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 | |||
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Full name | Allan Rodrigues de Souza[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
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 | 112 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) |
2019 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2022 |
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]
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]
On 8 January 2020, Allan joined Atlético Mineiro on a four-year contract.[15]
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]
Club | Season | League | State League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Fluminense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |
Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |
2021 | Série A | 32 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | ||
2022 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
Total | 81 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 0 | ||
Career total | 161 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 1 |
Atlético Mineiro – current squad | |
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