Allan (footballer, born 1997)
Allan Rodrigues de Souza (born 3 March 1997), simply known as Allan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Mineiro.
| Allan with SJK in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Rodrigues de Souza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → SJK (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2020– | Atlético Mineiro | 127 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 | |||
Club career
Internacional
Born in Araçatuba, São Paulo, Allan rose through the ranks as a youth product of Internacional. Goal Brazil’s deputy editor Rodrigo Calvozzo claimed Allan "was always treated by Internacional as one of the most important players in the team."[3]
Liverpool
In the summer of 2015, he joined English Premier League club Liverpool for a fee of £500,000 after impressing the club's coaches at the Frenz International Cup.[4]
On 2 September 2015, he was loaned to Finnish club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho on a short term deal.[5] 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 KuPS.[6] He finished the season with one goal in eight appearances, in the process helping the club win the Veikkausliiga title.[7] On 29 October 2015, Allan returned from his loan spell to Liverpool, greeting the new manager of the club, Jürgen Klopp, for the first time.[8]
On 18 January 2016, Liverpool announced that Allan had been loaned to Belgian club Sint-Truiden for the remainder of the season.[9] He then returned to Liverpool in expectation of receiving a British work permit, which was not granted.[10]
Allan signed for Hertha BSC on 5 August 2016 on a season-long loan deal, after Klopp recommended him to Hertha head coach Pal Dardai.[11]
On 31 August 2017, Allan joined Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on a season-long loan.[12]
In July 2018 he signed a new deal with Liverpool and joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan.[13]
On 15 February 2019, Allan joined Brazilian side Fluminense on loan until the end of the season after his loan spell in Germany was cut short.[14]
Atlético Mineiro
On 8 January 2020, Allan joined Atlético Mineiro on a four-year contract.[15]
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 deep-lying playmaker in Brazil. Allan has proven himself a useful box-to-box midfielder with promising attacking instincts.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 14 November 2022 [16]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki (loan) | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2015–16 | Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Hertha BSC (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Apollon Limassol (loan) | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 14[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Série A | 32 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 33 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
Honours
- SJK
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
- Copa do Brasil: 2021
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2022
- Individual
- Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Tournament: 2020, 2022
References
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Allan Rodrigues de Souza: The lowdown on Liverpool's new Brazilian youngster". thisisanfield.com. 3 September 2015.
- ^ a b Lusby, Jack (3 September 2015). "Allan Rodrigues de Souza: The lowdown on Liverpool's new Brazilian youngster". This is Anfield. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Pearce, James (1 August 2015). "Liverpool FC sign Brazilian prodigy Allan Rodrigues de Souza". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Carroll, James (2 September 2015). "Reds complete Allan Rodrigues de Souza deal". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Walsh, Kristian (11 September 2015). "Allan Rodrigues de Souza: Liverpool FC's on-loan Brazilian scores stunner in Finland". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b Lynch, David (25 October 2015). "Allan helps SJK clinch Finnish title". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Pearce, James (29 October 2015) (29 October 2015). "Liverpool FC rookie Allan in demand after title glory in Finland". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Liverpool loan out Brazilian youngster Allan". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Chamberlain, Jordan (11 July 2016). "Liverpool will send midfielder on loan due to work-permit complications". empireofthekop.com.
- ^ "Herthas Brasi-Juwel - Darum wollte Klopp, dass Allan zu Hertha geht". Bild (in German).
- ^ Pearce, James (31 August 2017). "Allan Rodrigues de Souza has gone out on loan again". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Carroll, James (25 July 2018). "Allan signs new deal and joins Frankfurt on loan". Liverpool FC.
- ^ "Allan makes loan move to Fluminense". Liverpool F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Allan é jogador do Galo" [Allan is a Galo player] (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Allan at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2015.