Luis Felipe Fernandes Rodrigues (born January 29, 1996), or simply Luis Felipe, is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for

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side Sacramento Republic.

Career

North American Soccer League

On January 25, 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the

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. He was praised by Head Coach and General Manager Caio Zanardi: “We are confident that in our system he can develop his potential and blossom into a wonderful player for our team.” He started his first match on April 7, 2016 and his performance was considered "shining". Luis Felipe Fernandes was in 2016's season the player of Fort Lauderdale Strikers with most minutes played. He was nominated for the Young Player of the Year of NASL.

United Soccer League

Luis Felipe signed with

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side and San Jose Earthquakes affiliate

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on May 12, 2017. He scored his first goal for the team on June 7 in Reno's 3-2 victory over Rio Grande Valley FC and assisted the winning goal eleven minutes later. Fernandes made his first appearance for San Jose as a 33rd minute substitution for

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during the

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side's 4-1 friendly victory over

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Major League Soccer

Luis Felipe was signed by the San Jose Earthquakes on December 14, 2017, along with Reno teammates

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and

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. He was then sent back to Reno on a temporary loan basis, playing in Reno's 2018 home opener against

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. Following the 2020 season, San Jose declined their option on Fernandes.

Return to the USL

On January 29, 2021, Felipe signed with

side Sacramento Republic.

Statistics

Statistics accurate as of 19 March 2018.

References

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* 1996 births Living people American sportspeople of Brazilian descent American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players People from Mineola, New York Reno 1868 FC players Sacramento Republic FC players San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from Nassau County, New York USL Championship players {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub