Allan Moisés Lalín Pérez (born January 5, 1981) is a Honduran

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who plays for Platense F.C. in the

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as a

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Club career

The tall striker made his senior debut for Honduras Salzburg in March 2003 against

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, then played for Victoria before experiencing relegation with

Atlético Olanchano Atlético Olanchano was a Honduras, Honduran association football, football club based in Catacamas, Olancho (department), Olancho. The club last played in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, Honduran second division. History Campamento ...

in 2005. He went on trial with

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, then champions of the Polish League, but failed to impress and returned to Honduras, where he eventually went on to play with

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. He left Real España in July 2009, to play for

Khazar Lankaran Khazar Lankaran FK () was an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season. Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football. It played in the Aze ...

in the

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. Lalín had his contract with Khazar Lankaran cancelled halfway through the

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, citing "unsatisfactory performance". He signed for Real Espana again in July 2011, after being left out of the Khazar squad for six months by the new coach. In January 2012 he was set to move abroad again to join Chinese second division side

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on loan to play alongside compatriots

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, Erick Norales and

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. He was however not given a contract after a 15-days trial and returned to Real España. In January 2013 Lalín joined

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side Niki Volou after his contract with

was not extended. In August 2013 Lalin joined

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side Nea Salamis. In January 2014 Lalin joined

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side

Paniliakos F.C. Paniliakos Football Club () is a Greek association football club based in Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It plays its home matches at the Pyrgos Stadium. Paniliakos was the team of Serbia and Montenegro international Predrag Đorđević, before moving to ...

International career

Lalín made his debut for

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in an August 2006

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against

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and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 14 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country at the

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s. and helped his team progress to the Quarter-Finals by providing two crucial assists in the match against

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, which Honduras won by 4–0.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Personal life

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footballer

Hendry Thomas Hendry Bernardo Thomas Suazo (born 23 February 1985), also known as ''Buchuca'', is a Honduran former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Thomas has been described as displaying a "rugged approach driven by his ample physical gift ...

is his cousin.

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- Diez {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalin, Allan 1981 births Living people Footballers from Tegucigalpa Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Victoria players Atlético Olanchano players Real C.D. España players Khazar Lankaran FK players Niki Volos F.C. players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Paniliakos F.C. players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Azerbaijan Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Football League (Greece) players