Felipe Anderson

Felipe Anderson

Anderson playing for Lazio in 2015
Personal information
Full name Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes
Date of birth (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993
Place of birth Santa Maria, DF, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 10
Youth career
2007 SCR Gaminha
2006–2007 Astral EC
2006 Coritiba
2007–2010 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2013 Santos 62 (7)
2013– Lazio 75 (17)
National team‡
2010 Brazil U17
2011–2013 Brazil U20 4 (0)
2014– Brazil U21 2 (1)
2015– Brazil 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2015
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes (born 15 April 1993), commonly known as Felipe Anderson is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian side Lazio as an attacking midfielder. Since his arrival at Lazio, he is nicknamed "O rato de Roma" (The mouse from Rome) due to a popular Brazilian tongue-twister.[1]

Club career

Early career

Felipe Anderson began his career in Associação 14 Companhia de Polícia Militar Independente (CPMIND), in his hometown of Santa Maria, Federal District at 6 years old. In 2006 he was moved to Federal FC, and later to Sport Clube Recreativo Gaminha FC. After some impressive performances on the club, he was moved to Paraná to play for Astral EC, finishing the year. In 2007 he was moved to Coritiba youth side, and then in 2007 summer he was moved to Santos.[2]

Santos

Felipe Anderson then played for Santos' youth categories, and was promoted to the senior squad following a rash of injuries in October 2010.[3] He began training with the senior side and signed a professional contract until July 2013.[4] He made his debut for Santos on 6 October 2010 as a 90th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win against Fluminense.[5]

His first goal of his footballing career was on 11 February 2011, when Felipe came off the bench at half time to replace Keirrison against Noroeste, scoring from a long shot in the 70th minute.[6] On 7 September, he scored his first league goal, against Avaí.[7] In November, he signed a new contract with Santos, running until 2016.[8]

In his following season, Felipe Anderson had more chances in first team, due to Ganso's injuries and Elano's poor form (both players left Santos in the middle of the season). On 9 February 2012, he scored his first goal of the season, against Botafogo-SP.[9]

On the 31 January 2013, the agreed transfer to the Italian club Lazio for €7.5 million failed due to late arrival of a necessary international fax from Brazil to close the deal.[10]

Lazio

On 25 June 2013, Lazio agreed a €7.8 million fee with Santos,[11] and Felipe Anderson signed a five-year deal worth €800,000 a year. Santos received 50% of the transfer sum and the third part owner Doyen Sports will get the rest.[12] Lazio's sporting director Igli Tare criticized the third part owner Doyen Sports for numerous times delaying the transfer, “It will remain in history as the most paradoxical and shocking negotiations I have ever been a part of,” said Tare. “These third party owners changed their minds continually. When we had everything decided, they would start from scratch two hours later. It all happened for a full week, so it felt like being in the Twilight Zone."

2014–15 season

In his second season at the club, Felipe Anderson achieved 10 goals and 9 assists in 27 games across all competitions by April 2015.[1] This included the concluding goal as Lazio defeated Varese 3–0 in the fourth round of the season's Coppa Italia,[13] and an assist in both legs of the tournament's semi-final against holders Napoli, the one in the second leg providing the winning goal by Senad Lulić.[14][15] He played the full 120 minutes of the final, a 1–2 loss to Juventus.

2015–16 season

Lazio sporting director Igli Tare confirmed that in August 2015, they had rejected a €50 million bid from Manchester United.[16] In the 2015-16 season, he continued his good form by scoring twice against Torino on 25 October, in an eventual 3-0 victory.

International career

Felipe Anderson was one of seven stand-by players named by coach Dunga for Brazil's squad at the 2015 Copa América in Chile.[17] He made his debut in a warm-up match against Mexico on 7 June of that year, playing the final seven minutes in place of Fred in a 2–0 victory at Allianz Parque in São Paulo.[18]

Style of play

A quick, hard-working, and technically gifted player, Felipe Anderson is predominantly known for his pace and is regarded as one of the fastest players in the modern game, he also possesses good ball control, and dribbling ability; he is also a versatile player, and is capable of playing as a forward, as a winger, and as an attacking midfielder. In addition to his technical skills, he is gifted with powerful striking ability from distance with either foot, and is an accurate set-piece and penalty kick taker. He can also serve as an assist-man due to his creative ability and eye for the final pass.[19]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2016[20]
Club Season League Cup [21] Other [22] Continental [23] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2010 Série A 500000——50
2011 1810010110292
2012 3560012140517
2013 3030150——210
Total 61730372501069
Lazio 2013–14 Serie A 130200051201
2014–15 32105100——3711
2015–16 307201092429
Total 751791101439921
Career total 1362412138219320530

References

  1. 1 2 Persico, Luca (12 April 2015). "Brazil Head Coach Dunga doesn't want Lazio's Felipe Anderson compared to Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar". Sambafoot. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Felipe Anderson's official website; FelipeAnderson.com.br (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ "Felipe Anderson sobre o clássico: Estava doido para entrar" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil Notícias. 3 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Tiago Leme (6 October 2010). "'Tenho o estilo do Ganso', diz Felipe Anderson, nova promessa da Vila" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
  5. ↑ Nem Fred nem Neymar: Zé Love brilha, faz três, e Santos bate o Flu (Neither Fred nor Neymar: Zé Love shines, scores three and Santos beats Flu); Globoesporte.com, 6 October 2010 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Santos 2-0 Noroeste
  7. ↑ FELIPE ANDERSON SAI DO BANCO E AJUDA O SANTOS A VIRAR JOGO SOBRE O AVAÍ (FELIPE ANDERSON LEAVES THE BENCH AND HELP SANTOS TO COMEBACK OVER AVAÍ); Globoesporte.com, 7 November 2011 (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Novo “Menino da Vila”, Felipe Anderson chega a acordo e renova com o Santos (New "Menino da Vila", Felipe Anderson reaches an agreement and renews with Santos); Placar, 5 November 2011 (Portuguese)
  9. ↑ Neymar faz três e comanda a goleada do Santos sobre Botafogo-SP (Neymar scores thrice and lead Santos'thrashing victory over Botafogo-SP); Lance!Net, 9 February 2012 (Portuguese)
  10. ↑ Felipe Anderson & Andrea Poli Deals Fall Through; forzaitalianfootball.com, 31 January 2013
  11. ↑ Santos acerta transferência de Felipe Anderson para o Lazio por € 7,8 mi (Santos closes transfer of Felipe Anderson to Lazio for € 7.8m); Globo Esporte, 25 June 2013 (Portuguese)
  12. ↑ Lazio Reach Deal For Felipe Anderson; Forza Italia Football, 26 June 2013
  13. ↑ "Coppa: Lazio crush Varese". Football Italia. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lazio 1-1 Napoli: Gabbiadini nets precious away goal for Partenopei". Goal.com. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Arrowsmith, Richard (8 April 2015). "Napoli 0-1 Lazio (agg 1-2): Substitute Senad Lulic stuns holders with late winner to set up Coppa Italia final with Juventus". Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Lazio rejected Man Utd's €50m Felipe Anderson offer in August - director". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  17. ↑ "Kaka among 7 alternates in Brazil's Copa America squad". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Brazil 2-0 Mexico: Coutinho and Tardelli seal friendly victory". Goal.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Paolo Menicucci (28 March 2015). "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Felipe Anderson". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  20. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/players/felipe-anderson-pereira-gomes/157530/
  21. ↑ includes Coppa Italia and Copa do Brasil
  22. ↑ includes Supercoppa Italiana and Campeonato Paulista
  23. ↑ includes UEFA and Copa Libertadores

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