| Allan Wlk | |
| Fullname: | Allan Steven Wlk Duré |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Celaya (on loan Olimpia) |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nacional |
| Youthclubs2: | Olimpia |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Olimpia |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Celaya (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 00:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
Allan Steven Wlk Duré (born 1 March 2003) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Celaya on loan from Club Olimpia, and the Paraguay national under-20 football team.
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]
In January 2024, he signed on a season-long loan for Mexican side Celaya of the Liga de Expansión MX.[5] He scored his first league goal for the club in the 91st minute against Cimarrones de Sonora to secure a 1-0 away win for his side.[6]
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.[7] His haul at the games of six goals in five games included a hat-trick against Peru.[8] He also scored the only goal in the final as Paraguay beat Ecuador 1-0.[9] 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”.[10]
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.[11] [12]
His father is called Cristhian Wlk.[13] 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."[14]