Allira Toby

Allira Toby is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Brisbane Roar in the W-League and Moreton Bay United FC in the National Premier Leagues Queensland Women's competition.[1]

Allira Toby
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994
Place of birth Ipswich, Australia
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Moreton Bay United
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Olympic FC 18 (7)
2015–2016 Adelaide United 12 (0)
2016– Brisbane Roar 31 (11)
2019– Moreton Bay United 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2019

Toby grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and began her junior career with Ipswich City Bulls. At 16 she joined Annerley FC followed by Olympic FC.[2]

She was then recruited to Adelaide United in the W-League for the 2015–16 season.[3] She subsequently moved back to Queensland to play with the Roar.[4]

Toby would go on to win Roar's Golden Boot award with 5 goals in their W-League Premiership winning campaign in 2017/18.[5] She would win the club's Golden Boot award again in the following season after another 5 goal haul.[6]

In February 2019, Toby selected as a train-on player for the Australia women's national soccer team training camp.[7]

Toby is Aboriginal Australian, and works as a councellor assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.[8][9]

References
  1. "Allira Toby - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "Allira Toby: 5 things you need to know about the Roar star". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. Lems, David. "From Ipswich to joining the best in the world". Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. "Young rated Roar's best". www.couriermail.com.au. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. "Polkinghorne takes top honours at Roar awards". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. "Matildas lift the intensity ahead of Cup of Nations opener". The World Game. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. "Ramone lines up new soccer league". National Indigenous Times. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  9. Simmons, Lisa (8 November 2018). "From Marsden school counsellor to ambassador for Indigenous football championships". Jimboomba Times. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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