Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza (born 12 August 1993), known as Filipe Augusto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career Bahia Born in Itambé, Bahia, Filipe Augusto joined Bahia's youth setup in 2009, aged 16. He was promoted to the first team in 2012 by manager Paulo Roberto Falcão, and renewed his contract with the club in February 2012 until 2014.Revelação que já poderia sair em setembro renova (Revelation who could leave in September renews) ; EC Bahia, 7 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
Filipe Augusto made his professional debut on 29 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Magno Cruz in a 5–1 home win against Camaçari in the Campeonato Baiano.Bahia goleia Camaçari de virada e mantém série invicta, assista aos gols (Bahia rout Camaçari in a comeback and maintain winning streak, watch goals) ; Voz da Bahia, 29 February 2012 (in Portuguese) He appeared in two further games during the tournament, as the Tricolor were crowned champions.
Rio Ave On 18 June 2012, Filipe Augusto signed with Primeira Liga side Rio Ave for five years and a €2.2 million fee.Filipe Souza por cinco épocas (Filipe Souza for five seasons) ; Record, 18 June 2012 (in Portuguese) He made his competitive debut on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Marítimo. His first match in the UEFA Europa League occurred on 31 July 2014, when he featured 75 minutes in a 1–0 away victory over IFK Göteborg in the third qualifying round.Hassan dá vitória ao Rio Ave na estreia (Hassan gives win to Rio Ave in debut); UEFA, 31 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
On 1 September 2014, Filipe Augusto moved to Valencia from Spain in a season-long loan deal, alongside manager Nuno Espírito Santo.VCF official statement – Filipe Augusto ; Valencia CF, 1 September 2014 His maiden La Liga appearance took place 21 days later, in a 3–0 win at Getafe where he replaced Dani Parejo in the 80th minute.Un trabajo muy cómodo (A very comfortable job); Marca, 22 September 2014 (in Spanish) During his spell at the Mestalla Stadium, he was very rarely played.La Liga se 'traga' a Filipe Augusto (League 'eats' Filipe Augusto up); Marca, 19 February 2015 (in Spanish)
Filipe Augusto joined Braga in the Portuguese top division for 2015–16, still owned by Rio Ave.Filipe Augusto nos minhotos por uma época (Filipe Augusto to the minhotos for one season); Record, 31 August 2015 (in Portuguese) In October/November 2015 he scored rare goals (both from penalty kicks) to help oust Segunda Liga teams Académico de Viseu (3–0 away win)Braga ergue a Taça de Portugal 50 anos depois (Braga lift Portuguese Cup 50 years later); O Jogo, 22 June 2016 (in Portuguese) and Farense (1–0, also away) from the Taça de Portugal.Paulo Fonseca: «Isto foi algo entre futevólei e o vólei de praia» (Paulo Fonseca: "This was something between footvolley and beach volley"); Record, 22 November 2015 (in Portuguese) In late April 2016, however, he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the campaign.Terminou a época para Filipe Augusto (Season over for Filipe Augusto); Record, 25 April 2016 (in Portuguese)
Benfica On the last day of the 2017 January transfer window, Filipe Augusto signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica.Filipe Augusto assinou por cinco épocas e meia (Filipe Augusto signed for five and a half seasons); Record, 31 January 2017 (in Portuguese) In that season, he played injury time in the final of the domestic cup, won after defeating Vitória de Guimarães 2–1.
On 23 January 2018, Filipe Augusto was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor until June of the following year.
Later career Filipe Augusto returned to Rio Ave on 30 January 2019 after severing his ties with Benfica, agreeing a deal until June 2021. On 31 August 2021, after his team's top-tier relegation, he joined Damac FC of the Saudi Professional League; only four months later, he was released by the latter.
On 23 February 2023, Filipe Augusto returned to Brazil after nearly eleven years, signing for Cuiabá of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. On 5 January 2026, Qingdao Hainiu announced his departure after the contract was expired in 2025 season.
International career In 2012, Filipe Augusto appeared with the Brazil under-20s in the 2012 Eight Nations Cup.Volante é convocado para seleção brasileira sub-20 (Defensive midfielder is called up to Brazil under-20 national team) ; EC Bahia, 4 May 2012 (in Portuguese) He was also named in a provisional 27-men squad for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship,Filipe Augusto nos sub-20 do Brasil (Filipe Augusto in Brazil's under-20); O Jogo, 26 November 2012 (in Portuguese) but was one of four players cut from the final list.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBahia2012Série A00301000—40Rio Ave2012–13Primeira Liga260—10—102802013–1490—40—201502014–1510—004010602015–1620—00——202016–1782—00—1092Total462—504050602Valencia (loan)2014–15La Liga60—20——80Braga (loan)2015–16Primeira Liga150—323010222Benfica2016–17Primeira Liga90—3010—1302017–1880—003030140Total170—304030270Alanyaspor (loan)2017–18Süper Lig50—00——502018–1950—10——60Total100—10——110Rio Ave2018–19Primeira Liga121—00——1212019–20284—30—413552020–21250—103000290Total655—403041766Career total15973019214013120810
Honours Bahia Campeonato Baiano: 2012
Rio Ave Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2013–14 Taça da Liga runner-up: 2013–14 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2014
Braga Taça de Portugal: 2015–16
Benfica Primeira Liga: 2016–17 Taça de Portugal: 2016–17 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2017
Cuiabá Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2023, 2024
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