Allan Rodrigues de Souza (born 3 March 1997), simply known as Allan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Internacional

Born in Araçatuba,

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, Allan rose through the ranks as a youth product of

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. Goal Brazil’s deputy editor Rodrigo Calvozzo claimed Allan "was always treated by Internacional as one of the most important players in the team."

Liverpool

In the summer of 2015, he joined English

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club

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for a fee of £500,000 after impressing the club's coaches at the Frenz International Cup. On 2 September 2015, he was loaned to Finnish club

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on a short term deal. Allan scored on his debut eight days later, coming on in the 56th minute for Jussi Vasara and opening the scoring sixteen minutes later in a 1–1 draw away to

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. He finished the season with one goal in eight appearances, in the process helping the club win the

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title. On 29 October 2015, Allan returned from his loan spell to Liverpool, greeting the new manager of the club,

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, for the first time. On 18 January 2016, Liverpool announced that Allan had been loaned to Belgian club

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for the remainder of the season. He then returned to Liverpool in expectation of receiving a British work permit, which was not granted. Allan signed for Hertha BSC on 5 August 2016 on a season-long loan deal, after Klopp recommended him to Hertha head coach

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. On 31 August 2017, Allan joined Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on a season-long loan. In July 2018 he signed a new deal with Liverpool and joined

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on a season-long loan. On 15 February 2019, Allan joined Brazilian side

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on loan until the end of the season after his loan spell in Germany was cut short.

Atlético Mineiro

On 8 January 2020, Allan joined

on a four-year contract.

Style of play

A central midfielder by trade, Allan is primarily left-footed and employs a strong passing range, honed with time spent as a

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in Brazil. Allan has proven himself a useful

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with promising attacking instincts.

Career statistics

Honours

;SJK *

: 2015 ;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:

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* Campeonato Mineiro:

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;Individual * Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

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Liverpool F.C. profile
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