Emmie Allen

Emmie Elizabeth Allen (born October 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played two seasons of college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early life

Allen grew up in High Point, North Carolina, the younger of two children born to Laura and Scott Allen. She began playing soccer at a young age. She played soccer and basketball for High Point Christian Academy in eighth grade. She began online schooling the next year while playing club soccer for the North Carolina Courage Academy. She alternated playing halves for six games before becoming the full-time starter. In the ACC tournament, she saved two penalty kicks in the shootout against Duke to advance to the final. In the NCAA tournament, she posted six saves in a 2–0 win against Notre Dame in the quarterfinals and made a career-high nine saves in a 3–2 win against Florida State in the semifinals. In the 2022 national title game, she recorded eight saves against UCLA, and her team led by a goal with seconds remaining when Allen was shoved to the ground during a corner kick, and the Bruins scored. No foul was called, and North Carolina lost in overtime. She finished the 2022 season with 8 clean sheets in 26 games. In the 2023 season, the redshirt sophomore kept 8 shutouts in 21 games, including two in the NCAA tournament. After the season, she declared for the 2024 NWSL Draft.

Club career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Allen was invited to train with Bay FC in the preseason. On March 13, 2024, she was signed to a one-year contract with a one-year option, becoming Bay's third option in goal behind Lysianne Proulx and Katelyn Rowland. She made her professional debut on July 20, starting in a 3–1 defeat to the San Diego Wave in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. On August 27, she played the second half of Bay's exhibition game against Barcelona. After the 2024 season, she signed a new one-year contract with an option for an additional year.

Midseason acquisition Jordan Silkowitz won the starting job after Rowland retired during the 2025 preseason. On June 13, 2025, with Silkowitz ill, Allen made her NWSL regular-season debut against the Orlando Pride, conceding only after an unlucky deflection in a 1–0 loss. On July 1, Bay announced that Allen had been signed to a new contract through the 2027 season with a mutual option for another year.

International career

Allen was called into training with the United States under-23 team in June 2025 at a camp held concurrently with the senior national team.