Allan (footballer, born 1997)

Allan
Allan with SJK in 2015
Personal information
Full name Allan Rodrigues de Souza[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Place of birth Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Flamengo
Number 29
Youth career
2012–2015 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Liverpool 0 (0)
2015SJK (loan) 8 (1)
2016Sint-Truiden (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017Hertha BSC (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018Apollon Limassol (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 4 (0)
2019Fluminense (loan) 35 (0)
2020–2023 Atlético Mineiro 131 (0)
2023– Flamengo 62 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Brazil U20 7 (0)
2019 Brazil U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025

Allan Rodrigues de Souza (born 3 March 1997), simply known as Allan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

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 (SJK) 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]

Flamengo

On 2 July 2023, Allan has been officially announced as Flamengo's new player. Mengão signed him from rivals Atlético Mineiro for a 8.2m transfer fee plus future bonus clauses.[16]

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

Club

As of match played 21 September 2025[17]
Club Season League State league National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Caetano 2011 Série B 2 2 0 0 2 2
Liverpool 2015–16[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SJK (loan) 2015 Veikkausliiga 8 1 8 1
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 5 0 5 0
Hertha BSC (loan) 2016–17 Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Apollon Limassol (loan) 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 16 0 0 0 4[b] 0 0 0 20 0
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Fluminense (loan) 2019 Série A 28 0 7[c] 0 2 0 6[d] 0 43 0
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 31 0 14[e] 0 1 0 1[d] 0 47 0
2021 Série A 32 0 9[e] 0 7 0 11[f] 0 59 0
2022 Série A 33 0 8[e] 0 3 0 8[f] 0 1[g] 0 53 0
2023 Série A 0 0 4[e] 0 4[f] 0 8 0
Total 96 0 35 0 11 0 24 0 1 0 167 0
Flamengo 2023 Série A 9 0 0 0 3 0 2[f] 0 0 0 14 0
2024 Série A 24 0 6[c] 0 5 0 5[f] 0 40 0
2025 Série A 13 0 10[c] 0 2 0 5[f] 0 3[h] 0 33 0
Total 46 0 16 0 10 0 12 0 3 0 87 0
Career total 220 3 58 0 24 0 46 0 4 0 352 3
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup, Finnish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB Pokal and Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b c d Appearancce(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  6. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Club

SJK

Atlético Mineiro

Flamengo

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Allan Rodrigues de Souza: The lowdown on Liverpool's new Brazilian youngster". thisisanfield.com. 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Pearce, James (1 August 2015). "Liverpool FC sign Brazilian prodigy Allan Rodrigues de Souza". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ Carroll, James (2 September 2015). "Reds complete Allan Rodrigues de Souza deal". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Lynch, David (25 October 2015). "Allan helps SJK clinch Finnish title". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. ^ Pearce, James (29 October 2015). "Liverpool FC rookie Allan in demand after title glory in Finland". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Liverpool loan out Brazilian youngster Allan". FourFourTwo. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ^ Chamberlain, Jordan (11 July 2016). "Liverpool will send midfielder on loan due to work-permit complications". empireofthekop.com.
  11. ^ "Herthas Brasi-Juwel - Darum wollte Klopp, dass Allan zu Hertha geht" [Hertha's Brazilian gem - That's why Klopp wanted Allan to go to Hertha]. Bild (in German). August 2016.
  12. ^ Pearce, James (31 August 2017). "Allan Rodrigues de Souza has gone out on loan again". Liverpool Echo.
  13. ^ Carroll, James (25 July 2018). "Allan signs new deal and joins Frankfurt on loan". Liverpool FC.
  14. ^ "Allan makes loan move to Fluminense". Liverpool F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Allan é jogador do Galo" [Allan is a Galo player]. atletico.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Flamengo anuncia a contratação de Allan" [Flamengo announces the signing of Allan]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  17. ^ Allan at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Games played by Allan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Allan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  20. ^ "Games played by Allan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  21. ^ "Games played by Allan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Games played by Allan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  23. ^ "Flamengo reach final on the back of another de Arrascaeta masterclass". FIFA. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  24. ^ "Cruz Azul v CR Flamengo | FIFA Derby of the Americas | FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025". FIFA. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  25. ^ "Flamengo pip Palmeiras to claim Copa Libertadores title for fourth time". Flashscore.com. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  26. ^ "Champions again: Flamengo clinch the 2025 Brasileirão title". OneFootball.com. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  27. ^ "Flamengo domina o Botafogo e é campeão da Supercopa Rei" [Flamengo dominates Botafogo and is crowned champion of the Supercopa Rei] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.