{{short description|Seychellois footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name= Allen Larue |image= |fullname= Allen Larue |birth_date ={{birth date and age|1981|06|16|df=y}} |birth_place=[[Seychelles]] |death_date = |height= |position=[[Defender (association football)|Defender]] |currentclub=[[St Michel United FC]] |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= |years1= 2003–2007 |clubs1= [[Red Star Anse-aux-Pins]] |caps1=|goals1= |years2= 2007– |clubs2= [[St Michel United FC]] |caps2=|goals2= |nationalyears1= 2002– |nationalteam1=[[Seychelles national football team|Seychelles]] |nationalcaps1=13 | nationalgoals1 =0 |manageryears1= |managerclubs1= }}
'''Allen Larue''' (born 16 June 1981) is an [[association footballer]] from the [[Seychelles]]. He plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] and has played for the [[Seychelles national football team]]. He plays for [[St Michel United FC]] in the [[Seychelles First Division]], having also played for [[Red Star Anse-aux-Pins]] in the early years of his career.
==Club career== ===[[Red Star Anse-aux-Pins]]=== Allen started his career at [[Red Star Anse-aux-Pins]] and spent four years at the club, from 2003 until 2007.<ref>{{NFT player|pid=5884|name=Allen Larue|accessdate=17 August 2011}}</ref> [[Red Star Anse-aux-Pins]] had won the title in 2001, shortly before Allen's arrival, but have failed to win the [[Seychelles First Division]] since. In search of silverware, Larue left the club in 2007.
===St Michel United FC=== Larue has since moved to another club in the [[Seychelles]], [[St Michel United FC]]. During his time at St Michel, the Seychelles' second-most successful team have won the league title three times in four years, 2008 being the only occasion during Allen's spell at the club that they have failed to win the league. Allen was also part of the St Michel squad who won the President's Cup in 2011, beating [[St. Louis Suns United]] in the final, although the defender was partly at fault for St Louis' second goal.<ref>[http://www.seychellesweekly.com/February%2027,%202011/sports1_st_michel.html ''Seychelles Weekly'' St Michel edge St Louis Suns to retain cup] Retrieved 18 August 2011</ref>
==International career== The defender has played thirteen games for his country. One of his first games for the Seychelles came in the [[2004 African Cup of Nations]] qualifier against [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]]. Larue conceded a penalty for a foul on [[Benjani Mwaruwari]] as the Seychelles lost 3-1.<ref>[http://www.seychelles.net/seynat/sports/1010403.html Seychelles.net - Seychelles concede two penalties in 1-3 defeat to Zimbabwe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928230624/http://www.seychelles.net/seynat/sports/1010403.html |date=2011-09-28 }} Retrieved 17 August 2011</ref>
His most recent involvement with the [[Seychelles national football team]] was in July 2011, when Seychelles played a friendly against [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] U-23.<ref>[http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=31485 IPP Media - Seychelles team expected today] Retrieved 17 August 2011</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005031045/http://www.africansoccerunion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124019:mwaikimba-moshi-in-u-23-squad&catid=147&Itemid=200117 African Soccer Union - Mwaikimbia, Moshi in U-23 squad]}} Retrieved 18 August 2011</ref> Allen scored his first goal for the Seychelles in the resulting 3-1 loss.<ref>[http://in2eastafrica.net/ulimwengu-shines-as-u-23-hit-seychelles/ Ulimwengu shines, as U-23 hit Seychelles - In2EastAfrica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330114533/http://in2eastafrica.net/ulimwengu-shines-as-u-23-hit-seychelles/ |date=2012-03-30 }} Retrieved 18 August 2011</ref>
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