Felipe Vizeu

Felipe Vizeu (born 12 March 1997)[1] is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny, on loan from Serie A club Udinese. He has been a member of Brazil U20 team with 10 appearances.

Felipe Vizeu
Personal information
Full name Felipe dos Reis Pereira Vizeu do Carmo
Date of birth (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997
Place of birth Três Rios, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Akhmat Grozny
(on loan from Udinese)
Number 27
Youth career
2011–2012 América Mineiro
2013–2016 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Flamengo 75 (20)
2018– Udinese 5 (0)
2019 → Grêmio (loan) 26 (5)
2020– → Akhmat Grozny (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Brazil U20 10 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2018

Career

Felipe started his youth career at América (MG) in 2011, but after standing out moved to Flamengo in 2013.

Flamengo

Early career

At Flamengo Felipe had a successful youth career, peaking with the title of the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, the most important youth tournament in Brazil. Felipe became one of the most important players in the championship campaign being selected as the highlight player of the tournament.[2][3]

2016 season

Vizeu debuted in the professional team on 10 February 2016 in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro State League 5–0 win against Portuguesa (RJ).[4] Few days later on February 24 he scored his first goal for Flamengo in a 1–0 win over Cabofriense also for the 2016 Rio State League.

On March 2016 Felipe has been promoted to the professional squad due to the transfer of Kayke to Yokohama F. Marinos leaving the club with only Paolo Guerrero to play as striker.[5]

Felipe played his first Série A match and also scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Chapecoense on 25 May 2016 at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira.[6] He finished his first season with 15 Série A appearances and 5 goals.

2017 season

Vizeu scored his first goal in a continental competition on 9 August 2017 in the 5–0 win against Palestino for the second round of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.[7] He scored again in the quarterfinals second leg 3–3 draw against Fluminense.[8] In the semifinals Vizeu hit the net again, this time in both legs against Junior, once in the first leg at Estádio do Maracanã[9] and twice in the second leg at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.[10]

Udinese

On 7 February 2018 Udinese signed with Vizeu a five-year contract paying a US$6m transfer fee, although Vizeu will only move to the Italian club on 1 July 2018.[11]

Grêmio (loan)

On 12 January 2019, Vizeu joined Grêmio on loan until 31 January 2020.[12]

Athletico Paranaense (loan)

On 4 January 2020, Udinese announced that Vizeu would be loaned to Athletico Paranaense until 31 December 2020,[13] but few days later the deal was cancelled.

Akhmat Grozny (loan)

On 16 January 2020, Russian club Akhmat Grozny announced that they signed a contract with Vizeu, who joined them on loan until 31 December 2020 with an option to make transfer permanent at the end of the loan.[14]

Career statistics

Club
(Correct As of 18 February 2020.)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2016 Série A 155101[lower-alpha 1]09[lower-alpha 2]3268
2017 182208[lower-alpha 1]510[lower-alpha 3]2389
2018 5300006[lower-alpha 4]0113
Total 381030952557520
Udinese 2018–19 Serie A 5000000050
Grêmio (loan) 2019 Série A 111322[lower-alpha 5]010[lower-alpha 6]2265
Total 54116211535710625
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Seven appearances and three goals in Campeonato Carioca, two appearances in Primeira Liga.
  3. Eight appearances and two goals in Campeonato Carioca, two appearances in Primeira Liga.
  4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.

International
As of 20 February 2017.
Team Season Club Apps Goals
Brazil U20 2016Flamengo20
201784
Total104

International career
Vizeu and Richarlison celebrating a goal against Paraguay U20 in the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship.

On 18 July 2016 Brazil U23 head coach Rogério Micale announced that Vizeu had been chosen as one of the alternate players for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15] Vizeu received his first call-up to play for Brazil U20 on 16 August 2016.[16]

Honours

Clubs
Flamengo
Grêmio

Individual

References
  1. "Felipe Vizeu Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. "Flamengo é tricampeão da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr". flamengo.com.br. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. "Flamengo reage, derrota o Corinthians nos pênaltis e conquista a Copa SP". uol.com.br. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. "Mancuello estreia bem, e Arão brilha em goleada do Flamengo sobre a Portuguesa". globoesporte.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. "Kayke dá adeus: "Saio do Flamengo, mas o Flamengo não sai de mim"". globoesporte.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. "Pênalti salva no fim, e Fla, vaiado, fica no empate com a Chapecoense". globoesporte.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. "Flamengo goleia o Palestino e avança na Sul-Americana". O Globo. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  8. "Flamengo elimina o Fluminense e avança na Sul-Americana". O Globo. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  9. "Fla perde Diego Alves, mas busca virada contra o Junior com golaço de Vizeu". UOL. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  10. "Vizeu coloca o Fla na final da Sulamericana e dobra número de goals de Guerrero em jogos Internacionais". goal.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  11. "Felipe Vizeu é anunciado pela Udinese". globoesporte.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  12. "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Vizeu ceduto in prestito al Gremio fino al 2020" (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  13. "Felipe Vizeu in prestito all'Athletico Paranaense" (Press release) (in Italian). Udinese. 4 January 2020.
  14. "«Ахмат» подписал контракт с Фелипе Визеу" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 16 January 2020.
  15. "Lista de suplentes para Olimpíada tem Felipe Vizeu, Valdivia e mais dois". uol.com.br. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  16. "Vizeu vibra com convocação para Seleção Sub-20: 'Felicidade muito grande'". LANCENET. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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