Ryan Allsop

Ryan Allsop (born 17 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Birmingham City.

He started his career as a youth player at West Bromwich Albion, before moving to Millwall in 2011. He subsequently joined League One club Leyton Orient in July 2012. He joined A.F.C. Bournemouth in 2013. He joined Coventry City on a six-month loan deal in 2014 he made 27 league appearances for them before returning to AFC Bournemouth at the beginning of 2015.

Allsop began his career in the youth ranks at Tottenham Hotspur, progressing to the reserve team before being called up to sit on the bench for a first team match against Wigan Athletic. During his time at West Bromwich, he was called up to the England U17 team, and he also spent time on loan with Stockport County, although he did not play.

He was signed by Millwall manager Kenny Jackett in May 2011, but did not make a first-team appearance for the Lions, and he was released in April 2012 after becoming fourth-choice goalkeeper at the club. He subsequently signed a short-term deal with Icelandic club Höttur, making 10 appearances in league and cup before moving back to England and signing for Leyton Orient on a six-month contract in July 2012.

With Orient's first- and second-choice goalkeepers Jamie Jones and Lee Butcher injured, Allsop made his professional debut in the first game of the 2012–13 season, a Football League Cup tie at Charlton Athletic on 14 August 2012. The match ended in a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out, in which Allsop saved Johnnie Jackson's penalty as Orient went through to the second round 4–3. He made his league debut on 1 September in the 1–0 defeat at Crawley Town.