1. Daniel Lee Allsopp was born on 10 August 1978 and is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
20 Facts About Danny Allsopp
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Danny Allsopp played in England for Hull City where he was a prolific goal scorer and would play in Major League Soccer for DC United.
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Danny Allsopp spent the majority of his career in the A-League with South Melbourne and Melbourne Victory, playing professionally for Carlton SC, Port Melbourne Sharks, Al-Rayyan, Launceston City and Croydon City Arrows.
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Danny Allsopp was a full international for the Australia national team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's seventh highest all-time goal scorer, behind Archie Thompson, Shane Smeltz, Besart Berisha, Jamie Maclaren, Sergio van Dijk, Mark Bridge and Carlos Hernandez.
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Danny Allsopp started his senior football career with Monbulk Rangers in 1994 as a 16-year-old, competing in the Victorian Provisional League Division 1.
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Danny Allsopp holds the distinction for being the first South Melbourne player to score at Lakeside Stadium following South Melbourne's move from their traditional ground of Middle Park.
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Danny Allsopp negotiated an early release from Hull, and decided to return to Australia to play for new club Melbourne Victory under Ernie Merrick, who had coached Danny Allsopp during his time at the VIS.
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Danny Allsopp finished the season as the league Golden Boot winner as highest scorer in the home and away fixtures.
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Danny Allsopp had less than a year left on his contract with Victory.
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On 22 September 2009, Danny Allsopp made his debut for Al-Rayyan against Al-Kharatiyat, providing an assist for Amara Diane's goal.
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Danny Allsopp joined Major League Soccer club DC United on 18 January 2010.
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In 2013, Danny Allsopp returned to play for his boyhood club, Croydon City Arrows.
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In 2013, Danny Allsopp signed as a guest player for Launceston City FC.
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Danny Allsopp featured in the round 15 National Premier Leagues Tasmania fixture between Launceston City FC and local rivals Northern Rangers FC.
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In 2014 Danny Allsopp again featured for the Tasmanian State League club as a guest player, in a round 5 National Premier Leagues Tasmania match against City's sister club Hobart Zebras FC.
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Danny Allsopp's performance opened the door for his entrance into the Australian National Soccer League, signing with South Melbourne.
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Danny Allsopp stayed with the club until 1997, having scored two goals in his 20 appearances.
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Danny Allsopp represented Australia again, this time at under-20 level in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, with Australia making it through to the second round before being knocked out by Japan.
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Meanwhile, Danny Allsopp had become a regular member of Australia's under-23 national team in 1999, and played three matches for one goal in 2000, but was not selected in the squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Danny Allsopp was born in Melbourne, Victoria and is married with two sons.