2024 Orlando Pride Season in Review: Amanda Allen

The Orlando Pride signed Canadian international forward Amanda Allen on April 3, 2023, to a three-year contract through the 2025 NWSL season. After playing just nine total minutes in three appearances with Orlando in 2024, Allen played a bit more this season, but it was still a limited number of matches.

Back in September, the Pride loaned Allen to USL Super League side Lexington SC for the 2024-2025 season, which runs through May. When you’re behind players like Barbra Banda and Ally Watt on the depth chart, a loan is a good decision.

Let’s take a look at how the young Canadian forward did in her limited minutes for the Pride in 2024.

Statistical Breakdown

Allen took part in eight of the Pride’s 26 NWSL regular season games this season, coming off the bench in all eight and recording 82 minutes. She didn’t score a goal, but she recorded an assist for her first goal contribution. The 19-year-old took one shot that was not on target and completed 22 of her 31 pass attempts (71%), recording one key pass (her assist). Defensively, Allen won four of her six tackle attempts (67%), committed one foul, and was booked once.

Allen appeared in all three of the Pride’s matches in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, coming off the bench in each and recording 111 minutes. She did not attempt a shot or provide an assist. The attacker completed 15 of her 24 passes (69%) with no long balls or key passes. Defensively, Allen won both of her two tackle attempts (100%) and both of her two aerial duels (100%). She committed two fouls and was not booked.

Best Game

Allen’s best game wasn’t the one with the most minutes played, or the one where she had the most touches. It was the game where she provided the assist to Summer Yates to complete the Pride’s comeback draw against Racing Louisville in the first match of the season. She helped start the NWSL-record, 23-match unbeaten run for the club. It was her only goal contribution of the season, but it was a big one.

In the 86th minute, Angelina took a free kick well outside the box. Her delivery found the head of Allen, who nudged it forward to Yates, who then hit it off the outside of her right foot and into the back of the goal. That set the tone for the rest of the season. In addition to her assist, Allen had a total of eight touches in the match, completing five of her six pass attempts (84%).

2024 Final Grade

As she did last year, Allen fell shy of the minimum total minutes across all competitions to get a score for her second season (that mark is 400 minutes across all competitions in 2024), so she receives a grade of incomplete from The Mane Land staff for 2024.

2025 Outlook

Allen, who turns 20 in February, is under contract with the Pride through the 2025 season. As mentioned above, she is on loan with Lexington SC for the 2024-2025 USL Super League season, which concludes at the end of May (plus playoffs). I expect her to be with Lexington through the end of that loan. The Pride have the right to recall her, but with how stacked Orlando’s offense is, I don’t see that happening. Allen is a player the Pride see as having a future at the club. As such, she may get a new contract after 2025 depending on how she performs at Lexington.

This is the first of our Season in Review articles for the Orlando Pride. Check back to see how the other Pride players performed in 2024.