Felipe Anderson has previously played for Santos, West Ham United and Porto, and was capped by the Brazil national team twice.
17 Facts About Felipe Anderson
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Felipe Anderson's upbringing was poor, and he had to borrow football boots from his friends to play.
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Felipe Anderson began his career in Associacao 14 Companhia de Policia Militar Independente, in his hometown of Santa Maria at 6 years old.
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Felipe Anderson then played for Santos' youth categories, and was promoted to the senior squad following a rash of injuries in October 2010.
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Felipe Anderson began training with the senior side and signed a professional contract until July 2013.
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In March 2015, Felipe Anderson signed a contract extension at Lazio, renewing his contract until June 2020.
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Felipe Anderson finished Lazio's season with nine goals in all competitions, coming runner-up to Antonio Candreva in Lazio's scoring charts for the season.
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Lazio secured qualification for the Europa League at the end of the season, with Felipe Anderson scoring five goals in all competitions.
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The goal against Bournemouth signalled changing fortunes a troublesome back injury saw Felipe Anderson fall out of new manager David Moyes' plans.
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On 6 October 2020, Felipe Anderson joined Portuguese club Porto on a season-long loan.
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On 16 July 2021, Felipe Anderson returned to Lazio on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.
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Felipe Anderson had played 73 games for West Ham scoring 12 goals.
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Felipe Anderson was one of seven stand-by players named by coach Dunga for Brazil's squad at the 2015 Copa America in Chile.
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In June 2016, Felipe Anderson was included in Brazil's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics on home soil by the Olympic side's manager Rogerio Micale.
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Felipe Anderson was recalled to the Brazil squad in February 2019, for the first time since 2015, for two friendly matches.
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Felipe Anderson is predominantly known for his pace, and is regarded as one of the fastest players in the modern game; although not imposing physically or in the air, he possesses good ball control, quick feet, and excellent dribbling skills, which allow him to beat opponents in one on one situations.
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Felipe Anderson can serve as an assist-man due to his creative ability, vision, dead-ball delivery, and eye for the final pass.