Luiz Felipe (footballer, born March 1997)
Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi (born 22 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. Born in Brazil and having previously represented his birth nation at youth levels, he plays for the Italy national team.
.jpg.webp) Felipe with Lazio in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Colina, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ituano | 17 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Lazio | 106 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Salernitana (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Betis | 27 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al-Ittihad | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Club career
In August 2016, Luiz Felipe was signed from Ituano by Serie A club Lazio.[1] However, he was immediately loaned out to sister club Salernitana for the 2016–17 season.[2]
On 4 July 2022, Felipe signed a five-year contract with Real Betis in Spain.[3] On 7 September 2023, Betis accepted an offer from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad for Felipe worth €22 million.[4]
International career
On 16 March 2019, Luiz Felipe was called up by the head coach of the Italy national under-21 football team, Luigi Di Biagio. Felipe would reject the call as a sign of his loyalty for his native Brazil; Luis Felipe would debut with Brazil national under-23 football team in 2019.
On 24 January 2022, Luiz Felipe accepted a call-up by Italy national football team manager Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.[5]
On 18 March 2022, Luiz Felipe was selected by Roberto Mancini to join the Italy national football team for a World Cup Qualifier match against North Macedonia national football team on 24 March 2022, making this his first call up to the Italian senior level for a match.[6]
Personal life
Luiz Felipe was born and raised in Colina, São Paulo, his given name being a homage to Brazilian football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.[7]
He possesses Italian citizenship through jus sanguinis, through an Italian great-grandfather of his, originally from Vicenza but who subsequently settled in Brazil.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 September 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ituano | 2015 | Paulista | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Lazio | 2017–18 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 2 | |||
| Real Betis | 2022–23 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 3 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
- Appearances in Copa Paulista
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supercopa de España
References
- "Luiz Felipe, zagueiro do Ituano, faz exames e deve assinar com o Lazio" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Lazio, visite per il giovane Luiz Felipe: "Andrò in prestito alla Salernitana, ma tornerò a Roma il prossimo anno"" (in Italian). Il messagero. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Luiz Felipe is now a Green and White". Real Betis. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- "Al-Ittihad swoop for Real Betis defender Luiz Felipe". Tribal Football. 7 September 2023.
- "Nazionale, convocati per lo stage Balotelli, Joao Pedro, Luiz Felipe e Frattesi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Luiz Felipe, Joao Pedro Called up for Italy Against North Macedonia". News 18. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- "Lazio, Luiz Felipe tra sogni e realtà. La madre: "Lui un predestinato"" (in Italian). La Lazio siamo noi. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Luiz Felipe at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Luiz Felipe at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Luiz Felipe at Soccerway