Felipe de Souza Campos
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Felipe de Souza Campos, nicknamed Felipe, (born 24 May 1981) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

lian football player, who plays in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Premier League
The Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976–77...

 for Al Raed.

Club career

An attacking midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 who occupies the hole between midfield and the strikers, he joined the prior to the 2007–08 season and signed a 9 month contract with the option of a further year at the end of that.

He quickly became a crowd favourite there, showcasing skills rarely seen in the A-League. In a round 4 away clash against , managed to come out victors 2–1, with Felipe scoring a stunning goal.

Felipe was signed by the Gold Coast Galaxy, but became a free agent after the FFA turned down the Gold Coast licence application for the Australian A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 2008–09 season.

After Australia, Felipe spent 3 weeks with Wisla Krakow
Wisla Kraków
Wisła Kraków is a football club based in Kraków, Poland. Wisła contends in Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish professional football competition. Wisła Kraków is one of the oldest and most successful Polish football clubs. It ranks third in the number of national titles won behind Górnik Zabrze...

 in Poland, but when the transfer window closed, he went back to Brazil to play with a local club.

He was signed by the North Queensland Fury on a 2 year contract. Before joining up with his new team, Felipe decided to play in Saudi Arabia with Al Raed, and has been released by the Fury from his 2 year contract. In June 2010, he was loaned to Al-Wehda by Al Raed.

External links

CBF profile
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