Felipe Jácomo Menezes
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Felipe Menezes Jácomo commonly known as simply Felipe Menezes, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

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Career

Felipe made his professional debut for Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...

 in the 2–0 defeat away to São Paulo FC on 12 May 2007 in the Campeonato Brasileiro
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

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The first professional goal he scored for Goiás was in the 3–2 home victory over Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...

 on 7 July 2007 in the Campeonato Brasileiro. Felipe also scored a second goal in the same game which was also the 90th minute winner. On 28 August 2009, Sport Lisboa e Benfica signed the Brazilian midfielder on a five-year deal.

On June 26, 2011 he was loaned to Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

 for a year .

Club statistics

Club Season League
Portuguese Liga
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Portuguese Cup League Cup
Carlsberg Cup
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UEFA
UEFA
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Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Benfica 2009/10 5 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 12 1
2010/11 7 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 16 1
Total 12 0 1 1 5 1 10 0 28 2

External links

CBF goiasesporteclube.com Guardian Stats Centre zerozero.pt globoesporte
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