Felipe Menezes

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Felipe Menezes

| image =

| fullname = Felipe Menezes Jácomo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|20}}

| birth_place = Goiânia, Brazil

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = {{ill|Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Canosa|lt=Canosa|it}}

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2006

| youthclubs1 = Goiás

| years1 = 2007–2009

| years2 = 2009

| years3 = 2009–2013

| years4 = 2011–2012

| years5 = 2012–2013

| years6 = 2013–2016

| years7 = 2015

| years8 = 2016–2017

| years9 = 2016–2017

| years10 = 2018

| years11 = 2018–2020

| years12 = 2020–2021

| years13 = 2021

| years14 = 2021

| clubs1 = Goiás

| clubs2 = → Paulista (loan)

| clubs3 = Benfica

| clubs4 = → Botafogo (loan)

| clubs5 = → Sport (loan)

| clubs6 = Palmeiras

| clubs7 = → Goiás (loan)

| clubs8 = Ponte Preta

| clubs9 = → Ceará (loan)

| clubs10 = Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

| clubs11 = CRB

| clubs12 = Criciúma

| clubs13 = Atibaia

| clubs14 = Gama

| caps1 = 62

| caps2 = 4

| caps3 = 12

| caps4 = 32

| caps5 = 14

| caps6 = 39

| caps7 = 42

| caps8 = 7

| caps9 = 35

| caps10 = 16

| caps11 = 35

| caps12 = 5

| caps13 = 10

| caps14 = 11

| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 5

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 13

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 3

| goals10 = 2

| goals11 = 2

| goals12 = 1

| goals13 = 4

| goals14 = 1

| years15 = 2021–2022

| clubs15 = Lemense

| caps15 =

| goals15 =

| years16 = 2022

| clubs16 = Aparecidense

| caps16 = 19

| goals16 = 5

| years17 = 2023

| clubs17 = Hercílio Luz

| caps17 = 10

| goals17 = 1

| years18 = 2024–

| clubs18 = {{ill|Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Canosa|lt=Canosa|it}}

| caps18 = 0

| goals18 = 0

| club-update = 19:47, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

}}

Felipe Menezes Jácomo (born 20 January 1988), known as Felipe Menezes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eccellenza Apulia club {{ill|Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Canosa|lt=Canosa|it}}.

Club career

Menezes played youth football with Goiás Esporte Clube. He made his senior debut with the local club on 12 May 2007, in a 0–2 away defeat against São Paulo FC for the Série A.[http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=378010&TEID=3313&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=32&PLID=203516&pStr=Match_Details Sao Paulo 2 – Goias 0] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512145143/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=378010&TEID=3313&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=32&PLID=203516&pStr=Match_Details |date=12 May 2012 }}; The Guardian, 12 May 2007 On 7 July, for the same competition, he scored his first goals as a professional, netting twice – including once in the 90th minute – in a 3–2 home victory over Sport Club do Recife.[http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=378150&TEID=3313&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=33&PLID=203516&pStr=Match_Details Goias 3 – Sport Recife 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512145153/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=378150&TEID=3313&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=33&PLID=203516&pStr=Match_Details |date=12 May 2012 }}; The Guardian, 7 July 2007

On 28 August 2009, Menezes signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal, on a five-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/Informacao/Futebol/Noticias/noticiasfutebol_futfelipemenezesassina_280809_50776.asp|title=Benfica contrata Felipe Menezes|trans-title=Benfica sign Felipe Menezes|publisher=S.L. Benfica|language=Portuguese|date=28 August 2009|accessdate=28 August 2009}} He made his official debut for the Lisbon outfit on 17 September, playing 60 minutes in a 2–0 home win against BATE Borisov for the season's UEFA Europa League, but appeared in only 11 official games in his first year as Benfica won the national championship after five years, including just five in the league (133 minutes of action).

On 21 June 2011, Menezes was loaned to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas for one year.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=703645|title=Felipe Menezes no Botafogo|trans-title=Felipe Menezes to Botafogo|publisher=Record|language=Portuguese|date=21 June 2011|accessdate=21 June 2011}}

On 2 July 2013, Menezes signed a three-year contract with Brazilian side Palmeiras. According to the player: "I believe that I am worst physically than the other players, because I am training only at gym and on treadmill. But I think to be soon with the group".{{cite web|title=Palmeiras acerta com meia Felipe Menezes por 3 temporadas|trans-title=Palmeiras signs with midfielder Felipe Menezes for three seasons|url=http://www.palmeiras.com.br/noticias/2013/07/02/15h52-id9828-palmeiras+acerta+com+meia+felipe+menezes+por+3+temporadas.shtml#.UdNE0tjXIt3|work=palmeiras.com.br|language=Portuguese|date=2 July 2013}}

In February 2024, Menezes returned to Europe, joining Italian Eccellenza Apulia club {{ill|Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Canosa|lt=Canosa|it}}.{{Cite web |date=5 February 2024 |title=Felipe Menezes, ex-Benfica, regressa à Europa e assina pelo Canosa na Liga Eccellenza |trans-title=Felipe Menezes, ex-Benfica, returns to Europe and signs for Canosa in Liga Eccellenza |url=https://poste.pt/benfica/20942/felipe-menezes-ex-benfica-regressa-a-europa-e-assina-pelo-canosa-na-liga-eccellenza |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=Poste |language=pt}}

Personal life

Menezes' younger brother, Matheus, is also a footballer. A defender, he also represented Goiás and Botafogo. Menezes' lackluster performances during his tenure at Palmeiras made him a constant target of the fans' complaints. He was nicknamed "Sleep Menezes" due to his rather slow style of play.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Palmeirense tem página na internet invadida: "sleep Menezes"|url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/palmeiras/palmeirense-tem-pagina-na-internet-invadida-sleep-menezes,fdbde9d963c1a410VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 July 2020|website=Terra|language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web|last=Zito|first=Felipe|date=|title=Com dois gols de Felipe Menezes, Palmeiras bate Avaí em Florianópolis|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/copa-do-brasil/noticia/2014/07/com-dois-gols-de-felipe-menezes-palmeiras-bate-avai-em-florianopolis.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 July 2020|website=GloboEsporte.com}}

Club statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Portuguese Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|UEFA !colspan="2"\|Total
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Games !Goals !Games !Goals !Games !Goals !Games !Goals !Games !Goals
rowspan="2" valign=top\|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
align=left style="background:beige"\|Total ! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" \| ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 12 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 1 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 1 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 5 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 1 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 10 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 0 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 28 ! align=left style="background:beige"\| 2