Phelipe Megiolaro Alves (born 8 February 1999), commonly known as Phelipe Megiolaro, is a Brazilian professional

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for club

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Club career

Grêmio

Born in

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, Phelipe Megiolaro joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 13 in 2013, from Ponte Preta. On 5 December 2018, he signed a new contract with the club, until the end of 2020. Promoted to the main squad ahead of the

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, Phelipe was mainly a third-choice behind Paulo Victor and Júlio César. On 19 October of that year, as the former was being rested for the

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semifinals and the latter was struggling with injuries, he made his first team – and Série A – debut by starting in a 2–1 away loss against

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FC Dallas

On 18 August 2020, it was announced that Megiolaro had signed for

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on loan until the end of the 2020 season.

Vissel Kobe

On 15 February 2023, Megiolaro moved abroad to Japan and transferred to

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club

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ahead of the 2023 season. In March 2024, he made his debut for the club in a 0–2 J.League Cup defeat to

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. He then only made one more appearance throughout the rest of the 2023 season, in which he conceded 5 goals in a 0–5 defeat to

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Yokohama FC

In January 2024, it was announced that Megiolaro would be moving to

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club

ahead of the 2024 season.

International career

Phelipe Megiolaro represented

with the under-20s in the

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. On 21 September 2018, he was called up to the full side by manager Tite for friendlies against

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and

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, but remained as an unused substitute. Back at the under-20s, Phelipe Megiolaro was an undisputed starter during the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

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Vissel Kobe *

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References

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website {{DEFAULTSORT:Megiolaro, Phelipe 1999 births Living people Footballers from Campinas Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Grêmio FBPA players FC Dallas players Brazil men's youth international footballers Major League Soccer players Vissel Kobe players Yokohama FC players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan