Felipe (footballer, born 1989)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Almeidaand the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.

Felipe

Felipe with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro [1]
Date of birth	(1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2007–2008	Valtra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	União Mogi	0	(0)
2011	→ Bragantino (loan)	34	(1)
2012–2016	Corinthians	88	(5)
2016–2019	Porto	93	(6)
2019–2023	Atlético Madrid	87	(3)
2023–2024	Nottingham Forest	23	(0)
Total		325	(15)
International career
2018–2020	Brazil	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Brazil Copa América Runner-up 2021 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro (born 16 May 1989), known simply as Felipe or Felipe Monteiro, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Felipe began his career with União Mogi and was loaned to Bragantino before joining Corinthians in 2012. He played 109 times for the club, winning honours including the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In 2016, he joined Porto, where he won a Primeira Liga title in 2018. The following year, he signed for Atlético Madrid, and won La Liga in 2021. In January 2023, he joined Nottingham Forest.

He made his senior international debut for Brazil in 2018, and was part of their squad that came runners-up at the 2021 Copa América.

Club career

Early career

Born in São Paulo and raised in Mogi das Cruzes, Felipe trialled at Sport Club Corinthians Paulista at the age of 14 but was released. He then worked for his mother-in-law, delivering mushrooms to restaurants, while playing for Valtra, a tractor company works team partnered with União Futebol Clube. ^[3] He turned professional there, and debuted in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2009. After playing two friendlies against Clube Atlético Bragantino of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2011, he signed for them on loan. He then won the attention of Corinthians. ^[4]

Corinthians

With only 88 minutes of football to his name in his first year for Corinthians, he was a surprise inclusion for the squad chosen by manager Tite for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. ^[3] He was unused as his club won the title against Chelsea.

In the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Felipe played 26 games as Corinthians won the national title. He scored his first goal in the competition on 26 July in a 1–1 draw at Coritiba Foot Ball Club, ^[5] and on 9 August he was sent off in a game of the same result at city rivals São Paulo FC. ^[6]

Porto

On 15 June 2016, Felipe moved abroad for the first time, signing a five-year deal at FC Porto. ^[7] He made his debut on 12 August as they began their season with a 3–1 win at Rio Ave FC. ^[8] On 23 August, he opened the scoring in a 3–0 win at A.S. Roma in the UEFA Champions League playoff to put Porto into the group stages 4–1 on aggregate, ^[9] and five days later he scored a first league goal to open a 2–1 loss at rivals Sporting CP. ^[10]

In 2017–18, Porto won the league and Felipe was one of five club players named in the Team of the Year, alongside his fellow defenders Alex Telles and Ricardo Pereira. ^[11] On 3 January he headed the winner at C.D. Feirense (2–1) then was sent off for a second yellow card. ^[12]

On 2 April 2019, Felipe was sent off in a 1–1 draw at S.C. Braga, though his team advanced to the 2019 Taça de Portugal Final 4–1 on aggregate. ^[13] Due to his accumulation of yellow cards over the season, he missed the next two league matches. ^[14] In the final on 25 May at the Estádio Nacional, he scored in added time at the end of extra time to secure a 2–2 draw with Sporting, but the Lisbon team won on penalties. ^[15]

Atlético Madrid

On 27 May 2019, Felipe signed for Atlético Madrid for a fee of €20 million. The Colchoneros were seeking to boost their defence after the recent losses of Diego Godín, Juanfran and Lucas Hernandez. ^[16] He scored his first goal for the club in 2–0 UEFA Champions League last matchday win against FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 11 December, qualifying his team to the knockout phase. ^[17]

In 25 games for his first domestic season, Felipe scored once to win a 2–1 home game against Levante UD, with all goals scored by the 18th minute. ^[18] His form dropped as the 2019–20 season concluded after a three-month COVID-19 lockdown, and the following season he fought for a place in the central defence alongside José María Giménez, Stefan Savić and Mario Hermoso, nonetheless being the most played of the four as the team won the league. ^[19]

In 2021–22, Felipe was sent off three times in all competitions, including twice in the Champions League. In a group game against Liverpool, he was dismissed with a straight red for a foul on Sadio Mané, ^[20] while in the quarter-finals against another English team Manchester City he got two yellows for fouls on Phil Foden, prompting a melee. ^[21]

Nottingham Forest

Felipe joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest on an 18-month deal on deadline day, 31 January 2023. ^[22] He made his debut 11 days later in a 2–0 loss at Fulham, as a seventh-minute substitute for the injured Scott McKenna; he made five clearances and as many interceptions, and was called "combative" and "assured" in a match report by The Athletic . ^[23]

Felipe left Forest at the end of the 2023-24 season, retiring from football in the process. ^[24]

International career

Felipe was called up to Brazil's squad by coach Dunga for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in March 2016, to replace the suspended David Luiz. ^[25] He made his debut for the national team on 11 September 2018, in a 5–0 friendly win against El Salvador at FedExField in the United States. His Porto teammate Éder Militão debuted in the same game. ^[26]

Felipe's second game came on 9 October 2020 in a 5–0 rout of Bolivia at his former club ground of Arena Corinthians, as a 71st-minute substitute for Thiago Silva in the first game of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. ^[27] He was included in the squad for the 2021 Copa América on home soil, ^[28] but left the team, which finished runners-up, due to a right knee sprain. ^[29]

Personal life

Felipe was naturalised as a Spanish citizen in April 2022, which freed up a space for a non-European Union player at Atlético Madrid. ^[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024 ^[31]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bragantino (loan)	2011	Série B	33	1	0	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	34	1
Corinthians	2012	Série A	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	4	0
	2013		6	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	6 [lower-alpha 3]	1	14	1
	2014		11	0	2	1	—		—		5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	18	1
	2015		26	1	2	0	—		9 [lower-alpha 4]	2	11 [lower-alpha 3]	1	48	4
	2016		7	0	0	0	—		7 [lower-alpha 4]	0	12 [lower-alpha 3]	2	25	2
	Total		53	1	5	1	—		17	2	35	4	109	8
Porto	2016–17	Primeira Liga	32	2	1	0	2	0	10 [lower-alpha 5]	1	—		45	3
	2017–18		30	3	4	0	3	0	7 [lower-alpha 5]	1	—		44	4
	2018–19		31	1	7	2	4	0	10 [lower-alpha 5]	1	1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	53	4
	Total		93	6	12	2	9	0	27	3	1	0	142	11
Atlético Madrid	2019–20	La Liga	25	1	1	0	—		8 [lower-alpha 5]	1	2 [lower-alpha 7]	0	36	2
	2020–21		31	0	2	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		38	0
	2021–22		26	2	2	0	—		7 [lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	35	2
	2022–23		5	0	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		8	0
	Total		87	3	7	0	—		21	1	2	0	117	4
Nottingham Forest	2022–23	Premier League	16	0	—		0	0	—		—		16	0
	2023–24		7	0	—		2	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		23	0	—		2	0	—		—		25	0
Career total			289	11	24	3	11	0	65	6	39	4	428	24

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey and FA Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga and EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
7. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 9 October 2020 ^[32]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2018	1	0
	2020	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015
• Campeonato Paulista: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2013
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2012

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2017–18
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018 ^[33]

Atletico Madrid

• La Liga: 2020–21 ^[34]

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2016 ^[35]
• SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2017 ^[36]
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2018 ^[11]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
2. "Felipe". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
3. "Acreditar" [To believe] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . Retrieved 6 August 2019.
4. "Corinthians mira zagueiro do Bragantino para 2012" [Corinthians look at Bragantino defender for 2012]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
5. "Corinthians leva gol após mês e desgarra da ponta com empate" [Corinthians concede goal after a month and fall further from top with draw] (in Portuguese). Terra. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
6. "São Paulo pressiona, mas fica no empate com o Corinthians no Morumbi" [São Paulo apply pressure, but end up with draw with Corinthians in the Morumbi]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
7. "OFICIAL: Felipe é reforço do FC Porto por cinco anos" [OFFICIAL: Felipe is addition for FC Porto for five years] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
8. "Felipe chegou ao jogo 50 na Liga" [Felipe reached 50 games in Liga]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
9. "Roma dumped out of Champions League by Porto as Dundalk fall short". The Guardian . 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
10. "Sporting beats Porto 2-1 to take lead in Portugal". Associated Press. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
11. "FC Porto lidera Onze do Ano" [FC Porto leads Starting Eleven of the Year] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
12. "COMENTÁRIO: Felipe dá vitória ao FC Porto sobre o Feirense e acaba expulso" [COMMENTARY: Felipe gives FC Porto victory over Feirense and ends up sent off]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
13. "FC Porto empata com o Braga e está na final da Taça de Portugal" [Porto draw with Braga and are in the Taça de Portugal final] (in Portuguese). One Football. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
14. "Felipe falha os próximos dois jogos do FC Porto para o campeonato" [Felipe misses the next two FC Porto league matches] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
15. "Sporting conquista Taça de Portugal ao vencer FC Porto nas grandes penalidades" [Sporting win Taça de Portugal by beating FC Porto in great penalty shootout]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
16. Milne, Alex (28 May 2019). "Atletico Madrid agree £17.67m deal for Felipe from Porto". Sky Sports . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
17. "Atletico Madrid 2–0 Lokomotiv Moscow". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
18. "Atlético de Madrid inició el 2020 con el pie derecho tras vencer 2–1 al Levante" [Atlético de Madrid started 2020 on the right foot after defeating Levante 2–1] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
19. Colino, Jesús (20 May 2021). "Felipe, el retorno silencioso" [Felipe, the silent return]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
20. Lucas, Catherine (3 November 2021). "Felipe red card vs Liverpool: Atletico Madrid defender's controversial sending off explained". i . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
21. Hytner, David (14 April 2022). "Felipe sent off late as Manchester City battle past feisty Atlético Madrid". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
22. "Forest complete signing of Felipe". Nottingham Forest F.C. 31 January 2023.
23. Taylor, Paul (13 February 2023). "Felipe combative on his debut but Forest are running out of defenders". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
24. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (2024-06-05). "Forest confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
25. "Dunga calls up Brazil-based Gabriel and Felipe to replace Neymar and David Luiz". eurosport.co.uk. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
26. "Brasil goleia El Salvador na estreia de Felipe e Éder Militão" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
27. Carneiro, Gabriel (9 October 2020). "Linha de 5 (a 0): estratégia funciona, e Brasil goleia Bolívia em estreia" [Line of 5 (to 0): strategy works, and Brazil thrash Bolivia in opener] (in Portuguese). Universo Online . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
28. "Brazil national team squad Copa America 2021: selected players, absences..." Diario AS. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
29. Suárez, Isaac (19 July 2021). "Felipe inicia su plan de recuperación corriendo sobre el césped en el entrenamiento del Atlético" [Felipe begins his recovery plan by running on the turf in Atlético's training]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
30. García, Jorge (22 April 2022). "Felipe seguirá en el Atlético como español" [Felipe will continue at Atlético as a Spaniard]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
31. Felipe at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
32. "Felipe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
33. "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
34. Pérez, José I. (23 May 2021). "El campeón de las siete vidas" [The champion with nine lives]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
35. "Santos domina seleção do Paulistão; Audax emplaca dois e mais o técnico" [Santos dominate the Paulistão team of the year; Audax include two and the manager] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
36. "Sindicato revela os melhores 11 de 2017" [Union discloses best 11 of 2017] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

External links

• Felipe at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website
• Felipe at Premier League
• Felipe – UEFA competition record ( archive )