Filipe Augusto

Filipe Augusto
Personal information
Full nameFilipe Augusto Carvalho Souza
Date of birth12 August 1993
Place of birthItambé, Brazil
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Valencia (on loan from Rio Ave)
Number4
Youth career
2009–2012Bahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012Bahia0(0)
2012–Rio Ave36(0)
2014–Valencia (loan)6(0)
National team
2012Brazil U20
2014–Brazil U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2014

Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza (born 12 August 1993), commonly known as Filipe Augusto or simply Filipe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF, on loan from Rio Ave, as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Itambé, Bahia, Filipe joined EC Bahia's youth setup in 2009, aged 16. He was promoted to the main squad in 2012 by manager Paulo Roberto Falcão, and renewed his link with the club in February 2012, signing until 2014.[1]

Filipe made his professional debut on 29 February 2012, replacing Magno Cruz in a 5–1 home rout over Camaçari, for the Campeonato Baiano championship.[2] He appeared in two further matches during the tournament, as the Tricolor were crowned champions.

On 18 June 2012, Filipe moved to Primeira Liga side Rio Ave F.C., for a 2.2 million fee.[3] He made his debut for the club on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against C.S. Marítimo.

On 1 September 2014 Filipe joined La Liga side Valencia CF in a season-long loan deal.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 22 September 2014, replacing Dani Parejo in the 80th minute of a 3–0 away win against Getafe CF 22 September 2014.[5]

Club statistics

As of 10 January 2015[6]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2012 Série A 0010003[lower-alpha 1]040
Rio Ave 2012–13 Primeira Liga 260101[lower-alpha 2]0280
2013–14 90402[lower-alpha 2]0150
2014–15 1000401[lower-alpha 3]060
Total 360504040490
Valencia 2014–15 La Liga 602080
Career totals 420804070610
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Club

Rio Ave
Bahia

International career

In 2012, Filipe appeared with the Brazil under-20's in 2012 Eight Nations Cup.[7] He was also named in the provisional 27-men squad for the 2013 South American Youth Championship,[8] but was one of the four players cut from the final list.

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