Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza (born 12 August 1993), known as Filipe Augusto, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Qingdao Hainiu.

Club career

Bahia

Born in

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, Filipe Augusto joined

's youth setup in 2009, aged 16. He was promoted to the first team in 2012 by manager

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, and renewed his contract with the club in February 2012 until 2014. Filipe Augusto made his professional debut on 29 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Magno Cruz in a 5–1 home win against

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in the

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. He appeared in two further games during the tournament, as the ''Tricolor'' were crowned champions.

Rio Ave

On 18 June 2012, Filipe Augusto signed with

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side

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

for five years and a €2.2 million fee. He made his competitive debut on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Marítimo. His first match in the

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occurred on 31 July 2014, when he featured 75 minutes in a 1–0 away victory over

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in the

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. On 1 September 2014, Filipe Augusto moved to

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from Spain in a

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-long loan deal, alongside manager

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. His maiden

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appearance took place 21 days later, in a 3–0 win at

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where he replaced

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in the 80th minute. During his spell at the

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, he was very rarely played. Filipe Augusto joined

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in the Portuguese top division for 2015–16, still owned by Rio Ave. In October/November 2015 he scored rare goals (both from

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) to help

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Segunda Liga teams Académico de Viseu (3–0 away win)Braga ergue a Taça de Portugal 50 anos depois (Braga lift Portuguese Cup 50 years later)

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, 22 June 2016 (in Portuguese) and Farense (1–0, also away) from the

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. In late April 2016, however, he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the campaign.

Benfica

On the last day of the 2017 January

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, Filipe Augusto signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica. In that season, he played injury time in the final of the domestic cup, won after defeating

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2–1. On 23 January 2018, Filipe Augusto was loaned to Turkish

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club

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until June of the following year.

Later career

Filipe Augusto returned to Rio Ave on 30 January 2019 after severing his ties with Benfica, agreeing a deal until June 2021. On 31 August 2021, after his team's top-tier relegation, he joined

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of the

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; only four months later, he was released by the latter. On 23 February 2023, Filipe Augusto returned to Brazil after nearly eleven years, signing for

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of the

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International career

In 2012, Filipe Augusto appeared with the Brazil under-20s in the 2012 Eight Nations Cup. He was also named in a provisional 27-men squad for the

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, but was one of four players cut from the final list.

Career statistics

Honours

Bahia *

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Rio Ave *

runner-up: 2013–14 *

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runner-up: 2013–14 *

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runner-up:

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Braga *Taça de Portugal: 2015–16 Benfica *

: 2016–17 *Taça de Portugal: 2016–17 *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

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Cuiabá *

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, 2024

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipe Augusto 1993 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Esporte Clube Bahia players Primeira Liga players Rio Ave F.C. players S.C. Braga players S.L. Benfica footballers La Liga players Valencia CF players Süper Lig players Chinese Super League players Alanyaspor footballers Saudi Pro League players Damac FC players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen