Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi (born 22 March 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Brazil and having previously represented his birth nation at youth levels, he plays for the Italy national team.

Club career

In August 2016, Luiz Felipe was signed from Ituano by

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club

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. However, he was immediately loaned out to sister club

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for the 2016–17 season. On 4 July 2022, Felipe signed a five-year contract with

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in Spain. On 7 September 2023, Betis accepted an offer from

club

for Felipe worth €22 million.

International career

On 16 March 2019, Luiz Felipe was called up by the head coach of the

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. Felipe would reject the call as a sign of his loyalty for his native Brazil; Luis Felipe would debut with

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in 2019. On 24 January 2022, Luiz Felipe accepted a call-up by

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manager

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to join the ''Azzurri'' for a three-day training camp in Coverciano. On 18 March 2022, Luiz Felipe was selected by Roberto Mancini to join the

for a World Cup Qualifier match against

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on 24 March 2022, making this his first call up to the Italian senior level for a match.

Personal life

Luiz Felipe was born and raised in

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, his given name being a homage to Brazilian football manager

Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense. Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notab ...

. He possesses Italian citizenship through

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, through an Italian great-grandfather of his, originally from

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but who subsequently settled in Brazil.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Lazio *

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

: 2018–19 *

Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luiz Felipe 1997 births Living people People from Colina, São Paulo Footballers from São Paulo (state) Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Men's association football central defenders Serie A players Serie B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Saudi Pro League players Ituano FC players US Salernitana 1919 players Real Betis players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Italian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia