| General |
| Felipe Melo | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Felipe Melo de Carvalho | |
| Date of birth: | 26 June 1983 | |
| Place of birth: | Volta Redonda,  Brazil
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | |
| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 2003 2004 2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2013 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015–2017 2017–2021 2022–2024 Total |
Flamengo Cruzeiro Grêmio Mallorca Racing Santander Almería Fiorentina Juventus → Galatasaray (loan) Galatasaray Inter Milan Palmeiras Fluminense
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26 (3) 31 (2) 19 (3) 7 (0) 48 (6) 33 (7) 29 (2) 58 (4) 63 (13) 52 (2) 31 (1) 160 (10) 74 (2) 631 (55) |
| National team | ||
| 2009–2010 | Brazil
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22 (2) |
Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26 June 1983), known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian professional former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. He most recently played for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.
He began his career with Brazilian teams Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Grêmio, before moving to Spain in 2005, where he represented Mallorca, Racing Santander and Almería in La Liga. After one year at Fiorentina, he signed for Juventus for €25 million in 2009. Felipe Melo spent four seasons at Galatasaray, playing 154 total games and winning eight honours, including three Süper Lig titles. After a spell back in Serie A with Inter Milan, he returned to Brazil in 2017 by signing for Palmeiras. He won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2018 and the Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021 with Palmeiras, before joining Fluminense where he won the latter again in 2023.
Felipe Melo was a Brazilian international from 2009 to 2010, earning 22 caps and scoring two goals. He was part of their squads that won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Honours[]
Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca: 2001
- Copa dos Campeões: 2001
Cruzeiro
- Série A: 2003
Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
- Turkish Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Turkish Super Cup: 2012, 2013, 2015
Palmeiras
- Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
- Série A: 2018
- Copa do Brasil: 2020
- Campeonato Paulista: 2020
Fluminense
- Copa Libertadores: 2023
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2024
- Taça Guanabara: 2022, 2023
- Campeonato Carioca: 2022, 2023
Brazil
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2017, 2018
- Best Defensive Midfielder in Brazil: 2018
External links[]
| Brazil
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| Brazil – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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1. Júlio César
2. Maicon
3. Lúcio (c)
4. Juan
5. Felipe Melo
6. Kléber
7. Elano
8. Gilberto Silva
9. Luís Fabiano
10. Kaká
11. Robinho
12. Victor
13. Dani Alves
14. Luisão
15. Miranda
16. André Santos
17. Josué
18. Ramires
19. Júlio Baptista
20. Kléberson
21. Pato
22. Nilmar
23. Gomes
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
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1. Júlio César
2. Maicon
3. Lúcio
4. Juan
5. Felipe Melo
6. Michel Bastos
7. Elano
8. Gilberto Silva
9. Luís Fabiano
10. Kaká
11. Robinho
12. Gomes
13. Dani Alves
14. Luisão
15. Thiago Silva
16. Gilberto
17. Josué
18. Ramires
19. Júlio Baptista
20. Kléberson
21. Nilmar
22. Doni
23. Grafite
Manager: |