Alan Trouten (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish footballer who used to play as a midfielder or forward for Benburb. During his career spent mainly in the second and third levels of the Scottish football league system, Trouten has played for Greenock Morton, Queen's Park, Clyde, Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic and East Fife, as well as having two spells at both Ayr United and Brechin City.
Career Born in Rutherglen, Trouten began his career with Greenock Morton, but failed to make an appearance with them and joined Queen's Park. During his time at Queen's Park, he won the Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month award in February 2005, and was in the Spiders''' squad which eliminated SPL club Aberdeen from the 2006–07 Scottish League Cup, scoring the clinching kick in the penalty shoot-out.
He joined Scottish First Division club Clyde on 2 June 2008. He made a dream start to his Clyde career in July 2008, scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Annan Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup.Clyde 2–0 Annan Athletic BBC Sport – Retrieved 26 July 2008 Trouten's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles.
Trouten made a guest appearance for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Newcastle United on 11 July 2009 at Tallaght Stadium. On 22 July 2009, it was announced that Trouten had signed for Airdrie United. He was released along with the full Airdrie squad after their relegation in the 2009–10 season, and then subsequently signed a one-year deal with Ayr United.
Trouten signed for Brechin City at the start of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season, he was voted into the Second Division Team of the Year. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he re-signed for former club Ayr United. He was released after one season with the Honest Men. In June 2016, Trouten returned to Brechin City, playing with the club for the 2016–17 season before leaving on 30 May 2017.
After leaving Glebe Park, Trouten signed for Scottish League One side Albion Rovers on 6 June 2017. He quickly endeared himself to his new supporters by scoring seven goals in four games during the early-season 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, including a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw with top-tier Hamilton Academical and the winning penalty in the resulting shootout, although it was not enough for the Wee Rovers to advance in the competition. By January 2018, his tally was 24 goals in 24 games, making him the nation's leading goalscorer (alongside Rory McAllister, a dedicated striker). By the end of the season he had scored 28 in all competitions, but Albion Rovers were relegated having finished bottom of Scottish League One.
With Trouten out of contract at Rovers, he joined Alloa Athletic in the summer of 2018. At the start of his fourth season with the Wasps'' (now relegated to the third tier after three seasons in the Championship), 35-year-old Trouten was again involved in a win over Premiership opposition, this time scoring the winning goal via a penalty against Livingston in the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage.Scottish League Cup: Livingston suffer shock Alloa loss as Dundee United all but qualify, BBC Sport, 17 July 2021
Trouten signed for East Fife in June 2022, having already made 500 senior appearances;East Fife boss Stevie Crawford confident Alan Trouten will make his mark, Scott Inglis, Fife Today, 7 June 2022 it would be his first time playing in the fourth tier since his breakthrough spell with Queen's Park 15 years earlier. He was named the Scottish League Two Player of the Month for March 2024.League 2 award for Trouten, Scottish Professional Football League, 8 April 2024
Trouten moved on from East Fife and joined scottish lowland league west side Benburb with the Glasgow Govan outfits in summer 2026.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsQueen's Park2003–04Scottish Third Division10000000102004–0531310002Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup03432005–062542100002752006–0726820206Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and three goals in the Second Division play-offs336112007–08Scottish Second Division33122121103814Total1162772419313633Clyde2008–09Scottish First Division274202032346Airdrie United2009–10Scottish First Division26232102One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the First Division play-offs0324Ayr United2010–11Scottish Second Division32520107Three appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the First Division play-offs24272011–12Scottish First Division23143415Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the First Division play-offs0365Total55663511227812Brechin City2012–13Scottish Second Division281700002Appearances in the First Division play-offs130182013–14Scottish League One261233101031152014–15261531104Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances and a goal in the Championship play-offs23418Total80446420739551Ayr United2015–16Scottish League One31610205Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Championship play-offs1397Brechin City2016–1726500422Appearances in the Championship play-offs1328Albion Rovers2017–1833201147103928Alloa Athletic2018–19Scottish Championship341022434444192019–2022810432129122020–211951152002582021–22Scottish League One 5010112192Total8023531498610741East Fife2022–23Scottish League Two3010101042 appearances, 1 goal in Scottish Challenge Cup, 2 appearances in the League One play-offs136112023–24341110303141122024–253322103462 Appearances in Challenge Cup, 4 appearances and 2 goals in League One play-offs243282025–26 Scottish League One100104310163Total107434011714413654Career total547158351549266322684216
See also List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+)
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