Allyson Swaby

Allyson Renee Swaby (born 3 October 1996) is an American-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club AS Roma and at international level for Jamaica.

Club Career

Swaby played college soccer for the Eagles of Boston College in the United States, for three years between 2014 and 2017. She began her first journey into European football in 2018, moving to Icelandic third-division football team Fjarðab/Hottur/Leiknir for a short spell.

Swaby would gain a total of 12 appearances and 5 goals in all competitions during her brief stay in Iceland, before the Jamaican international defender caught the interest of Roma coach Betty Bavagnoli. The Italian club signed Swaby as a late, mid-season arrival to boost their squad in Roma's inaugural season of top-flight Italian football.

During the 2018-19 Serie A season, Swaby soon rose through the ranks from a Roma squad player to a regular first-eleven defender who could play either at centre-back or full-back for her club. She capped off her first season with Roma by appearing in the 2019 World Cup for Jamaica.

In her second season with Roma, Swaby's influence on Roma's backline continued to rise along with the consistency in her performances as she became one of the most regular players in the Roma squad. The club relied on Swaby's consistency to form different defensive partnerships with several names such as Federica Di Criscio, Petronella Ekroth and Tecla Pettenuzzo. Roma recognised Swaby's role in the club's growth by making her one of the first Roma players to sign a multi-year contract with the Giallorosse on March 4th 2020.

During her third season with Roma, Swaby was joined by new January 2021 signing Elena Linari at the heart of Roma's defence. The duo went on to reduce Roma's goals-conceeded-per-game rate in the second half of the 2020-21 season. On May 30th 2001, Swaby helped Roma keep a clean sheet and win their first major trophy on the women's side of football when Roma defeated AC Milan on pe