About Allan
Allan Marques Loureiro (born 8 January 1991), commonly known as Allan Marques or Allan (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈlɐ̃]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. After starting out in the Madureira youth system in his home country, he joined Uruguayan club Deportivo Maldonado, but later returned to Brazil and made his professional debut with Vasco da Gama in 2009. Allan joined Italian club Udinese in 2012, and subsequently moved to fellow Serie A side Napoli in 2015. He transferred to English side Everton in 2020, where he stayed for two years. At international level, he was a part of the Brazil under-20 side that won the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and later made his senior debut for Brazil in 2018; he was a member of the team that won the 2019 Copa América on home soil. The club won the tournament, with Allan contributing to the title, also scoring a goal in a 3–2 victory over Coritiba. In his first season in Udine, Allan played mostly as a defensive midfielder, recovering and distributing a large number of balls. He made his debut for Udinese at home at the Stadio Friuli against Juventus, where he created an assist for teammate Andrea Lazzari's goal.
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