About Danny Allsopp
Daniel Lee Allsopp (born 10 August 1978) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a forward. As a player, he notably played for Manchester City for several seasons and was part of their team that earned promotion back to the Premier League in 2000, He also spending time on loan with Notts County, Wrexham and Bristol Rovers. He also played in England for Hull City where he was a prolific goal scorer and would play in Major League Soccer for D.C. United. He spent the majority of his career in the A-League with South Melbourne and Melbourne Victory, also playing professionally for Carlton SC, Port Melbourne Sharks, Al-Rayyan, Launceston City and Croydon City Arrows He 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. The move provided more success for Allsopp, as he scored 15 goals in his first season and seven in 2004–05 as a regular in the line-up. 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. Allsopp's four goals in 25 games saw Manchester City promoted to the First Division, but he struggled to find a regular place in the team as the team in the 1999–2000 season, and was loaned out to Notts County. The 2006–07 season saw a remarkable turnaround in Allsopp's scoring record at Melbourne.
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