Felipe Augusto Rodrigues Pires (born 18 April 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Georgian club

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Club career

Pires made his European debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 19 February 2015 in a 1–2 away defeat to

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in the last 32 first leg of the

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, replacing Massimo Bruno after 64 minutes. A week later in the second leg, he came on at half time for

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in a 1–3 defeat which eliminated his club. On 6 June, he scored the latter goal as Salzburg defeated

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2–0 in the

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title to win the

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. On 25 August 2015, it was announced that Pires had signed with

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for an undisclosed fee. The next day, he was loaned to

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of the 2. Bundesliga. On 24 June 2016, Pires was loaned to

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until the end of the season. On 12 September 2020, Pires signed with Moreirense F.C. On 31 January 2024,

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club

announced signing Pires on a two-year deal. With six goals he became the team's second topscorer after Bjørn Johnsen. Pires also made ten assists which turned out the best result of this season.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2014–15 Torpedo Kutaisi * Georgian Super Cup:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pires, Felipe Living people 1995 births Men's association football midfielders Brazilian men's footballers FC Liefering players FC Red Bull Salzburg players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FSV Frankfurt players HNK Rijeka players Moreirense F.C. players SC Dnipro-1 players ADO Den Haag players Esporte Clube Juventude players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Ukrainian Premier League players Eredivisie players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen