Felipe Campanholi Martins, sometimes known as just Felipe (born 30 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City of

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Career

Beginnings

After beginning his career with small clubs in

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, Felipe Martins signed with Italian club

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in 2008. However, because of a minor

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, he was released. After expressing an interest to play in England, Felipe had a successful trial with

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which played in

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during the 2007–2008 season, and was offered a contract.

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, then manager of Bournemouth said, "He's got great talent and great feet and can certainly cross a ball. I've taken a long-term view and you've got to look to the future". Despite the strong interest from Bournemouth, Felipe Martins opted to join

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in Switzerland in January 2009. His form with Winterthur brought Felipe to the attention of bigger Swiss clubs. At the end of the season, he joined

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and remained at the club for three seasons, scoring a total of seven goals in 50 games. In 2011, he was loaned out to

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, where he tallied two goals in 15 games. Felipe Impact Montreal 2013-05-04

Montreal Impact

Felipe Martins signed with expansion side Montreal Impact of

on 21 December 2011. In his first season with Montreal he appeared in 30 league games scoring 4 goals and led the Impact with 10 assists. His first MLS goal came in a 2–0 victory over

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on 5 May 2012. He would miss the final two matches of the season due to surgery for a sports related hernia. Felipe had a solid 2013 season in which he appeared in 32 league matches scoring 5 goals and 8 assists. He helped the club capture the

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scoring Montreal's first goal in a 2–2 draw against

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on 29 May 2013. Felipe made his

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debut in August and featured in three of Montreal's group stage matches. In September 2013, Felipe was listed 13th in the MLS' 24 under 24 series, which ranked the league's top young players. Felipe continued his fine play for Montreal during the 2014 season as he appeared in 31 league matches scoring 3 goals and 6 assists. His goal in second half stoppage time of the second leg of the

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final against

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on 4 June 2014 gave Montreal a 2–1 aggregate victory and a second consecutive

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. Felipe was a part of the Impact squad that made the

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but only participated in the group stage as he was traded to the

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before the knock-out rounds.

New York Red Bulls

On 27 January 2015 it was announced that Felipe Martins had been traded to

along with the top spot in the allocation order from the Montreal Impact, in exchange for Eric Alexander,

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, and an international player spot. Felipe reunited with his former Montreal manager,

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. The following day New York used the newly acquired top allocation ranking to sign midfielder

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. Felipe made his debut for New York on 8 March 2015 appearing as a starter in a 1–1 draw at

. On 26 April 2015 Felipe scored his first goal for New York in a 1–1 draw against the

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. On 9 August 2015 Felipe scored his second goal of the season in a 2–0 derby victory over

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. On 20 September 2015 Felipe opened the scoring for New York with a 40-yard blast in a 2–0 victory over

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. Felipe finished the season playing in every game during the Red Bulls campaign, including 34 league matches, 3 Open Cup matches and 4 MLS Cup matches. His consistent play in the midfield with partners,

and

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lead New York to their second

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in three years. On 19 March 2016, Felipe Martins helped New York to a come from behind victory over

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, scoring the equalizing goal in the 78th minute on a strike from 20 yards out and netting the game winner on a free kick minutes later in the 4–3 victory. Three days later, Felipe was named as the MLS Player of the Week for his performance. On 29 April 2016, Felipe helped New York to a 4–0 victory against

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scoring his third goal of the season and providing an assist. Felipe scored his fourth of the season on 13 July 2016 in a 2–0 victory over

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. Felipe was named to the

round one team of the week for his performance against

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on 3 August. On 19 July 2017, Felipe Martins scored his first goal of the season for New York in a 5–1 victory over

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

On 2 March 2018 it was announced that Felipe had been traded to

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, along with $500,000 in Transfer Allocation Money (TAM) and an international roster spot, in exchange for

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D.C. United

On 6 August 2019, Felipe Martins was traded to

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in exchange for $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and an international roster spot. His debut was in a 2–1 win against

on 11 August 2019. Felipe tore his ACL in his right knee during practice on 1 September 2020, and is expected to be sidelined for 9 months. Felipe's contract option was declined by D.C. United on 30 November 2020, but he was re-signed by the club on 25 January 2021.

Orlando City

On 22 November 2022, Felipe joined Orlando City as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with a club option year.

International

Felipe Martins has not represented Brazil, his country of birth, at any level. Felipe was reportedly considering representing Canada internationally and applied for

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, but without gaining full citizenship he could not appear for the Canadian national team.

Career statistics

Honours

Montreal Impact *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Felipe 1990 births Living people Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Calcio Padova players New York Red Bulls players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players D.C. United players Austin FC players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States FC Winterthur players FC Wohlen players Major League Soccer players CF Montréal players Sportspeople from Paraná (state)