Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil Number 60 Name Allan de | Playing position 2015 Liverpool Role Footballer | |
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Full name Allan Rodrigues de Souza Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 18) Current team Seinajoen Jalkapallokerho (Midfielder) | ||
Allan Rodrigues de Souza (born 3 March 1997), known as Allan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hertha BSC on loan from Liverpool.
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Internacional
Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Allan rose slowly through the ranks as a youth product of his hometown club 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."
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.
SJK (loan)
On 2 September 2015, he was loaned to Finnish club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 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 KuPS. He finished the season with two goals in eight appearances, in the process helping the club win the Veikkausliiga title. 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.
Sint-Truiden (loan)
On 18 January 2016, Liverpool announced that Allan had been loaned to Belgian club Sint-Truiden for the remainder of the season.
Return to Liverpool
At the beginning of the 2016/17 season, Allan returned to Liverpool in expectation of receiving a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, however he was not granted a permit, meaning he must have another season out on loan in order to attain one.
Loan to Hertha BSC
Allan signed for Hertha BSC on the 5th August 2016 on a season-long loan deal. Hertha head coach Pal Dardai signed the Brazilian youngster after a recommendation from Jurgen Klopp.
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.