Luiz Felipe do Nascimento dos Santos (born 9 September 1993), known as simply Luiz Felipe (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Santos.

Career

Early career

Luiz Felipe was born in

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, Santa Catarina. A

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youth graduate, he joined Caxias in 2011, and made his first team debut on 5 October 2012 by starting in a 1–0 Série C away win against Vila Nova. On 14 January 2014 Luiz Felipe was loaned to

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, for five months. After serving another subsequent loan at

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, he was released.

Paraná

On 3 February 2015 Luiz Felipe signed for Paraná, in Série B. He made his professional debut on 8 May, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against

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. On 27 January 2016, after appearing in 28 matches, Luis Felipe renewed his contract until the end of 2017. Two days later he scored his first senior goals, netting a brace in a 4–1

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home routing of J. Malucelli.

Santos

On 17 February 2016, Santos reached an agreement with Paraná for the transfer of Luiz Felipe, with ''Peixe'' paying R$ 1 million for 55% of his federative rights. Two days later, he signed a four-year contract with his new club. Luiz Felipe made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 5 March 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured

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in a 2–0 home win against rivals

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 April, netting the first in a 3–0

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success against Santos-AP also at the Vila Belmiro. Luiz Felipe made his Série A debut on 25 May 2016, replacing

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in a 2–2 away draw against

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as Gustavo Henrique was

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. He subsequently established himself as a starter, overtaking

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and partnering Gustavo, as his club went on to achieve one of the best defensive records during the first half of the campaign. On 29 October 2016, Luiz Felipe suffered a

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injury in a 1–0 home win against

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, being sidelined for seven months. He returned to action on 10 September of the following year, replacing injured Gustavo in a 2–0 home win against rivals

. On 10 October 2017, Luiz Felipe extended his contract until 2022. A backup to Braz and Veríssimo, he made his

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debut on 1 May of the following year, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against

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as the latter was suspended. Luiz Felipe spent the 2019 season as a backup to Gustavo and Veríssimo, facing fierce competition from new signings

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and Luan Peres. On 10 January 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until December 2024.

Loan to Atlético Goianiense

On 1 August 2023, Luiz Felipe was loaned to

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in the second division until the end of the year.

Career statistics

Honours

FC Cascavel *

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: 2014 Santos *

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References

External links

Santos FC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luiz Felipe 1993 births Living people People from Tubarão Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players FC Cascavel players Paraná Clube players Santos FC players Atlético Clube Goianiense players