Felipe Garcia dos Prazeres (born 10 January 1988), simply known as Felipe Garcia, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Tombense as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Felipe graduated from Santos's prolific youth setup, and was promoted to the main squad in 2006, initially as a third-choice. On 6 September 2006 he made his first team debut, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro, for that year's Copa Sudamericana. Felipe made his Série A debut four days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Fortaleza. On 5 October, in a derby against

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, he replaced

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in the sixth minute of the match, after the latter suffered an injury, and was a key unit in his side's 3–0 away win. Felipe was included in Brazil's preliminary squad for the Beijing Summer Olympics, but was eventually not included in the final list for that competition by coach Dunga. Still as a second-choice in the following campaigns, Felipe was loaned to Paraná and subsequently

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before returning to ''Peixe'' in May 2009, after another injury from Fábio Costa. He was made a starter for the rest of the season, appearing in 24 league matches. Felipe started 2010 as a first-choice, but subsequently lost his spot to another youth graduate,

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. After an altercation with supporters through a social media, he was left out of the squad, and loaned to

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and Náutico, respectively. On 3 January 2013 Felipe joined ''Timbu'' permanently, signing a two-year deal. On 1 October he left the club, and moved to

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. After being mainly a backup to Diego Cavalieri, Felipe was released in December 2014. On 6 May, of the following year he signed for Portuguesa, in Série C.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Santos * Campeonato Paulista Sub-17: 2004 * Campeonato Paulista: 2006, 2007, 2010 *

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: 2010 Atlético Goianiense * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:

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International

Brazil U17 *

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: 2005

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Felipe 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from São Vicente, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Santos FC players Paraná Clube players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Avaí FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Fluminense FC players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Moreirense F.C. players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Tombense Futebol Clube players Sport Club do Recife players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Footballers from São Paulo (state) 21st-century Brazilian people