Full name Filipi de Souza Barros Years Team Position Defender 2005–2007 Santos Height 1.74 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Campinas, Brazil Name Filipi Souza | |
Date of birth (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 28) | ||
Filipi de Souza Barros (born 27 July 1987), known as Filipi Souza or simply Filipi, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for ABC on loan from São Carlos FC.
Club career
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Filipi graduated from Santos' youth setup. He made his first team debut on 16 January 2008, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Portuguesa for the Campeonato Paulista championship.
Filipi made his Série A debut on 11 May, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Flamengo. It was his maiden appearance of the campaign, being a third-choice behind Apodi and Fabiano.
Filipi subsequently spent the rest of his Santos career out on loan, representing Oeste, Uberaba, and Grêmio Osasco and SEV Hortolândia before being released in December 2010.
On 19 December 2011, after a year playing for Sport Barueri, Filipi joined Marcílio Dias. After appearing rarely he moved to Resende in January 2013.
Filipi was offered to Vasco da Gama in April, but moved to Greek Football League side Glyfada on 2 September 2013. He appeared sparingly with the side, and subsequently returned to his homeland on 20 January 2014, after agreeing to a short-term deal with Cabofriense.
On 5 January 2015 Filipi signed for Portuguesa, freshly relegated to Série C.