Felipe Augusto Ferreira Batista (born 6 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Juventus-SP.
Early career Born in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Felipe Augusto was formed in the youth academy of Clube Atlético Mineiro, where he was promoted to the professional ranks in 2011. He subsequently had spells in Brazilian lower-division football with Lemense, Sertãozinho, Democrata-GV and Madureira, and Linense and Tupi.
Estoril Praia On 1 December 2015, Felipe Augusto was loaned to Primeira Liga club G.D. Estoril Praia. He made his debut on 10 January 2016 in a home win against Belenenses, and scored his first goal for the Canarinhos when he came off the bench against Vitória S.C. to score the equalizer.
Return to Brazil Felipe Augusto returned to Brazilian football in 2017, playing for Villa Nova-MG, Volta Redonda and Paraná Clube over the course of the year. While under contract to Paraná, he was loaned to Botafogo-SP for the 2018 Série C, where he scored nine goals in 21 appearances as the club secured promotion to the Série B.
Mirassol and first spell at Operário Ferroviário In 2019, Felipe Augusto signed for Mirassol, who loaned him to Operário for the Série B campaign. He was one of the standout players of Operário's season, scoring eight goals in 34 appearances.
América Mineiro and Cruzeiro Felipe Augusto joined América Mineiro for the 2020 season at the request of manager Felipe Conceição, and was a first-team regular as the club won promotion to the Série A. On 13 February 2021, he signed for Cruzeiro on a contract until the end of the year, becoming the club's fourth signing of the 2021 pre-season.
CSA and second spell at Operário Ferroviário Felipe Augusto signed for CSA for the 2022 season, before returning to Operário Ferroviário for a second spell in 2023. He was the club's top scorer that season with 13 goals as Operário won promotion from the Série C to the Série B under manager Rafael Guanaes, before remaining at the club through the 2024 season.
Retrô, Figueirense and third spell at Operário Ferroviário Felipe Augusto signed for Pernambuco club Retrô at the start of 2025 to play in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Brasil and Série C. He left the club in February 2025 to sign for Figueirense on a contract until the end of 2026, going on to become the club's top scorer in the 2025 Série C season.
In February 2026, Felipe Augusto returned to Operário Ferroviário for a third spell, signing a contract until the 2027 Campeonato Paranaense. By the time of his return, he had scored 24 goals in 108 appearances for the club across his two previous spells.
On 24 July 2026, Operário Ferroviário announced that Felipe Augusto's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. He left as the fourth-highest goalscorer for the club in the 21st century, having become, across his three spells at Operário, one of the squad's most identifiable players with the supporters.
Juventus-SP Following his departure from Operário Ferroviário, Felipe Augusto agreed to join Juventus-SP, which had recently been promoted to the top flight of the Campeonato Paulista and was also competing in the Copa Paulista.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLemense2012Segunda Divisão—82———82Sertãozinho2013Série A3————122122Democrata-GV2014 Mineiro Módulo II—11———11Madureira2014Série C184———70254Linense2015Campeonato Paulista—50———50Tupi-MG2015Série C211—30——241Estoril Praia(loan)2015–2016Primeira Liga92—10——1022016–201780—30——110Total1720040——212Villa Nova-MG2017 Campeonato Mineiro—112———112Volta Redonda2017Série C72————72Paraná2017Série B40————402018Série A—6110——71Total406110——111Botafogo-SP (loan)2018 Série C219————219Paraná2018Série A50————50Mirassol2019Campeonato Paulista—140———140Operário Ferroviário (loan)2019Série B348————348América Mineiro2020Série B23112251——404Cruzeiro2021Série B30311141——455CSA2022Série B12010040—70330Operário Ferroviário2023Série C22812510——35132024Série B21214140——393Total431026650—707416Retrô2025Série C—80———80Figueirense2025 Série C19510——9629122026Série C—92———92Total195102——963814Operário Ferroviário2026Série B140—31—30201Juventus-SP2026Série A2————6363Career total2684522117293—441146377
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