page_title: Joe Allen
section_title: International
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Allen / Career statistics / International
caption_attribution_description: Български: Национален отбор по футбол на Уелс English: Wales national football team in 2011
context_page_description: Joseph Michael Allen is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Stoke City and the Welsh national team.
  Allen began his career at 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. During his time at Swansea, they won two promotions, going from League One to the Premier League. In 2012, he joined Liverpool for £15 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 million transfer fee.
  A full international for Wales since 2009, Allen has earned over 50 caps for his nation and represented Wales at UEFA Euro 2016, helping the team to reach the semi-finals. He also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics.
context_section_description: As of match played 6 September 2019
caption: Allen with Wales in 2011
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