Filipe Miguel Neves Ferreira (born 27 September 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Boavista F.C. mainly as a left-back but also as a

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. He made over 200 appearances in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

, mostly for

Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...

but also

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, Tondela and Boavista.

Club career

Born in

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, Ferreira began his senior career at hometown club

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese club, located in the city of Lisbon, more precisely in the parish of Alcântara. It was founded on 18 September 1942 due to the merger of two clubs of Alcântara (Carcavelinhos Football Club) and Santo ...

in the

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, winning promotion in

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and making his professional debut in the Segunda Liga the following season. A year later, he moved across the league and the capital city to

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

, playing 19 matches in all competitions as the team won the league title; he subsequently extended his contract from 2014 to the following year. Ferreira featured regularly in his debut campaign in the

, and scored the winner in a 2–1 home victory over S.C. Braga on 2 February 2014 that ended a nine-game winless run. In July 2016, once his contract expired, he signed a two-year deal at F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the same competition. In July 2018, Ferreira moved abroad for the first time, signing for SK Sturm Graz of the

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. Having made only four appearances in all tournaments, he returned the following January to his own country's top flight by joining

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

on loan until 30 June; his registration at the

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n club was delayed for bureaucratic reasons. Following Nacional's relegation, in July 2019 Ferreira made a permanent move back to the top tier on a two-year contract at

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. On 12 July 2021, he signed with Boavista F.C. for one season.

International career

Ferreira played twice for the Portugal under-21 side, in March 2011

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. He earned his first cap against the Republic of Ireland (2–0 win), and his second three days later against Denmark (1–1).

Personal life

Ferreira's father, José Carlos, was also a footballer and a defender.

Career statistics

Honours

Belenenses * Segunda Liga:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira, Filipe 1990 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Atlético Clube de Portugal players C.F. Os Belenenses players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.D. Nacional players C.D. Tondela players Boavista F.C. players Austrian Football Bundesliga players SK Sturm Graz players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Austria