Allan Wlk
Personal information
Full name Allan Steven Wlk Duré
Date of birth (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Celaya
(on loan Olimpia)
Youth career
Nacional
Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Olimpia 4 (0)
2024– → Celaya (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2022– Paraguay U20 8 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Paraguay
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Allan Steven Wlk Duré (born 1 March 2003) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Club Olimpia and the Paraguay national under-20 football team.

Club career

Olimpia

Wlk played at Club Nacional as a child but started playing for Club Olimpia from the age of 14 years-old. He broke numerous goal scoring records as a teenager including one period where he scored 130 goals in 3 seasons of youth football. He signed a professional contract with Olimpia in 2021 lasting until 2025.[1][2][3] He made his league debut for Olimpia on 12 March, 2023 in a 2-1 win against Club General Caballero JLM.[4]

International career

South America Games: Gold medal and top scorer

Wlk was the tournament top scorer as Paraguay won gold at the 2022 South American Games held in Paraguay between 4 and 12 October, 2022.[5] His haul at the games of six goals in five games included a hat-trick against Peru.[6] He also scored the only goal in the final as Paraguay beat Ecuador 1-0.[7] Wlk was quoted as saying after the final; “This achievement is something unique that I will never forget, at the time I could not measure what we had achieved. I am very proud of this great group because we gave everything and we were fair winners of this gold medal”.[8]

South American U20 Championships

Wlk was named in the Paraguay squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia which commenced in January 2023. He scored in Paraguay’s first two games, first against Colombia in a 1-1 draw, and second in a 2-1 win over Argentina.[9][10]

Personal life

His father is called Cristhian Wlk.[11] Regarding his surname Wlk was quoted as saying to the radio station Universo 970AM "My great-grandfather came from the Czech Republic after the war, he arrived and settled in Colonia Independencia, I often visit the place."[12]

References

  1. ↑ "ALLAN WLK-In 3 years he scored more than 130 goals". Cronica.com.
  2. ↑ "The opportunity that the jewell of Olimpia will have to seduce Real Madrid". Cronica.com.
  3. ↑ "I was always Olimpian, since I was a child I wanted to play here"". Cronica.com.
  4. ↑ "General Caballero JLM vs. Olympia: result, summary and goals". abc.com.py. March 12, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Allan WLK, the great figure of the Sub 20 told who is his mirror to follow in Paraguay". Versus.Lancion.com.
  6. ↑ "In Olimpia they ask for Allan Wlk". Cronica.com.
  7. ↑ "Allan Wlk: "It is a pride to leave Paraguay high"". Hoy.com.
  8. ↑ "Allan Wlk: "Being a goalscorer with the Albirroja means a lot to me"". apf.org.py.
  9. ↑ "Allan Wlk: the unpronounceable striker who took six minutes to 'vaccinate' Colombia". Comutricolor.com.
  10. ↑ "Watch Allan Steven Wlk Duré's goal today, Paraguay vs Argentina, in the South American U-20". gol.caracotv.com.
  11. ↑ "Allan Wlk would be in the interest of Real Madrid "the eyes are on him" says his father". elnacional.com.
  12. ↑ "Versus / Allan WLK, la gran figura de la Sub 20 contó quién es su espejo a seguir en Paraguay". Hechoencalifornia1010.com.

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