Michael Allen<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Stoke City |publisher=English Football League |page=67 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|14|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman1011>{{Cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=19}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Carmarthen]], Wales
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Wales |publisher=FIFA |page=32 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=24 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1997–2000
| youthclubs1 = Tenby
| youthyears2 = 2000–2007
| youthclubs2 = [[Swansea City A.F.C. Under-23s#Academy|Swansea City]]
| years1 = 2007–2012
| clubs1 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
| caps1 = 127
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = → [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] (loan)
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2012–2016
| clubs3 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps3 = 91
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2016–2022
| clubs4 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
| caps4 = 212
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2022–2025
| clubs5 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
| caps5 = 69
| goals5 = 4
| totalcaps = 501 | totalgoals = 34
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Wales national under-17 football team|Wales U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam2 = [[Wales national under-19 football team|Wales U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2007–2011
| nationalteam3 = [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2025
| nationalteam4 = [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| nationalcaps4 = 77
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| nationalyears5 = 2012
| nationalteam5 = [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain Olympic]]
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalgoals5 = 0
}}
'''Joseph Michael Allen''' (born 14 March 1990) is a Welsh former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].

Allen began his career at [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]], making his first-team debut in January 2007 at age 16. He played in 150 matches across all competitions in six years at the [[Liberty Stadium]], also having a loan at [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]. During his time at Swansea, they won two promotions, going from [[EFL League One|League One]] to the [[Premier League]]. He also represented [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Men's tournament|2012 Olympics]]. In the same year, he joined [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for £15&nbsp;million, signed by his former Swansea manager [[Brendan Rodgers]]. Allen spent four seasons at [[Anfield]], making 132 appearances. In July 2016, he signed for Stoke City for a £13&nbsp;million transfer fee. After making over 220 appearances for the Potters, he returned to Swansea in 2022.

A full international for [[Wales national football team|Wales]] from 2009, Allen represented Wales at the [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]] and [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]], helping the team reach the semi-finals of the former tournament. He also helped Wales qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]], the nation's first appearance at the competition since [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Carmarthen]],<ref name=Hugman1011 /> Allen was raised in the [[Pembrokeshire]] town of [[Narberth, Pembrokeshire|Narberth]], and is a former student of Narberth Primary School and [[Ysgol y Preseli]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Footballer Joe returns to his roots|url=http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=822&headline=Footballer%20Joe%20returns%20to%20his%20roots&searchyear=2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915094007/http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=822&headline=Footballer%20Joe%20returns%20to%20his%20roots&searchyear=2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2016|website=Tenby Today|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Positive Premiership start for former Preseli lad Joe|url=http://www.fishguard-today.co.uk/Sport.cfm?id=600&headline=Positive%20Premiership%20start%20for%20former%20Preseli%20lad%20Joe|publisher=Fishguard Today|date=6 January 2012}}</ref> He is a fluent [[Welsh language]] speaker.<ref>{{cite news|title=Last two games like cup finals|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/chwaraeon/fidio/jallen_sheff.shtml|publisher=BBC Wales|date=22 April 2010}}</ref> Allen started his career playing in local team Tenby up to age ten.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Allen, superstar of Wales|url=http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/joe-allen-superstar-of-wales/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918134427/http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/joe-allen-superstar-of-wales/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2016|website=Tenby Museum|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shaw|first=Chris|title=I always tried to watch Zidane|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/i-always-tried-to-watch-zidane|publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=24 January 2013|date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126131358/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/i-always-tried-to-watch-zidane|archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Swansea City===
[[File:Joe Allen vs Arsenal.jpg|thumb|upright|Allen playing for [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] in 2011]]

Allen was part of the [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] youth set-up from age nine. As a first-year scholar in the youth team in the [[2006–07 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2006–07 season]], he featured as an unused first-team [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 3–0 away win over [[Premier League]] side [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in the third round of the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6213977.stm |title=Sheff Utd 0–3 Swansea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 January 2007 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> Two weeks later, when Allen was just 16, Swansea [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Kenny Jackett]] gave him his debut in the [[FAW Premier Cup]] away tie to local [[Welsh Premier League]] side [[Port Talbot Town F.C.|Port Talbot Town]]. He played the first half of the match as Swansea lost 2–1 after extra time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/6264237.stm |title=Port Talbot 2–1 Swansea (aet) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 January 2007 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> Allen made his league debut for Swansea as a 75th-minute substitute for [[Andy Robinson (footballer, born 1979)|Andy Robinson]] in a 6–3 home defeat to [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] on 7 May, the final day of the [[EFL League One|League One]] season, as Swansea missed out on a play-off position under new manager and former team captain [[Roberto Martínez]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6603011.stm |title=Swansea 3–6 Blackpool |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 May 2007 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref>

Allen made a first start on 14 August 2007 in a 2–0 home win over [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] in the first round of the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]. He was named [[man of the match]] for his performance, which included assisting in the first goal by providing a left-footed chipped cross to [[Paul Anderson (footballer)|Paul Anderson]]. Two days later, Martínez awarded Allen his first professional contract, to keep him at Swansea until 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/6949127.stm |title=Swans reward Allen with new deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2007 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> Allen started in the next round of the tournament at home to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] and again received the man of the match award, despite a 1–0 loss.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2009/01/29/swansea-city-s-teenage-star-joe-allen-tipped-for-top-by-ferrie-bodde-91466-22805559/ |title=Swansea City's teenage star Joe Allen tipped for top by Ferrie Bodde |newspaper=Western Mail |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> He made 14 appearances over the campaign, six in the ''Swans''' victorious [[2007–08 Football League One|capture of the League One title]].

The following season, Swansea's first in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]], Allen struggled to get into the first team due to competition from midfielders [[Darren Pratley]], [[Ferrie Bodde]], [[Owain Tudur Jones]], [[Jordi Gómez]] and [[Leon Britton]]. On 7 October 2008, Allen joined [[Conference Premier]] club [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] on a one-month [[Loan (sports)|loan]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7657000.stm |title=Swan Allen joins Wrexham on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 October 2008 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> and scored a goal from 25&nbsp;yards on his debut for the North Wales team the same day, in a 3–1 win over [[York City F.C.|York City]] at the [[Racecourse Ground]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7646274.stm |title=Wrexham 3–1 York |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 October 2008 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> His loan was curtailed after only one more match, when he damaged ankle ligaments and was sidelined for a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10311~1429114,00.html |title=Joe likely to be out for several weeks |publisher=Wrexham F.C. |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=20 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025051639/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10311~1429114%2C00.html |archive-date=25 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Allen returned from the injury in December, entering the Swansea squad at home to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] after regular midfielder Ferrie Bodde had been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7854024.stm |title=Allen is premier quality&nbsp;– Bodde |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> With Swansea 2–0 down and playing poorly, manager Martínez was prompted to bring Allen on from the substitutes' bench. The club went on to earn a late 2–2 draw and despite only playing 25 minutes, Allen once more received the man of the match award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7763339.stm |title=Swansea 2–2 Barnsley |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 December 2008 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> On 5 April 2009, Allen came on as a 68th-minute substitute for [[Mark Gower]], and 20 minutes later scored his first goal for Swansea in a [[South Wales derby]] 2–2 draw away at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7972863.stm |title=Cardiff 2–2 Swansea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 April 2009 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> At the end of the season, he signed a new three-year contract lasting until 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allen signs new Swansea contract|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/8119829.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

After frequently being injured in the [[2009–10 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2009–10 season]], Allen returned to regular first-team football at the start of the [[2010–11 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2010–11 season]]. A string of impressive performances prompted manager [[Brendan Rodgers]] to play Allen in the South Wales derby in November 2010, with Allen receiving the man of the match award in the 1–0 win. He played 40 league matches and scored twice over the Championship campaign, and featured for the full 90 minutes as Swansea won promotion with a 4–2 victory over Reading in the [[2011 Football League Championship play-off Final|play-off final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]. However, he scored an [[own goal]] in that match.<ref name=2011ChampionshipPlayOffFinal>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/13497817.stm |title=Reading 2–4 Swansea |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2011 |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

A few days prior to the beginning of the [[2011–12 Premier League]], Allen signed a new four-year contract with Swansea lasting until 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14436086.stm |title=Joe Allen spurred by new Swansea City contract |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> He played 36 out of 38 top-flight fixtures that season, scoring four goals. On 3 December 2011, he was sent off for two bookings in a 4–2 loss to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] at [[Ewood Park]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magowan|first1=Alistair|title=Blackburn 4–2 Swansea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15901858|access-date=15 January 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 December 2011}}</ref>

===Liverpool===
[[File:Joe Allen 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Allen warming up for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2012]]

On 10 August 2012, after passing a medical at [[Melwood]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/allen-completes-liverpool-move |title=Allen completes Liverpool move |publisher=Liverpool F.C |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811140855/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/allen-completes-liverpool-move |archive-date=11 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Allen signed a long-term contract with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in a transfer deal worth £15&nbsp;million, following Brendan Rodgers' move to [[Anfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfield-online.co.uk/lfc-news/2012/joe-allen-signs-for-liverpool-fc/ |title=Joe Allen signs for Liverpool FC&nbsp;– LFC News&nbsp;– Liverpool FC |publisher=Anfield Online |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=18 January 2013}}</ref> Allen made his [[Premier League]] debut on 18 August 2012, starting in a 3–0 loss against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] at [[The Hawthorns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/345827?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822064944/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/345827?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2012 |title=Baggies condemn Reds to nightmare start|date=18 August 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=23 August 2012 }}</ref> He started Liverpool's next match of the league campaign against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], where he was voted man of the match on the club's official website by fans and journalists.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/joe-gets-your-vote |title=Joe gets your vote |publisher=Liverpool F.C |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=18 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027003641/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/joe-gets-your-vote |archive-date=27 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He went on to win the Liverpool Player of the Month award for August 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Allen named Liverpool 'Player of the Month'|url=http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/sport/9937199.Joe_Allen_named_Liverpool__Player_of_the_Month_/|newspaper=Western Telegraph|location=Haverfordwest|access-date=18 January 2013|date=19 September 2012}}</ref> Allen scored his first goal for Liverpool on 27 January 2013 in a 3–2 defeat to [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in the fourth round of the [[2012–13 FA Cup|FA Cup]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21106938 "Oldham 3–2 Liverpool"] BBC Sport. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.</ref> He scored his first European goal on 21 February in a 3–1 win over [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] in the [[UEFA Europa League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool 3–1 Zenit St Petersburg|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21455139|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> On 20 March, it was announced Allen would be ruled out for the remainder of the [[2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season|2012–13 season]], with him requiring surgery on his left shoulder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21865753 |title=Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen ruled out for remainder of season |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 March 2013|access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref>

On 5 May 2014, Allen scored his first goal for Liverpool in the [[2013–14 Premier League]] season with a header from a corner to give Liverpool the lead in a 3–3 draw against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] at [[Selhurst Park]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace 3–3 Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27184083|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> Allen played 26 times for Liverpool in 2013–14 as the side narrowly missed out on the Premier League title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool: Premier League near-miss offers hope for the future|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27367934|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> In the [[2014–15 Liverpool F.C. season|2014–15 season]], Allen made 32 appearances as the side finished in sixth position.<ref name=sb1415 /> Allen was praised when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win against Manchester City, where he outplayed City star [[Yaya Touré]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572601|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 March 2015|date=1 March 2015}}</ref> On 13 April 2015, Allen scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], his first at Anfield.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32193540 |title=Liverpool 2–0 Newcastle |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2015 |access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref>

Before the start of the [[2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season|2015–16 season]], Allen suffered an injury during one of the pre-season matches and was ruled out for a month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Allen set to miss Wales qualifier with injury |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33755641|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 August 2015|date=7 August 2015}}</ref> On 13 January 2016, he scored a last-minute equalizer in a 3–3 home draw against league leaders [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/joe-allen-rescues-late-point-for-liverpool-in-thriller-1.2495969 |title=Joe Allen rescues late point for Liverpool in thriller |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=13 January 2016}}</ref> Thirteen days later, he scored the winning penalty in a shootout against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] to send Liverpool to the [[2016 Football League Cup Final|2016 League Cup Final]].<ref>Bell, Tom (26 January 2016) [http://www.espnfc.com/liverpool/story/2794818/jurgen-klopp-hails-liverpool-shootout-winner-joe-allen Jurgen Klopp hails Liverpool's shootout winner Joe Allen] espnfc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.</ref> Allen was an unused substitute for Liverpool as they lost the final on penalties to Manchester City.<ref name=2016LeagueCupFinal>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164 |title=Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 February 2016 |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> However, Allen did play in the [[2016 UEFA Europa League Final]] against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] on 18 May 2016 in [[Basel]], where despite initially taking the lead, Liverpool were defeated 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2017222--liverpool-vs-sevilla/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> At the end of the season, Allen expressed his desire to play regular football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wales midfielder Joe Allen wants Liverpool future resolved|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36805638|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

===Stoke City===
On 25 July 2016, Allen joined [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on a five-year contract for a reported £13&nbsp;million transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Potters Pounce For Allen|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/2016-17/potters-pounce-for-allen-3206483.aspx|publisher=Stoke City F.C. |access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> He made his Premier League debut for Stoke on 13 August 2016 in a 1–1 draw away at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough 1–1 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36994443|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref> Speaking after his move to Stoke, Allen said he "had to move on" from Liverpool in order to receive regular playing time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Allen: Stoke City's Wales midfielder 'had to move on' from Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37293103|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Stoke on 24 September 2016 in a 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke 1–1 West Brom|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37393497|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref> Allen then scored against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 2 October as Stoke earned their first point at [[Old Trafford]] since 1980.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man United 1–1 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37465187|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Man Utd 1 Stoke 1: Joe Allen&nbsp;– I thought I'd blown it by missing second half chance|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/man-utd-1-stoke-1-joe-allen-8211-i-thought-i-8217-d-blown-it-by-missing-second-half-chance/story-29771331-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel|location=Stoke-on-Trent|access-date=2 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003110306/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/man-utd-1-stoke-1-joe-allen-8211-i-thought-i-8217-d-blown-it-by-missing-second-half-chance/story-29771331-detail/story.html|archive-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> Allen continued his goal scoring run with both goals in a 2–0 win against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] earning Stoke their first victory of the [[2016–17 Stoke City F.C. season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke 2–0 Sunderland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37594159|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bruno Martins-Indi and Geoff Cameron lead praise for Joe Allen|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/stoke-city-bruno-martins-indi-and-geoff-cameron-lead-praise-for-joe-allen/story-29813677-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel|location=Stoke-on-Trent|access-date=17 October 2016}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In November 2016, Allen was included in the 40-man shortlist for the UEFA Team of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Allen included alongside Lionel Messi in UEFA's 40-man Team of the Year nominations|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10666841/joe-allen-included-alongside-lionel-messi-in-uefas-40-man-team-of-the-year-nominations|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref> He scored a vital winning goal against Crystal Palace on 11 February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke 1–0 Crystal Palace|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38865291|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> Allen made 39 appearances in 2016–17, scoring six goals, as Stoke finished in 13th position.<ref name=sb1617 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke 2016/17 Premier League season review|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11701/10887143/stoke-201617-premier-league-season-review|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> Allen played 38 times in [[2017–18 Stoke City F.C. season|2017–18]], scoring four goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the Championship.<ref name=sb1718 /><ref>{{cite web|title=Swansea 1–2 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44020155|website=BBC Sport|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> Following relegation, Allen said he would be willing to stay with the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Allen has encouraging message for next Stoke City manager|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-joe-allen-future-1588127|website=Stoke Sentinel|date=20 May 2018|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>

Allen signed new four-year contract with the Potters in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Allen: Wales midfielder signs new four-year deal at Stoke City |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44386351 |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> Allen was the only member of the squad to play every Championship game in [[2018–19 Stoke City F.C. season|2018–19]], as Stoke failed to mount a promotion challenge finishing in 16th.<ref name=sb1819 /> He scored six goals during the campaign most notably winning ones against [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and his former club Swansea.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoke 2–1 Leeds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46847237 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stoke 1–0 Swansea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45479785 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref> Stoke began the [[2019–20 Stoke City F.C. season|2019–20]] season in poor form with Allen being sent-off against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on 14 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Allen cleared by Stoke City boss |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-jones-allen-ndiaye-3321021 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> Allen scored in [[Michael O'Neill (footballer)|Michael O'Neill]]'s first match in a 4–2 win against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] which lifted Stoke off the bottom of the table.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barnsley 2–4 Stoke |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50271667 |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> Allen scored twice against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] on 10 December 2019 in a 3–0 victory but came in for criticism after he celebrated by cupping his ears at the crowd.<ref>{{cite web |title='Massive disconnect' – Joe Allen comments have sparked a reaction from Stoke fans |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joe-allen-stoke-comments-celebration-3659256 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> Allen was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering an [[achilles tendon rupture]] on 7 March 2020 playing against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].<ref>{{cite web |title='I was pretty upset' – Stoke City boss gives update on Joe Allen injury |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-joe-allen-injury-4083714 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> In his absence Stoke managed to avoid relegation and finished in 15th position.<ref name="sb1920" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53412704 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>

Allen returned to match fitness in December 2020 making his return from injury on Boxing day against [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Allen ready to give Stoke City huge Christmas present |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-joe-allen-injury-4763154 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> He went on to play nineteen times in the [[2020–21 Stoke City F.C. season|2020–21 season]], before he suffered another injury set-back in March 2021 whilst on international duty with Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Allen injury latest as Stoke City midfielder bids for Wales Euros spot |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joe-allen-injury-stoke-wales-5400818 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> Prior to the start of the [[2021–22 Stoke City F.C. season|2021–22]] season, Allen was made captain by [[Michael O'Neill (footballer)|Michael O'Neill]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael O'Neill names permanent Stoke City captain |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-joe-allen-captain-5726491 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> Stoke had a frustrating season as after being in the top six for the first half of the campaign a poor second half saw them slip down the table and finish in 14th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoke City skipper makes admission after side end eight-game winless run |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/we-needed-that-stoke-city-6832115 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> Allen left Stoke at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Allen update |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2022/june/24/joe-allen-update/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref>

===Return to Swansea City===
On 8 July 2022, Allen returned to his first club Swansea City, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=JOE ALLEN SEALS RETURN TO SWANSEA CITY |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/joe-allen-seals-return-swansea-city |website=Swansea City |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref> On 2 May 2025, the club announced he would retire at the end of the 2024–25 season and his final game was a 3–3 draw to [[Oxford United F. C.|Oxford United]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=Joe Allen: Wales and Swansea City midfielder retires aged 35 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g237rl2v0o |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==International career==
===Wales===
[[File:AUT vs. WAL 2016-10-06 (138).jpg|thumb|upright|Allen playing for [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in 2016]]

Soon after receiving his first professional contract for Swansea City in August 2007, Allen was called up for the [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales under-21 team]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] away to [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden]]. He scored the winning goal in a 4–3 victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/6955612.stm |title=Sweden U21 3–4 Wales U21 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 August 2007 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref>

In May 2009, Allen made his debut for the [[Wales national football team|senior Wales team]] as an 80th-minute substitute for [[Jack Collison]] during a friendly against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]]. Wales, who won 1–0 in [[Llanelli]], were fielding their youngest team ever, with an average age of 21.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8046478.stm |title=Wales 1–0 Estonia |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> He made his first start for Wales in a 2–0 [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G]] match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] at his club's [[Liberty Stadium]] in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cardiff boos didn't affect me at all, says patriotic Allen|url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Cardiff-boos-didn-t-affect-says-patriotic-Allen/article-1516294-detail/article.html|newspaper=South Wales Evening Post|date=16 November 2009}}</ref> He was awarded the prize for the Wales' Player of the Year for 2012 in October of that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allen nets Welsh crown |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/allen-nets-welsh-crown |publisher=Liverpool F.C |date=9 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011192432/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/allen-nets-welsh-crown |archive-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Allen captained Wales for the first time in the absence of [[Ashley Williams (footballer)|Ashley Williams]] through injury on 4 June 2014 against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool's Joe Allen to captain Wales against Netherlands|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27656501|access-date=15 January 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> He played throughout the nation's successful [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|qualification for UEFA Euro 2016]]. On 13 November 2015, in a 3–2 home loss to the Dutch, he had a penalty saved by [[Jasper Cillessen]], but [[Joe Ledley]] scored from the rebound.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pritchard|first1=Dafydd|title=Wales 2–3 Netherlands|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34742189|access-date=15 January 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 November 2015}}</ref>

At [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]], Allen set-up [[Aaron Ramsey]]'s goal in a 3–0 win over [[Russia national football team|Russia]] on 20 June, which allowed Wales to top their group and advance to the knockout round of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/23/wales-joe-allen-praise-euro-2016|title=Wales' unsung hero Joe Allen earns high praise from team-mates at Euro 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Stuart |last=James|date=23 June 2016|access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref> Wales were eliminated following a 2–0 defeat to eventual champions [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the semi-final on 6 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36731837|title=Euro 2016: Gareth Bale & Joe Allen react to Wales's semi-final defeat|publisher=BBC|date=6 July 2016|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032347/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36731837|url-status=dead}}</ref> Allen was named to the [[UEFA Euro 2016#Awards|team of the tournament]] for his performances.<ref name="team of the tournament">{{cite web |title=UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament revealed |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0286-1932648cbbd6-015b5937ebfc-1000--uefa-euro-2016-team-of-the-tournament/ |publisher=UEFA |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=11 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716200525/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid%3D2389933.html |archive-date=16 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed [[UEFA Euro 2020]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57301006|title=Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Qatar]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63545011 2022 Wales World Cup squad]</ref>

On 7 February 2023, Allen officially announced his retirement from international football with the [[Wales national football team|Wales national team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64560249|title=Joe Allen: Wales midfielder retires from international football|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 February 2023|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> In October 2024 Allen was recalled to the Wales national team squad by manager [[Craig Bellamy]] following injury to experienced Wales midfielders [[Aaron Ramsey]] and [[Ethan Ampadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckg0q47g94lo|title=Swansea midfielder Allen returns to Wales squad|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 October 2024}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Allen is a hard-working, tactically disciplined and tenacious—albeit not overly physical—midfielder, who is capable of aiding his team both creatively and offensively courtesy of his ability to transition the ball from defence to attack effectively after winning back possession. A versatile and gifted player with a low centre of gravity and quick feet, he is capable of playing in several midfield roles. Due to his vision, composure in possession, efficient passing and ability to dictate the tempo of his team's play in midfield as a [[playmaker]], Allen has been described as the "Welsh [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]" and as the "Welsh [[Andrea Pirlo|Pirlo]]" by his former manager at Swansea City and Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/12083790/Joe-Allen-hailed-as-the-new-Andrea-Pirlo-after-genius-no-look-assist.html|title=Joe Allen hailed as the new Andrea Pirlo after 'genius' no-look assist |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Callum |last=Davis|date=5 January 2016|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/team/wales/578/blog/post/2884088/wales-give-joe-ledley-euro-2016-chance-while-gareth-bale-is-the-main-star|title=Wales give Joe Ledley Euro 2016 chance; Gareth Bale is the main star|publisher=ESPN FC |first=Glen |last=Wilson|date=1 June 2016|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/oct/09/alan-shearer-joe-allen|title=Alan Shearer's Joe Allen analysis misses point, says Brendan Rodgers |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Andy |last=Hunter|date=9 October 2012|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/club/liverpool/364/blog/post/2852771/liverpool-led-by-joe-allen-in-win-at-bournemouth|title=Liverpool beat Bournemouth 2–1 as Joe Allen runs the show in Reds' midfield|publisher=ESPN FC |first=David |last=Usher|date=17 April 2016|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-wal-allen-idUKKCN0ZL0TI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817125149/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-wal-allen-idUKKCN0ZL0TI|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 August 2016|title=Allen making a name for himself as a Wales hero|work=Reuters|first=Toby |last=Davis|date=5 July 2016|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/joe-allen-in-profile |title=Joe Allen in profile |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |first=Phil |last=Reade |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=8 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026181403/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/joe-allen-in-profile |archive-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Allen is married to Lacey, with whom he has a son. Inspired by her involvement in [[animal welfare]], he adopts hens to save them when they can no longer lay eggs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Phil|title=Wales and Liverpool FC star Joe Allen opens up on his other passion.... saving hens!|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wales-liverpool-fc-star-joe-11077332|access-date=24 March 2016|publisher=Wales Online|date=22 March 2016}}</ref> Allen's brother Harry lost his hearing at age three due to [[meningitis]], and Joe became ambassador for Action on Hearing Loss Cymru in March 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool FC and Wales football star Joe Allen: 'Me and my deaf brother Harry&nbsp;— and why I'm becoming a charity ambassador'|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-football-star-joe-allen-8839476|website=Wales Online|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref> Harry also played football and became captain of the Welsh deaf futsal team.<ref>{{cite web|title=England Take The Spoils in Inaugural Deaf Futsal International Against Wales|url=http://slfirst.co.uk/deaf-sport/deaf-sports-events/england-take-the-spoils-in-inaugural-deaf-futsal-international-against-wales/|website=SLFirst|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
[[File:Joe Allen 2016-12-31.jpg|thumb|upright|Allen playing for [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in 2016]]

{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
|[[2006–07 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607>{{soccerbase season|45981|2006|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{soccerbase season|45981|2007|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|League One
|6||0||3||0||2||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]}}||0||14||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{soccerbase season|45981|2008|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|23||1||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||26||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|45981|2009|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|21||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||22||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|45981|2010|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|40||2||2||0||3||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||48||2
|-
|[[2011–12 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|45981|2011|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|36||4||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||39||4
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!127||7||10||0||7||0||6||0||150||7
|-
|[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Football Conference#Conference Premier|2008–09]]<ref name="Non-League Club Directory 2010">{{cite book |editor1-first=Tony |editor1-last=Williams |editor2-first=James |editor2-last=Wright |title=Non-League Club Directory 2010 |year=2009 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=978-1-869833-66-4 |pages=156–157}}</ref>
|[[National League (division)|Conference Premier]]
|2||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||1
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[2012–13 Liverpool F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|45981|2012|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League
|27||0||2||1||1||0||7{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||37||2
|-
|[[2013–14 Liverpool F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|45981|2013|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League
|24||1||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||26||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Liverpool F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|45981|2014|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League
|21||1||5||0||0||0||6{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||32||1
|-
|[[2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|45981|2015|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League
|19||2||2||1||5||0||11{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||37||3
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!91||4||10||2||7||0||24||1||132||7
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[2016–17 Stoke City F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|45981|2016|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>
|Premier League
|36||6||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||39||6
|-
|[[2017–18 Stoke City F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|45981|2017|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|36||2||1||0||1||2||colspan=2|—||38||4
|-
|[[2018–19 Stoke City F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|45981|2018}}</ref>
|Championship
|46||6||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||46||6
|-
|[[2019–20 Stoke City F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|45981|2019}}</ref>
|Championship
|35||4||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||35||4
|-
|[[2020–21 Stoke City F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|45981|2020}}</ref>
|Championship
|18||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||19||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Stoke City F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|45981|2021}}</ref>
|Championship
|41||0||3||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||44||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!212!!18!!6!!0!!3!!2!!colspan=2|—!!221!!20
|-
|rowspan=4|Swansea City
|[[2022–23 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name=sb2223>{{soccerbase season|45981|2022}}</ref>
|Championship
|25||1||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||28||1
|-
|[[2023–24 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref name=sb2324>{{soccerbase season|45981|2023}}</ref>
|Championship
|19||2||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||23||2
|-
|[[2024–25 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name=sb2425>{{soccerbase season|45981|2024}}</ref>
|Championship
|17||1||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||19||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!69!!4!!5!!0!!4!!0!!colspan=2|—!!78!!4
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!501!!34!!31!!2!!21!!2!!30!!1!!583!!39
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
[[File:Joe Allen Wales.jpg|thumb|upright|Allen with Wales in 2011]]

{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player |id=31571 |name=Allen, Joe |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=14|[[Wales national football team|Wales]]
|2009||2||0
|-
|2011||4||0
|-
|2012||6||0
|-
|2013||3||0
|-
|2014||4||0
|-
|2015||4||0
|-
|2016||11||2
|-
|2017||6||0
|-
|2018||8||0
|-
|2019||8||0
|-
|2021||13||0
|-
|2022||5||0
|-
|2024||2||0
|-
|2025||1||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total||77||2
|}

:''Wales' score listed first, score column indicates score after each Allen goal''<ref name=NFT />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Joe Allen
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
|align=center|1||5 September 2016||[[Cardiff City Stadium]], Cardiff, Wales||align=center|32||{{fb|MDA}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|4–0||rowspan=2|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align=center|2||6 October 2016||[[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], Vienna, Austria||align=center|33||{{fb|AUT}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–2
|}

==Honours==
'''Swansea City'''
*[[Football League Championship play-offs]]: [[2011 Football League play-offs#Championship|2011]]<ref name=2011ChampionshipPlayOffFinal />

'''Liverpool'''
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[2015–16 Football League Cup|2015–16]]<ref name=2016LeagueCupFinal />
*[[UEFA Europa League]] runner-up: [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254631 |title=Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 2016#Awards|2016]]<ref name="team of the tournament" />
*[[Welsh Footballer of the Year]]: [[2011–12 in Welsh football|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Allen named Wales' player of the year|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1875036.html|publisher=UEFA|access-date=8 September 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.swanseacity.com/player/330 Profile] at the Swansea City A.F.C. website
* [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/joe-allen Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}

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