Felipe Jonathan Rocha Andrade (born 15 February 1998), known as Felipe Jonatan, is a Brazilian

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who plays for santos as left back.

Club career

Ceará

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Felipe Jonatan joined Ceará's youth setup from

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. He made his senior debut on 22 August 2017, starting in a 2–0 home defeat of

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, for the year's

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. Felipe Jonatan was promoted to the main squad for the 2018 season, and was initially a backup to

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and new signing João Lucas. After the arrival of Lisca as new manager, he became the club's first choice, making his debut in the Série A on 6 September by starting in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 31 October 2018, Felipe Jonatan renewed his contract until May 2022. He scored his first senior goal the following 6 February, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Central, for the year's

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Santos

On 1 March 2019, Felipe Jonatan signed a five-year contract with Santos, for a rumoured fee of R$ 6 million. He made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 3–2 home win against Oeste for the year's Campeonato Paulista. Felipe Jonatan scored his first goal for ''Peixe'' on 28 April 2019, netting his team's second in a 2–1 away defeat of Grêmio. A backup to

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during the year, he became an undisputed starter in the 2020 season, after Jorge left. On 20 April 2023, Felipe Jonatan suffered a knee injury in the early minutes of a 0–0 Copa Sudamericana home draw against Audax Italiano, being sidelined for the remainder of the year.

International career

On 20 September 2019, Felipe Jonatan was called up to the Brazil national under-23 team for friendlies against

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and Japan. He played in both matches.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonatan, Felipe 1998 births Living people Footballers from Fortaleza Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ceará Sporting Club players Santos FC players Brazil men's youth international footballers