Felipe Marlon Chávez Fischer (born 10 April 2007) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for German club Bayern Munich U17. Born in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, he has represented the Peru under-17 national team.

Club career

Born in

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

, Germany to a German mother and Peruvian father, Chávez began his career in the academy of

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as ...

, before a move to the Bayern Munich academy at the age of twelve in 2019.

International career

Chávez is eligible to represent either Germany or Peru at international level. In 2022, he was called up to the German under-15 side. However, in March of the following year, he switched his international allegiance to Peru, and was called up to their under-17 team for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship. He made two appearances in two

friendlies An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, before making a further two appearances at the tournament.

Personal life

Chávez is the nephew of former footballer Víctor Chávez, who played as a forward for

Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Trujillo, Peru. The club is the biggest of Trujillo city, and one of the biggest in La Libertad Province. The club were founded 1 August 1917 and play in the Copa P ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chávez, Felipe 2007 births Living people Footballers from Augsburg Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's youth international footballers German men's footballers Peruvian people of German descent German people of Peruvian descent Men's association football midfielders FC Augsburg players FC Bayern Munich footballers