:Felipe Félix

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Felipe Félix

| image =

| fullname = Felipe Almeida Félix

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|4|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Itanhaém, Brazil

| height = {{height|meters=1.97}}

| position = Centre forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = São Paulo

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Corinthians

| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Portuguesa

| youthyears4 = | youthclubs4 = Cricíuma

| youthyears5 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs5 = Atlético Paranaense

| years1 = 2005 | clubs1 = Nazarenos | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = Pampilhosa | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = Torreense | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Odivelas | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = Pampilhosa | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2008–2010 | clubs6 = Spartak Nalchik | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = → Baku (loan) | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2010 | clubs8 = → Rio Branco-SP (loan) | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2010–2011 | clubs9 = Leixões | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2011 | clubs10 = Ferencváros | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2012 | clubs11 = Caldense | caps11 = 7 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2012 | clubs12 = Novo Hamburgo | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2013 | clubs13 = Novorizontino | caps13 = 9 | goals13 = 4

| years14 = 2013 | clubs14 = Consadole Sapporo | caps14 = 15 | goals14 = 4

| years15 = 2014 | clubs15 = Beijing Baxy | caps15 = 22 | goals15 = 13

| years16 = 2015 | clubs16 = Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | caps16 = 11 | goals16 = 2

| years17 = 2015 | clubs17 = Kyoto Sanga FC | caps17 = 6 | goals17 = 0

| years18 = 2018 | clubs18 = Giravanz Kitakyushu | caps18 = 15 | goals18 = 1

| years19 = 2019 | clubs19 = Al-Orobah | caps19 = 0 | goals19 = 0

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Felipe Almeida Félix (born 20 April 1985), known as Félix, is a Brazilian former footballer.

Football career

Born in Itanhaém, São Paulo, Felix finished his formation with Clube Atlético Paranaense.{{cite web|url=http://www.furacao.com/materia.php?cod=6218|title=Conheça os jogadores do Atlético na Sesqui|trans-title=Meet Atlético players at the Sesqui|publisher=Furacão|language=Portuguese|date=5 October 2003|access-date=10 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726023046/http://www.furacao.com/materia.php?cod=6218|archive-date=26 July 2009|url-status=dead}} He would only play amateur football in his country during his career, which started in Portugal with GD Os Nazarenos.

In 2008, Félix joined Russian Premier League club PFC Spartak Nalchik. He failed to score during his two-year tenure, also being loaned to Baku FC[http://azerisport.com/articles.php?item_id=20090707111936223&sec_id=2 Бакы подпишет форварда Спартака (Baku sign striker from Spartak)]; Azeri Sport, 7 July 2009 {{in lang|ru}} and Rio Branco Esporte Clube.

In June 2010, Spartak declared that they had no intention to reinstate Félix in the squad, but expected to receive a fee from the Brazilian side that was vying for his services.[http://www.championat.ru/football/news-510740.html "Спартак-Нальчик" не планирует возвращать Фелипе (Spartak Nalchik has no plans to return Felipe)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606004411/http://www.championat.ru/football/news-510740.html |date=2010-06-06 }}; Championat, 3 June 2010 {{in lang|ru}} However, he eventually returned to Portugal and joined Leixões S.C. in the Segunda Liga.{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/leixoes/interior.aspx?content_id=459059|title=Félix: "Como brasileiro sei gingar"|trans-title=Félix: "As a Brazilian I know a move or two"|publisher=Record|language=Portuguese|date=25 August 2010|access-date=25 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826080811/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/leixoes/interior.aspx?content_id=459059|archive-date=26 August 2010}} He scored his first goal as a professional at nearly 26 years of age, contributing to a 3–3 away draw against S.C. Freamunde.{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/liga-honra/detalhe/freamunde-leixoes-3-3-bebes-empatam-no-final-678702.html|title=Freamunde-Leixões, 3–3: Bébes empatam no final|trans-title=Freamunde-Leixões, 3–3: Babies draw in the end|publisher=Record|language=Portuguese|date=9 January 2011|accessdate=23 July 2015}}

Félix competed in Hungary, Brazil and Japan in the following years, playing top flight football with Ferencvárosi TC. In 2014, he switched to the China League One with Beijing Baxy FC,[http://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/2014/02/016231.html フェホ選手　BEIJING BAXY SHENGSHI FC（中国）へ完全移籍のお知らせ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303230701/http://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/2014/02/016231.html |date=2014-03-03 }}; Consadole Sapporo, 27 February 2014 {{in lang|ja}} joining fellow league team Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. the following year.[http://news.ts.cn/content/2015-02/10/content_11006002_all.htm 新疆雪豹队新征程在即宣传视频提前曝光] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210090847/http://news.ts.cn/content/2015-02/10/content_11006002_all.htm |date=2015-02-10 }}; News TS, 10 February 2015 {{in lang|zh}}

In April 2018 after a 3-year absence from the professional game, Félix earned himself an opportunity to sign for Japanese side Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J3 League.