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Allira Toby

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Allira Toby
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ipswich, Australia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
NSW NPLW Sydney Olympic FC
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Olympic FC 18 (7)
2015–2016 Adelaide United 12 (0)
2016–2020 Brisbane Roar 40 (14)
2019–2020 Moreton Bay United 7 (3)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 14 (0)
2021– Canberra United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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

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Junior football

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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.[2]

Adelaide United

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Toby was recruited to Adelaide United in the W-League for the 2015–16 season.[3] She subsequently moved back to Queensland to play with the Roar.[4]

Brisbane Roar

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Toby would go on to win Roar's Golden Boot award with 5 goals in their W-League Premiership winning campaign in 2017/18.[5] She would win the club's Golden Boot award again in the following season after another 5 goal haul.[6]

Moreton Bay United

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Famalicão

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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.[7]

Sydney FC

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In December 2020, Toby returned to Australia, joining Sydney FC.[8]

Canberra United

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In September 2021, Toby joined Canberra United.[9]

Personal life

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Toby is Aboriginal Australian, and works as a counsellor assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Allira Toby". canberraunited.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Allira Toby: 5 things you need to know about the Roar star". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Young rated Roar's best". www.couriermail.com.au. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Polkinghorne takes top honours at Roar awards". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ Lewis, Samantha (4 December 2020). "Meet the new Sydney FC striker who was stuck in Portuguese limbo". The World Game. SBS.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Westfield W-League Squad". Sydney FC. 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Allira Toby joins Canberra United". Canberra United. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Ramone lines up new soccer league". National Indigenous Times. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. ^ Simmons, Lisa (8 November 2018). "From Marsden school counsellor to ambassador for Indigenous football championships". Jimboomba Times. Retrieved 1 June 2019.