Felipe Barreto Adão (born 26 November 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as

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. He made his

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debut in 2006 and earned a contract from Switzerland. However, he then returned to Brazil for lower divisions.

Football career

Son of

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, he started his professional career at

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, where he signed a three-month deal on 9 May 2005. He then left for

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on 1 September 2005. He was signed by

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in March 2007 until the end of 2007

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. On 19 June 2007, he was signed by

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of the

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, but was released in the winter transfer window. In August 2008 he was signed by Boavista. He left the club as the team was eliminated from the second stage of

2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C In 2008, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, four of which qualified to the Série B. For the second time in history, Atlético Goianiense were crowned Série C champions. Fol ...

. In September, he joined

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until the end of the

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season. In January 2009, he was re-signed by Boavista for

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. However, he was released in April. In January 2011 he was signed by America-RJ for

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. In March, he left for

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until the end of 2011. On 25 May 2011 he signed a deal with Guarani on free transfer after his contract with Vitória da Conquista had expired. In February 2014 Adao joined

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side

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References

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