Hugo Félix Sequeira (born 3 March 2004) is a Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
or
winger for
Benfica B.
Early life
Born in
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the Viseu District, district of the same name, with a population of 100,105 inhabitants in the entire municipality, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões Interm ...
, Félix spent his early career with
Porto
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, before joining
Benfica satellite club Casa do Benfica Viseu in 2015.
Club career
Having linked up with Benfica's youth sides permanently in 2016, Félix signed his first professional contract in July 2020.
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After stellar performances in the youth ranks of Benfica, Félix is seen as one of the Lisbon-based club's best young players, and has been tipped to become a world-class footballer. He was included in ]The Guardian
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's "Next Generation" list for 2021, highlighting the best young players in the world.
International career
Félix has represented Portugal at youth international level.
Personal life
He is the brother of professional footballer João Félix
João Félix Sequeira (; born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Portugal national team.
FÃ ...
.[ He is of Brazilian descent through his father who was born in Brazil.
]
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Benfica
* UEFA Youth League
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: 2021–22
Portugal
* CONCACAF Under-15 Championship: 2019
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*Nations Cup: 2019
Individual
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023
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References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
Footballers from Viseu District
Portuguese men's footballers
Portuguese people of Brazilian descent
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football wingers
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.L. Benfica B players
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen