Felipe Augusto Rodrigues Pires (born 18 April 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Georgian club Torpedo Kutaisi.

Felipe Pires
Pires with Austria Wien in 2017
Personal information
Full name Felipe Augusto Rodrigues Pires
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2014 Red Bull Brasil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Liefering 27 (11)
2015 Red Bull Salzburg 9 (1)
2015–2020 1899 Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2015–2016FSV Frankfurt (loan) 20 (1)
2016–2018Austria Wien (loan) 66 (11)
2019Palmeiras (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020Fortaleza (loan) 11 (1)
2020Rijeka (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2022 Moreirense 44 (5)
2022 Dnipro-1 2 (0)
2022ADO Den Haag (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023Juventude (loan) 11 (0)
2023Volos (loan) 17 (1)
2023–2024 Dnipro-1 2 (0)
2024– Torpedo Kutaisi 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024

Club career edit

Pires made his European debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 19 February 2015 in a 1–2 away defeat to Villarreal in the last 32 first leg of the UEFA Europa League, replacing Massimo Bruno after 64 minutes.[1] A week later in the second leg, he came on at half time for Takumi Minamino in a 1–3 defeat which eliminated his club.[2] On 6 June, he scored the latter goal as Salzburg defeated Austria Vienna 2–0 in the Austrian Cup title to win the double.[3]

On 25 August 2015, it was announced that Pires had signed with Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[4] The next day, he was loaned to FSV Frankfurt of the 2. Bundesliga.[5]

On 24 June 2016, Pires was loaned to Austria Wien until the end of the season.[6]

On 12 September 2020, Pires signed with Moreirense F.C.[7]

On 31 January 2024, Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi announced signing Pires on a two-year deal.[8]

Career statistics edit

As of match played on 5 May 2018[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liefering 2014–15 Austrian First League 27 11 0 0 27 11
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 7 1 2 1 2[a] 0 11 2
2015–16 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 4 0
Total 9 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 15 2
FSV Frankfurt (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 20 1 1 0 21 1
Austria Wien (loan) 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 34 4 4 2 12[a] 2 50 8
2017–18 32 7 3 0 10[a] 1 45 8
Total 66 11 7 2 0 0 22 3 95 16
Career total 122 24 10 3 0 0 26 3 158 30
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours edit

Liefering

Red Bull Salzburg

References edit

  1. ^ "Cheryshev gives Villarreal edge". UEFA. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Villarreal progress as Vietto vanquishes Salzburg". UEFA. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Ten-man Salzburg complete Austrian double". UEFA. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Felipe Pires completes move to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". vavel.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ "FSV Frankfurt leiht Pires von Hoffenheim aus" [FSV Frankfurt take in Hoffenheim's Pires on loan]. kicker (in German). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Pires und Filipovic wechseln zum FK Austria Wien". fk-austria.at. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ^ "FELIPE PIRES JOINS MOREIRENSE FC". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ ""ტორპედომ" ბრაზილიელი ფეხბურთელი დაიმატა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ Felipe Pires at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links edit