# Allison Falk

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{{Short description|Former American professional soccer defender}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name          = Allison Falk
| image         = AllisonFalk2010.jpg
| caption       = 
| fullname      = Allison Jane Falk<ref>{{cite news |url=https://danvillesanramon.com/print/story/2005/06/17/graduates-of-2005 |title=Graduates of 2005 |work=Danville Express |date=June 17, 2005 |access-date=December 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815111506/https://danvillesanramon.com/print/story/2005/06/17/graduates-of-2005 |archive-date=August 15, 2016}}</ref>
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1987|03|31|mf=yes}}
| birth_place   = [Renton, Washington](/source/Renton%2C_Washington), [United States](/source/United_States)
| height        = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position      = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| college1      = [Stanford Cardinal](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_women's_soccer)
| collegeyears1 = 2005–2008
| collegecaps1  = 
| collegegoals1 = 
| clubs1        = [California Storm](/source/California_Storm)
| years1        = 2008
| caps1         = <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals1        = 
| clubs2        = [Los Angeles Sol](/source/Los_Angeles_Sol)
| years2        = 2009
| caps2         = 16 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals2        = 1
| clubs3        = [Philadelphia Independence](/source/Philadelphia_Independence)
| years3        = 2010
| caps3         = 25<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals3        = 2
| totalcaps     = 
| totalgoals    = 
}}

'''Allison Jane Falk''' (born March 31, 1987) is a former [American](/source/United_States) professional [soccer](/source/association_football) [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)). She previously played for the [Los Angeles Sol](/source/Los_Angeles_Sol) and [Philadelphia Independence](/source/Philadelphia_Independence) of [Women's Professional Soccer](/source/Women's_Professional_Soccer) (WPS). She was a WPS All-Star in 2010.

==Early life==
Born in the Seattle suburb of [Renton, Washington](/source/Renton%2C_Washington), to Brad and Jenise Falk, Allison was raised in [Danville, California](/source/Danville%2C_California), and attended [San Ramon Valley High School](/source/San_Ramon_Valley_High_School), where she captained the squad to back-to-back league championships in 2003 and 2004 as well as the North Coast Section (NCS) finals in 2004.  
A four-year letter winner in soccer, Falk was named the NSCAA/adidas All-American Team and California High School Sports North Coast Section (NCS) Player of the Year in 2004. She was also a four-time East Bay Athletic League First Team selection. Falk played club for the Pleasanton Rage.<ref name=stanford_bio>{{cite web|title=Allison Falk|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208430424|publisher=Stanford Cardinal|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref>

===Stanford Cardinal===
Falk attended [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University), where she played for the [Cardinal](/source/Stanford_Cardinal) from 2005 to 2008. In 2005, Falk was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. During her sophomore season, she led the team to 15 shutouts, a 0.55 goals against average (GAA) and was named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team.
As a junior, she earned All-Pac 10 Honorable Mention after leading a defense that had the nation's third best regular-season GAA. During her senior year, she helped Stanford post a .317 GAA and earned All-Pac 10 Second Team honors. The Cardinal finished second to UCLA in the conference with a 22-2-1 record and their made their first Women's College Cup appearance since 1993.<ref name=stanford_bio /><ref>{{cite web|title=This Is the Los Angeles Sol: Allison Falk|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/186098-this-is-the-los-angeles-sol-allison-falk|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Los Angeles Sol===

thumb|right|180px|Falk in training, 2010.
Falk was selected tenth during the [2009 WPS Draft](/source/2009_WPS_Draft) by the [Los Angeles Sol](/source/Los_Angeles_Sol) for the inaugural season of the [Women's Professional Soccer](/source/Women's_Professional_Soccer) (WPS). She is best known for scoring the first goal in the history of the league on an assist from [Aya Miyama](/source/Aya_Miyama) in the seventh minute of the league's first game against the [Washington Freedom](/source/Washington_Freedom_(soccer)).<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Sol ushers in Women's Professional Soccer league with a win|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-30-sp-sol30-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref>

===Philadelphia Independence===

Falk was traded to the [Philadelphia Independence](/source/Philadelphia_Independence) for the [2010 WPS season](/source/2010_WPS_season).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sol Trade Defender Falk and Backup Goalie Henderson|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/soccer/2009/10/06/sol-trade-defender-falk-and-ba/|publisher=Inside So Cal|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref> She scored the team's inaugural goal during the 55th minute of the team's second game on an assist from teammate, [Lori Lindsey](/source/Lori_Lindsey). During her second season in the WPS, she was selected as a WPS All-Star and was a finalist for Defender of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=WPS ALL STARS Lindsey Falk, selected, Riley to coach|url=http://www.phillysoccernews.com/teams/independence2.php?article_id=5081|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130803004010/http://www.phillysoccernews.com/teams/independence2.php?article_id=5081|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2013|publisher=Philly Soccer News|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Falk's strike grabs a point for Independence|url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-04-19/sports/25212979_1_independence-wps-penalty-kick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073110/http://articles.philly.com/2010-04-19/sports/25212979_1_independence-wps-penalty-kick|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|publisher=Philly.com|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902234757/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/philadelphia/players/bios/falk-allison Philadelphia player profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111005214707/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/falk_allison00.html Stanford player profile]
* {{Twitter}}

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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Los Angeles Sol players
Category:Philadelphia Independence players
Category:Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Renton, Washington
Category:Soccer players from King County, Washington
Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:Women's Professional Soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Danville, California
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:California Storm players
Category:Women's Premier Soccer League players

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