Felipe Félix

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Félix.
Felipe Félix
Personal information
Full name Felipe Almeida Félix
Date of birth (1985-04-20) 20 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Itanhaém, Brazil
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
São Paulo
Corinthians
Portuguesa
Cricíuma
2003–2004 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Nazarenos
2005–2006 Pampilhosa 22 (5)
2006 Torreense 5 (1)
2007 Odivelas 12 (2)
2007 Pampilhosa 13 (3)
2008–2010 Spartak Nalchik 19 (0)
2009 → Baku (loan) 6 (0)
2010 → Rio Branco-SP (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2011 Leixões 20 (2)
2011 Ferencváros 6 (1)
2012 Caldense 7 (0)
2012 Novo Hamburgo 0 (0)
2013 Novorizontino 9 (4)
2013 Consadole Sapporo 15 (4)
2014 Beijing Baxy 22 (13)
2015 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 11 (2)
2015 Kyoto Sanga FC 6 (0)
2018 Giravanz Kitakyushu 15 (1)
2019 Al-Orobah 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Felipe Almeida Félix (born 20 April 1985), known as Félix, is a Brazilian former footballer.

Football career

Born in Itanhaém, São Paulo, Felix finished his formation with Clube Atlético Paranaense.[1] He would only play amateur football in his country during his career, which started in Portugal with GD Os Nazarenos.

In 2008, Félix joined Russian Premier League club PFC Spartak Nalchik. He failed to score during his two-year tenure, also being loaned to Baku FC[2] and Rio Branco Esporte Clube.

In June 2010, Spartak declared that they had no intention to reinstate Félix in the squad, but expected to receive a fee from the Brazilian side that was vying for his services.[3] However, he eventually returned to Portugal and joined Leixões S.C. in the Segunda Liga.[4] He scored his first goal as a professional at nearly 26 years of age, contributing to a 3–3 away draw against S.C. Freamunde.[5]

Félix competed in Hungary, Brazil and Japan in the following years, playing top flight football with Ferencvárosi TC. In 2014, he switched to the China League One with Beijing Baxy FC,[6] joining fellow league team Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. the following year.[7]

In April 2018 after a 3-year absence from the professional game, Félix earned himself an opportunity to sign for Japanese side Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J3 League.

References

  1. ^ "Conheça os jogadores do Atlético na Sesqui" [Meet Atlético players at the Sesqui] (in Portuguese). Furacão. 5 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  2. ^ Бакы подпишет форварда Спартака (Baku sign striker from Spartak); Azeri Sport, 7 July 2009 (in Russian)
  3. ^ "Спартак-Нальчик" не планирует возвращать Фелипе (Spartak Nalchik has no plans to return Felipe) Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine; Championat, 3 June 2010 (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Félix: "Como brasileiro sei gingar"" [Félix: "As a Brazilian I know a move or two"] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Freamunde-Leixões, 3–3: Bébes empatam no final" [Freamunde-Leixões, 3–3: Babies draw in the end] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ^ フェホ 選手　BEIJING BAXY SHENGSHI FC（中国）へ完全移籍のお知らせ Archived 2014-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; Consadole Sapporo, 27 February 2014 (in Japanese)
  7. ^ 新疆雪豹队新征程在即 宣传视频提前曝光 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine; News TS, 10 February 2015 (in Chinese)