Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos
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Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos, known as Felipe, (born 22 February 1984 in Rio de Janeiro
) is a Brazil
ian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo
, on loan from Olé Brasil
, Bragantino
and a group of investors.
before being signed by São Caetano
in September 2005 until end of year. He was the first choice keeper for Vitória in 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, played 15 out of 21 games.
In 2006 he signed for Bragantino
. In April 2006, he left for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
side Portuguesa
, competed the start-up place with Tiago Campagnaro. In 2007 season he finished as the losing finalists in 2007 Campeonato Paulista
with Bragantino.
On the 24 April 2007, he was signed for Corinthians
along with four of his team-mates: Kadu
, Moradei
, Everton Leandro and Zelão
.
, and immediately established himself as Corinthian's starting goalkeeper. Felipe wore the number 1 shirt at the club.
In 2008, Corinthians only owned 50% economic rights of Felipe, and his former club Bragantino owned 25% and the rest was owned by "Mamabru Participaçoes" .
and Corinthians formed a deal to sign Felipe, as Genoa has loaned their first choice keeper Marco Amelia
to A.C. Milan
, and the Brazilian side signed Aldo Bobadilla as replacement. But the deal was not yet completed due to FIGC decided to reduce the numbers of registration quota of non-EU players signed from abroad, from 2 to 1 on 2 July. It was reported that Genoa kept the quota for future signing instead for Felipe. Genoa eventually signed Rafinha and Felipe terminated his contract with Corinthians on 5 August 2010. On 9 August 2010 he was signed by Olé Brasil
.
On 9 August 2010, Sporting Braga signed him on loan from unnamed club, as the club had sold it keepers Eduardo to Genoa
and Paweł Kieszek to Porto, moreover, it new signing former Portuguese internationals Quim
was injured. Braga also loaned their youth product Mário Felgueiras
(who played in UEFA Champions League
third qualifying round) after signed Felipe.
Felipe then immediately included in the starting line-up, in the 3-1 won against Portimonense
in the opening match of 2010–11 Portuguese Liga
, ahead another new signing Artur on 13 August 2010.
On 17 December 2010 he returned to Brazil for Flamengo
until the end of 2011 season. It was reported that Felipe is owned by a group of investors and his former club Bragantino (25%).
, known for his spectacular saves, great judgement and the ability to read the ball well. He is most importantly known for his skill at restarting the match after suffering a goal replacing quickly the ball and sending it to the center of the field showing the awareness in the game flow.
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|2003||rowspan=3|Vitória
||rowspan=2|Série A
||1||0||0||0||rowspan=6 colspan=2|–||rowspan=7 colspan=2|–||1||0
|-
|2004||4||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|2005||Série B
||15||0||4||0||19||0
|-
|2005||São Caetano
||Série A||0||0||rowspan=5 colspan=2|–||0||0
|-
|2006||Bragantino
|| N/A ||0||0||0||0
|-
|2006||Portuguesa
(loan)||Série B||16||0||16||0
|-
|2007||Bragantino
|| N/A ||0||0||21||0||21||0
|-
|2007||rowspan=4|Corinthians
||Série A||37||0||colspan=2| – ||2||0||39||0
|-
|2008||Série B||33||0||11||0||17||0||rowspan=2 colspan=2|–||61||0
|-
|2009||rowspan=2|Série A||31||0||10||0||23||0||64||0
|-
|2010
||7||0||rowspan=1 colspan=2|–||14||0|||4||0||25||0
|-
|-
|2010–11
||Braga (loan)||Primeira Liga||12||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||19||0
|-
|-
|2011
||rowspan=1|Flamengo
(loan)||rowspan=1|Série A||34||0||6||0||19||0||3||0||62||0
|-
178||0||31||0||94||0|||9||0||312||0
12||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||19||0
190||0||31||0||94||0||16||0||331||0
Corinthians
Vitória
Flamengo
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
) 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...
ian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
, on loan from Olé Brasil
Olé Brasil Futebol Clube
Olé Brasil Futebol Clube, usually known as Olé Brasil, are a Brazilian football club based in Ribeirão Preto, a city in the state of São Paulo...
, Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928....
and a group of investors.
Early career
Felipe began his career in Vitória (BA)Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
before being signed by São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...
in September 2005 until end of year. He was the first choice keeper for Vitória in 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, played 15 out of 21 games.
In 2006 he signed for Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928....
. In April 2006, he left for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
side Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
, competed the start-up place with Tiago Campagnaro. In 2007 season he finished as the losing finalists in 2007 Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
with Bragantino.
On the 24 April 2007, he was signed for Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
along with four of his team-mates: Kadu
Ricardo Martins de Araújo
Ricardo Martins de Araújo, or simply Kadu is a Brazilian central defender who is equally adept as a defensive midfielder.-Bragantino:Kadu has started your career in Bragantino since the 2006 season...
, Moradei
Daniel Moradei Almeida
Daniel Moradei de Almeida, or simply Moradei , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder for Corinthians on loan from Bragantino in the Brazilian Série A.-Contract:...
, Everton Leandro and Zelão
Luiz Ricardo da Silva
Luiz Ricardo da Silva , commonly known as Zelão, is a Brazilian professional footballer. Zelão plays in a centre back position and is currently playing for FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League....
.
Corinthians
He made his league debut for Corinthians, on 13 May 2007, in a win 1-0 against JuventudeEsporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...
, and immediately established himself as Corinthian's starting goalkeeper. Felipe wore the number 1 shirt at the club.
In 2008, Corinthians only owned 50% economic rights of Felipe, and his former club Bragantino owned 25% and the rest was owned by "Mamabru Participaçoes" .
Braga & Flamengo
In summer 2010, GenoaGenoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
and Corinthians formed a deal to sign Felipe, as Genoa has loaned their first choice keeper Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Early career:Amelia grew up as part of the Roma youth system...
to A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, and the Brazilian side signed Aldo Bobadilla as replacement. But the deal was not yet completed due to FIGC decided to reduce the numbers of registration quota of non-EU players signed from abroad, from 2 to 1 on 2 July. It was reported that Genoa kept the quota for future signing instead for Felipe. Genoa eventually signed Rafinha and Felipe terminated his contract with Corinthians on 5 August 2010. On 9 August 2010 he was signed by Olé Brasil
Olé Brasil Futebol Clube
Olé Brasil Futebol Clube, usually known as Olé Brasil, are a Brazilian football club based in Ribeirão Preto, a city in the state of São Paulo...
.
On 9 August 2010, Sporting Braga signed him on loan from unnamed club, as the club had sold it keepers Eduardo to Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
and Paweł Kieszek to Porto, moreover, it new signing former Portuguese internationals Quim
Quim
Joaquim Manuel Sampaio da Silva, OIH, , aka Quim , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga as a goalkeeper....
was injured. Braga also loaned their youth product Mário Felgueiras
Mário Felgueiras
Mário Jorge Quintas Felgueiras is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Braşov on loan from Sporting de Braga, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
(who played in UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
third qualifying round) after signed Felipe.
Felipe then immediately included in the starting line-up, in the 3-1 won against Portimonense
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
in the opening match of 2010–11 Portuguese Liga
2010–11 Portuguese Liga
The 2010–11 Primeira Liga season was the 77th season of top-tier football in Portugal. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already contested in the 2009–10 and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Benfica were the...
, ahead another new signing Artur on 13 August 2010.
On 17 December 2010 he returned to Brazil for Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
until the end of 2011 season. It was reported that Felipe is owned by a group of investors and his former club Bragantino (25%).
Skills
He is reportedly tipped to be one of the best goalkeepers of Campeonato PaulistaCampeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
, known for his spectacular saves, great judgement and the ability to read the ball well. He is most importantly known for his skill at restarting the match after suffering a goal replacing quickly the ball and sending it to the center of the field showing the awareness in the game flow.
Career statistics
As of November 27, 2011|-
|2003||rowspan=3|Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
||rowspan=2|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||1||0||0||0||rowspan=6 colspan=2|–||rowspan=7 colspan=2|–||1||0
|-
|2004||4||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|2005||Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
||15||0||4||0||19||0
|-
|2005||São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...
||Série A||0||0||rowspan=5 colspan=2|–||0||0
|-
|2006||Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928....
|| N/A ||0||0||0||0
|-
|2006||Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
(loan)||Série B||16||0||16||0
|-
|2007||Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928....
|| N/A ||0||0||21||0||21||0
|-
|2007||rowspan=4|Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
||Série A||37||0||colspan=2| – ||2||0||39||0
|-
|2008||Série B||33||0||11||0||17||0||rowspan=2 colspan=2|–||61||0
|-
|2009||rowspan=2|Série A||31||0||10||0||23||0||64||0
|-
|2010
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 40th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5. Flamengo came as the defending champion having won the 2009 season.-Format:...
||7||0||rowspan=1 colspan=2|–||14||0|||4||0||25||0
|-
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Portuguese Liga
The 2010–11 Primeira Liga season was the 77th season of top-tier football in Portugal. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already contested in the 2009–10 and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Benfica were the...
||Braga (loan)||Primeira Liga||12||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||19||0
|-
|-
|2011
2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A is the 41st season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 21 and is scheduled to end on December 4...
||rowspan=1|Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
(loan)||rowspan=1|Série A||34||0||6||0||19||0||3||0||62||0
|-
178||0||31||0||94||0|||9||0||312||0
12||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||19||0
190||0||31||0||94||0||16||0||331||0
- Note: State Leagues are marked as League Cup, statistics available only since 2007.
Club
CorinthiansSport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
- Brazilian Série BCampeonato Brasileiro Série BThe Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
: 2008Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, namely the second level of Brazilian football league system, was contested by 20 teams in 2008. Giants Corinthians played Série B for the first time after its poor season in Série A in 2007. Also, former Série A champions Bahia returned from Série C.The tournament... - Campeonato PaulistaCampeonato PaulistaThe Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
: 2009Campeonato Paulista 2009The 2009 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 is the 108th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 21 and ended on May 3... - Copa do BrasilCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
: 2009Copa do Brasil 2009The 2009 Copa do Brasil was the 21st edition of the Copa do Brasil. It began on February 18 and ended on July 1.-Format:The tournament is played in six stages, with two teams playing a two-legged tie in each stage. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by at least a 2-goal...
VitóriaEsporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
- Bahia State LeagueCampeonato BaianoThe Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption.-2008 format:First stage:...
: 2003, 2004, 2005 - Bahia State Superleague: 2002
FlamengoClube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
- Taça GuanabaraTaça GuanabaraTaça Guanabara, or Guanabara Trophy, is a football tournament organized yearly since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions , Taça Guanabara was a tournament of its own right, completely unrelated to the Rio de Janeiro league, and the winners would be...
: 2011- Taça RioTaça RioTaça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro...
: 2011 - Rio de Janeiro State LeagueCampeonato CariocaThe Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
: 20112011 Campeonato Carioca-Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Final:-Group A standings:-Group B:-Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres:-Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Final:- Overall standings:- External links:*...
- Taça Rio
National team
Brazil U-17Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
- South American Under 17 Football ChampionshipSouth American Under 17 Football ChampionshipThe South American Under-17 Football Championship is a football competition held every two years for South American under-17 teams. The tournament was born in 1985 out of a need for a classification tournament for the newly created FIFA U-16 World Cup . For the first three editions , the...
: 2001