Felipe Florencio da Silva (born 19 February 2002), known as Felipe Silva or just Lipe, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

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club Gil Vicente.

Club career

Born in

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

, Santa Catarina, Lipe was an Avaí youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 19 February 2022, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win over

Concórdia Concórdia is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It was founded by colonizers of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, basically descendants of Italians and Germans, who immigrated to Brazil in the 19th century. It is located 480 km west o ...

. On 21 March 2022, Lipe renewed his contract until 2025. He made his Série A debut on 5 November, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Santos. On 31 August 2023,

club Gil Vicente announced the signing of Lipe on a four-year contract.

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Avaí profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipe 2002 births Living people Footballers from Florianópolis Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Avaí FC players Gil Vicente F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal