Allan

Allan Marques Loureiro was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1991. He graduated from the academy of Madureira and began his professional playing career at Vasco da Gama in 2009, helped them to advance to the Brasileirão but in 2010 picked up an injury and stayed aside and then returned to juniors to get playing practice after a break. He joined to the first team before the 2010 World Cup and on 4 June 2012 he signed for Udinese for €3 million.

He was called up to play for the Brazil national football team in 2011.