Luiz Felipe Machado de Souza (born 5 October 1996), known as Luiz Felipe, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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.
Club career
Born in
Feira de Santana
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,
Bahia
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, Luiz Felipe represented
Red Bull Brasil
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,
Avaí
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and
Atlético Goianiense
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as a youth. He made his senior debut while on loan at
Goiânia
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in the 2016
Campeonato Goiano Segunda Divisão, before returning to Atlético ahead of the 2017 season.
After featuring in just two matches for ''Dragão'', Luiz Felipe had two loan spells at
São Bernardo before joining
Santa Cruz on 6 December 2018, also on loan. He left the latter club on 28 January 2020, and signed for fellow
Série C side
Paysandu on 6 February.
Luiz Felipe terminated his contract with ''Papão'' on 19 February 2021, and subsequently moved to
São Caetano. On 2 June, he was presented at
Ypiranga-RS, and renewed his contract with the club for a further year on 11 December.
On 18 April 2022, Luiz Felipe was announced at
Manaus
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. After the club's elimination from the
2022 Série C, he moved to
Floresta for the
Copa Fares Lopes
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The champions quali ...
.
On 28 November 2022, Luiz Felipe agreed to a contract with
Brasil de Pelotas
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. The following 15 May, he became the ninth addition of
Portuguesa for the 2023
Copa Paulista
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Paysandu
*
Campeonato Paraense
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:
2020
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References
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1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Feira de Santana
Footballers from Bahia
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Goiânia Esporte Clube players
São Bernardo Futebol Clube players
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
Paysandu Sport Club players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
Ypiranga Futebol Clube players
Manaus Futebol Clube players
Floresta Esporte Clube players
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players