Felipe Garcia (footballer, born 1988)

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** Felipe Garcia dos Prazeres** (born 10 January 1988), simply known as Felipe Garcia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Tombense as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Felipe graduated from Santos's prolific youth setup, and was promoted to the main squad in 2006, initially as a third-choice. On 6 September 2006 he made his first team debut, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro, for that year's Copa Sudamericana. Felipe made his Série A debut four days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Fortaleza. On 5 October, in a derby against Corinthians, he replaced Fábio Costa in the sixth minute of the match, after the latter suffered an injury, and was a key unit in his side's 3–0 away win. Felipe was included in Brazil's preliminary squad for the Beijing Summer Olympics, but was eventually not included in the final list for that competition by coach Dunga. Still as a second-choice in the following campaigns, Felipe was loaned to Paraná and subsequently Portuguesa Santista before returning to Peixe in May 2009, after another injury from Fábio Costa. He was made a starter for the rest of the season, appearing in 24 league matches. Felipe started 2010 as a first-choice, but subsequently lost his spot to another youth graduate, Rafael. After an altercation with supporters through a social media, he was left out of the squad, and loaned to Avaí and Náutico, respectively. On 3 January 2013 Felipe joined Timbu permanently, signing a two-year deal. On 1 October he left the club, and moved to Fluminense. After being mainly a backup to Diego Cavalieri, Felipe was released in December 2014. On 6 May, of the following year he signed for Portuguesa, in Série C.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Santos Atlético Goianiense

International

Brazil U17

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