Felipe Garcia Gonçalves (born 6 November 1990), known as Felipe Garcia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Operário-PR.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Garcia Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Operário-PR | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RS Futebol | |||
| 2008 | São José-RS | ||
| 2008–2009 | Næstved | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Næstved | 78 | (16) |
| 2012 | Aimoré | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Santo Ângelo | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Pelotas | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Brasil de Pelotas | 68 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Goiás (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória | 32 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Chapecoense | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Operário-PR | 51 | (5) |
| 2023 | ABC | 25 | (8) |
| 2023– | Operário-PR | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Club career
editNæstved
editFelipe Garcia was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and represented hometown club São José as a youth before moving abroad at early age, joining Danish 1st Division side Næstved Boldklub. After spending the first six months on trial at the under-19s, he signed a three-year contract[1] and made his debut for the club on 4 April 2009, coming on as a second half substitute for Karsten Johansen in a 1–1 home draw against Lyngby BK. Five days later, again from the bench, he scored the equalizer in an away draw against Boldklubben Frem for the same scoreline.
On 25 October 2009 Felipe Garcia scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Thisted FC. He repeated the feat on 13 November 2011, in a 2–3 home loss against Esbjerg fB; it was also his last game for the club before leaving in that season's winter transfer window.
Back to Brazil
editFelipe García decided to leave Næstved in July 2012, and signed for Aimoré shortly after.[2] The following year he moved to Santo Ângelo, and after six months at the club, joined Pelotas.[3] With the latter, he mainly contributed to their Recopa Gaúcha winning campaign in 2014, scoring twice in a 3–2 success.[4]
Brasil de Pelotas
editOn 16 April 2014, Felipe Garcia agreed to a contract with Brasil de Pelotas.[5] He achieved back-to-back promotions to Série C (2014) and Série B (2015), being an undisputed starter during both campaigns.
Felipe Garcia made his debut in the second division on 14 May 2016, starting and scoring a double in a 2–0 home win against Paraná.[6] On 16 July he scored another brace, but in a 2–2 home draw against Vila Nova.[7]
Nagoya Grampus
editOn 30 November 2016, Felipe Garcia signed for Japanese club Nagoya Grampus.[8]
Goiás (loan)
editOn 30 January 2018, Felipe Garcia joined Goiás on loan until 1 January 2019.[9]
Vitória
editVitória announced on 26 February 2019, that they had signed Garcia.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 October 2017[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Næstved | 2008–09 | 1st Division | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 78 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 16 | |||||
| Aimoré | 2012 | Gaúcho Série B | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Santo Ângelo | 2013 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Pelotas | 2013 | Gaúcho | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15[a] | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Subtotal | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | |||||
| Brasil de Pelotas | 2014 | Série D | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | Série C | 21 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | Série B | 35 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 15 | |||
| Subtotal | 68 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 99 | 19 | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2017 | J2 League | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 165 | 34 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 246 | 44 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha
Honours
edit- Aimoré
- Pelotas
- Recopa Gaúcha: 2014[12]
References
edit- ^ "Nytårshilsen fra Garcia" [Happy New Year for Garcia] (in Danish). Næstved Fan. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Artilheiro da Série B começou na Europa em time de zagueiro bancário e atacante policial" [Top goalscorer of the Série B started in Europe in a team of banker stopper and policeman forward] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Meia "europeu", Felipe Garcia mostra veia artilheira pelo Brasil-Pel na Série B" ["European" midfielder, Felipe Garcia shows goalscoring vein for Brasil-Pel in the Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Pelotas vira pra cima do Inter e é campeão da Recopa Gaúcha 2014" [Pelotas comeback over Inter and is the champion of 2014 Recopa Gaúcha] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Felipe Garcia acerta com o Brasil" [Felipe Garcia signs with Brasil] (in Portuguese). Diário Popular. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Na volta à Série B, Brasil-PEL faz 2 a 0 no Paraná em Pelotas" [In the return to the Série B, Brasil-PEL defeat Paraná by 2–0 in Pelotas] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Brasil-Pel e Vila Nova travam duelo quente e ficam no 2 a 2 em jogo com duas expulsões" [Brasil-Pel and Vila Nova make a heated game and finish off 2–2 in a match with two sending offs] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ フェリペ・ガルシア選手、移籍加入のお知らせ. nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ フェリペ・ガルシア選手、ゴイアスECへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ. nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Meia-atacante Felipe Garcia se apresenta ao Vitória, correio24horas.com.br, 26 February 2019
- ^ Felipe Garcia at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Da Dinamarca à Boca do Lobo: Felipe Garcia fala sobre a importância do título da Recopa para o Pelotas" [From Denmark to the Boca do Lobo: Felipe Garcia speaks about the importance of Recopa accolade for Pelotas] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links
edit- Brasil official profile[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- Felipe Garcia at Soccerway
- Felipe Garcia at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
