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Allan ( footballer , born 1991 ) Allan Marques Loureiro ( born 8 January 1991 ) , commonly known as Allan Marques , or simply Allan ( ) , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Everton and the Brazil national team . 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 . 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 . Club career . Madureira and Deportivo Maldonado . Allan was signed from Madureira by Uruguayan side Deportivo Maldonado at 17 years of age for an undisclosed fee . However , he was later loaned out to Vasco da Gama back in Brazil ; he would not make an appearance for Maldonado . Vasco da Gama . Allan moved to Vasco da Gama once again still as a youth player , loaned from Deportivo Maldonado . A year after he played for their youth team , he was brought back and promoted to the first-team by coach Dorival Júnior , playing in many crucial games in the clubs 2009 season to help the side win the Série B and secure promotion to the top-flight Série A , though he ultimately suffered an injury . Due to injury Allan , could not compete with Vasco da Gama neither in the Campeonato Carioca nor the 2010 Copa do Brasil . After an initial recovery , he returned to the clubs junior team to regain fitness before rejoining the first-team . He then returned to action in the last round of the Série A before the break for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup , playing in the Copa da Hora friendly tournament . The club won the tournament , with Allan contributing to the title , also scoring a goal in a 3–2 victory over Coritiba . Udinese . In June 2012 , Allan signed for Serie A side Udinese for a reported fee of R$7 million from Deportivo Maldonado . He made his debut for Udinese at home at the Stadio Friuli against Juventus , where he created an assist for teammate Andrea Lazzaris goal . In his first season in Udine , Allan played mostly as a defensive midfielder , recovering and distributing a large number of balls . Manager Francesco Guidolin played him in 36 games in the league out of 38 games , he proved one of the best bargains of the season , defying expectation and playing almost all games as a starter to help Udinese to finish in a surprise fifth-place position , securing qualification to next years UEFA Europa League . The following season the club finished 13th in the league in what was Francesco Guidolins final season with the side . Despite this , Allan excelled in midfield , and scored his first goals for the club as his improvement in Italy continued . His calm and controlled performance in midfield also prompted future Udinese manager Andrea Stramaccioni to suggest that he was now one of the best young midfielders in Europe , comparable to Manchester Uniteds Paul Pogba . In the 2014–15 season , Allan was to be the top ball-winner of all of Europes top-five leagues ( Premier League , La Liga , Bundesliga , Serie A and Ligue 1 ) with the most balls won . Napoli . After reported interest from a number of other clubs , Allan signed for Napoli for €10m plus bonuses in July 2015 . In the 2015–16 season , Allan made his Napoli debut in a pre-season friendly against Lega Pro side FeralpiSalò , which Napoli won 5–2 . He made his first Serie A debut for Napoli at home against Sampdoria in the second matchday of the Serie A season , creating an assist for Gonzalo Higuaín with a through-ball that the latter converted with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box , making the scoreline 2–0 . Allan was later substituted in the second half for David López . Allan would then receive a start in Napolis third game of the season , a 2–2 away draw with Empoli , scoring an equalizer in the 78th minute after converting a pass from captain Marek Hamšík . On 17 September 2015 , Allan came off the bench in the 62nd minute against Belgian club Club Brugge in his first ever Europa League game , assisting José Callejóns second goal of the game with a through-ball just minutes after coming on . The match finished 5–0 for Napoli , the clubs largest European win and the joint-largest margin of defeat for Brugge , equalling its 6–1 defeat at Monaco in 1988 . Allan would go on to score once again and provide another assist in a 5–0 win against Lazio , only three days after the Brugge victory on 20 September , giving manager Maurizio Sarri trust in him for his precise passing and defensive work . On 26 September , Allan scored a goal against defending champions Juventus , with excellent passing and an impressive overall game in a 2–1 home win . On 4 October , Allan would score the opening goal in a 0–4 away rout of Milan in a swift counter-attacking move , where the Brazilian went one-on-one with Milan goalkeeper Diego López . In the 2016–17 season , Allan had 29 Serie A appearances ( 1 goal , 5 assists ) , 8 Champions League appearances culminating in an 86.6% pass completion rate , an average of 2.4 successful tackles per game and he also averaged one key pass ( one that led to a goalscoring opportunity ) per game . In the 2017–18 season , Allan played in all 38 Serie A matches , scoring four goals . During that season , Allan extended his contract with Napoli until 2023 . In the following season , he featured in 33 Serie A matches and reached the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals with Napoli . In the 2019–20 season , he played in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League round of 16 home match against Barcelona , which ended 1–1 , then he won the 2019–20 Coppa Italia against Juventus , his only silverware with Napoli . Everton . On 5 September 2020 , English club Everton signed Allan for around £21.7m on a three-year deal , to be reunited with former Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti . He made his debut the following week in a 1–0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur . Allan suffered an injury to his hamstring on 16 December during an away game against Leicester City , he was replaced in the 41st minute by Andre Gomes ; Everton won the game 0–2 . Allan was ruled out for the remainder of Evertons games in 2020 . He returned to the starting eleven on 1 March against Southampton playing the full 90 minutes , Everton won the game 1-0 . International career . Under-20 . He was called up by Brazilian under-20 coach Ney Franco on 20 August 2011 , where he impressed enough at Vasco da Gama to earn a call-up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup . Brazils U-20 World Cup-winning side also featured the likes of Oscar , Philippe Coutinho , Casemiro and Danilo , as well as future Napoli teammates Gabriel and Bruno Uvini . Brazil made it to the tournament final , beating Portugal 3–2 in extra time and winning the U20 World Cup for the fifth time . Senior . Although born in Brazil , Allan holds dual Portuguese-Brazilian nationality , making him eligible to play for Brazil or Portugal . Allan also has a distant Italian relative which qualifies him for an Italian passport and thus the Italian national team . Sky Sport Italia and TV Luna report that he has been asked to switch allegiances to the Azzurri by national coach Roberto Mancini . Manager Tite , on 26 October 2018 , named Allan to the Brazilian squad that will face Uruguay and Cameroon in friendlies the following month . However , because these were only exhibition matches , Allan still also remained eligible to play for Portugal and Italy at the time . He made his senior international debut in the former match , held in London on 16 November , which ended in a 1–0 victory to Brazil . In May 2019 , Allan was included in Brazils 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América on home soil . On 7 July , he come on as an injury-time substitute for Everton in Brazils 3–1 victory over Peru in the final of the tournament , at the Maracanã Stadium . Style of play . Considered by several pundits and footballing figures to be one of the best midfielders in Serie A , Europe , and world football , Allan operates primarily as a defensive midfielder or as a central midfielder in the mezzala role , and is equally comfortable at playing both in an attacking and defensive midfield role ; he is also capable of being deployed in a deeper role as a playmaker . As such , he has also been labelled a box-to-box midfielder in the media . He is also capable of playing on the left or right flank , and has even been deployed as a full-back on occasion . Normally deployed as a holding midfielder in front of the back-line , Allan is known as a dynamic , physically strong , tenacious and energetic right-footed midfielder , with good ball-winning abilities . He also possesses good technique , dribbling skills , pace and good long passing ability , which enables him to start attacking plays after winning back possession . He has been described as a complete and tactically versatile midfielder , who is different from traditional defensive midfielders , due to his reputation for dribbling past defenders and passing the ball through the legs of an opponent , a move known as the nutmeg . Honours . Vasco da Gama - Copa do Brasil : 2011 - Campeonato Brasileiro Série B : 2009 Napoli - Coppa Italia : 2019–20 Brazil U20 - FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2011 Brazil - Copa América : 2019 External links . - ogol.com.