

Allan Marques Loureiro
Allan Marques Loureiro (born 8 January 1991 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club Udinese. Normally a defensive midfielder, Allan is known as a dynamic midfielder with good ball winning skills. He also possesses good dribbling skills, pace and good long passing ability.

Allan goes to Vasco da Gama in August 2008, still as a youth player, always loaned from Deportivo Maldonado. A year after, was promoted to the professional squad by coach Dorival Júnior and has been holding several rounds in the club's 2009 season.
After helping the club to return to Brazilian Série A, become champion of Brazilian Série B in 2009, Allan was injured and thus can't play the Campeonato Carioca and Copa do Brasil in 2010. After recovering from the injury, Allan returned to the juniors to get fitness again. He returned to professionals in the last round of the Brasileirão before the break for the FIFA World Cup, and disputed Copa da Hora, friendly tournament during the FIFA World Cup that Vasco da Gama played took the championship with the participation of Allan, scoring a goal.
On 4 June 2012, Allan signed for Udinese for a fee of 3 million euros.

