Felipe Manoel Gonçalves (born 4 November 1989), known as Felipe Manoel or simply Felipe, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Brusque as a

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Football career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Felipe Manoel was signed by

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

on 30 January 2008, still a youngster, from

São Bernardo Futebol Clube São Bernardo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as São Bernardo, is a professional association football club based in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

. He was immediately loaned to

Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife (), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football i ...

, until 30 June. Felipe split the 2008–09 season in the Spanish second division, starting off at

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

. In December 2008 he moved to

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

, and appeared only six times between the two teams combined. Felipe Manoel spent the first months of the new campaign unregistered. In the 2010 January

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, however, he was assigned to Villarreal's reserves also in the second level. Later in the year, he returned to his country, signing a five-year contract with

Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The team plays in Série C, the third tier of the Brazilian football lea ...

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but being released in November 2011. Felipe subsequently resumed his career in the lower levels, representing

Paysandu Sport Club Paysandu Sport Club, commonly referred to as Paysandu, is a Brazilian professional club based in Belém, Pará founded on 2 February 1914. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in th ...

, Futebol Clube Santa Cruz (two stints),

Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, commonly referred to as Novo Hamburgo, is a Brazilian football club based in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state foot ...

, Associação Atlética Santa Cruz,

Guaratinguetá Futebol Guaratinguetá Futebol Ltda., commonly referred to as simply Guaratinguetá, was a Brazilian professional football club based in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo. Due to financial challenges, the activities of the club are terminated and the last ti ...

Nacional Futebol Clube Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Br ...

and Rio Preto Esporte Clube. On 29 June 2016, Felipe Manoel signed with Portuguese C.S. Marítimo, but he terminated his contract shortly after and returned to his country.

Honours

Sport Club Recife *

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: 2008 *

Campeonato Amazonense The Campeonato Amazonense de Futebol, also commonly known as the Barezão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that r ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Felipe Manoel 1989 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Segunda División players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Villarreal CF players Sport Club do Recife players SD Huesca footballers Levante UD footballers Villarreal CF B players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Paysandu Sport Club players Futebol Clube Santa Cruz players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Nacional Futebol Clube players Rio Preto Esporte Clube players C.S. Marítimo players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Sertãozinho Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube São Bento players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Esporte Clube Avenida players ABC Futebol Clube players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal