Felippe Cardoso

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Felippe Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Wanderson Felippe Cardoso dos Santos
Date of birth (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brasil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Akhmat Grozny
Number 30
Youth career
2016–2017 Osvaldo Cruz
2017 → Ponte Preta (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ponte Preta 16 (4)
2018–2022 Santos 10 (1)
2019–2020 → Ceará (loan) 18 (2)
2020–2021 → Fluminense (loan) 26 (3)
2021–2022 → Vegalta Sendai (loan) 43 (4)
2023–2024 Casa Pia 40 (10)
2024– Akhmat Grozny 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Wanderson Felippe Cardoso dos Santos (born 4 October 1998), known as Felippe Cardoso or simply Felippe, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Akhmat Grozny.

Club career

Osvaldo Cruz

Born in São Paulo, Felippe Cardoso joined Osvaldo Cruz's youth setup in 2016, and was promoted to the first-team ahead of the 2017 season. He made his senior debut on 8 April of that year, starting and scoring the opener in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão home draw against Presidente Prudente.

On 17 June 2017, Felippe Cardoso scored a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of Grêmio Prudente.

Ponte Preta

On 13 September 2017, Felippe Cardoso joined Ponte Preta on loan, and was initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[1] He impressed during the year's Copa RS, scoring three goals in five matches.

Promoted to the main squad by manager Eduardo Baptista,[2] Felippe Cardoso made his debut for Ponte on 17 January 2018, starting and being sent off in a 1–0 away win against Corinthians.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 February, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Ituano.

On 17 February 2018, Felippe Cardoso signed a permanent four-year contract with the Macaca, with the club acquiring 60% of his federative rights.[4]

Santos

On 4 September 2018, Felippe Cardoso joined Série A side Santos on loan until the end of the year.[5] He made his debut for the club fourteen days later, replacing Derlis González in a 0–0 home draw against São Paulo.

On 8 October 2018, despite playing only one match since his arrival, Felippe Cardoso signed a permanent five-year contract with Peixe, after the club activated his buyout clause of R$ 3 million.[6] He scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 24 November 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 home win against Atlético Mineiro.

On 5 July 2019, after losing space with new manager Jorge Sampaoli, Felippe Cardoso was loaned to fellow top tier side Ceará.[7] The following 8 January, he moved to Fluminense on loan for the 2020 campaign.[8]

On 1 April 2021, Felippe Cardoso moved abroad and agreed to a loan deal with Vegalta Sendai until the end of the year.[9] On 29 December, his loan was extended for another season.[10]

On 6 January 2023, Felippe Cardoso reached an agreement with Santos to terminate his contract, due to expire in September.[11]

Akhmat Grozny

On 25 July 2024, Felipe Cardoso signed a four-year contract with Akhmat Grozny in Russian Premier League.[12]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2024[13]
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osvaldo Cruz 2017 Paulista 2ª Divisão — 15 7 — — — — 15 7
Ponte Preta 2018 Série B 6 1 10 9 7 0 — — — 23 4
Santos 2018 Série A 4 1 — — — — — 4 1
2019 0 0 6 9 0 0 — 1[a] 0 — 7 0
Total 4 1 6 9 0 0 — 1 0 — 11 1
Ceará (loan) 2019 Série A 18 2 — — — — — 18 2
Fluminense (loan) 2020 Série A 20 2 6 1 1 0 — 0 0 — 27 3
Vegalta Sendai (loan) 2021 J1 League 23 1 — 1 0 0 0 — — 24 1
2022 J2 League 20 3 — 0 0 — — — 20 3
Total 43 4 — 1 0 0 0 — — 44 4
Casa Pia 2022–23 Primeira Liga 11 4 — — — — — 11 4
2023–24 Primeira Liga 29 6 — 2 0 4 2 — — 35 8
Total 40 10 — 2 0 4 2 — — 46 12
Akhmat Grozny 2024–25 Russian Premier League 12 2 — 5 0 — — — 17 2
Career total 140 22 37 33 16 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 198 57
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Atacante de 18 anos chega à Ponte para passar por observação na Copa São Paulo" [18-year-old forward arrives at Ponte to go through evaluation in the Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Destaque, Felippe Cardoso é intergrado no profissional da Ponte Preta" [Spotlight, Felippe Cardoso is included in the main squad of Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Ponte supera expulsão e pênalti, e bate Timão na estreia no Paulista" [Ponte overcome sending off and penalty, and defeat Timão in the debut of the Paulista] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Ponte exerce direito de compra e renova contrato de Felippe Cardoso por 4 anos" [Ponte exercise buyout option and renew contract of Felippe Cardoso for 4 years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Indicado por Cuca, Santos FC contrata atacante Felippe Cardoso" [Labeled by Cuca, Santos FC sign forward Felippe Cardoso] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Santos FC exerce opção de compra e fecha em definitivo com Felippe Cardoso" [Santos FC exercise buyout option and sign Felipe Cardoso permanently] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Reforço pro Brasileiro: Ceará acerta com atacante Felippe Cardoso" [Addition for the Brasileiro: Ceará sign forward Felippe Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Felippe Cardoso é o novo reforço do Fluminense" [Felippe Cardoso is the new addition of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. ^ "サントスFC フェリペ カルドーゾ選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Santos FC Felippe Cardoso player loan transfer notice] (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "フェリペ カルドーゾ選手 期限付き移籍期間延長のお知らせ". 29 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Santos acerta a rescisão do contrato do atacante Felippe Cardoso" [Santos agree the rescision of the contract of forward Felippe Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  12. ^ ""Ахмат" подписал контракт с нападающим из чемпионата Португалии" [Akhmat signed a contract with a forward from Portuguese championship] (in Russian). Akhmat Grozny. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ Felippe Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2018.