Luiz Felipe (footballer, born March 1997)

Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi (born 22 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Lazio.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ramos and the second or paternal family name is Marchi.

Luiz Felipe
Luiz Felipe with Lazio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi
Date of birth (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997
Place of birth Colina, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ituano 17 (0)
2016– Lazio 105 (2)
2016–2017 → Salernitana (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2017 Brazil U20 2 (0)
2019 Brazil U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:00 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Born in Brazil, he has also Italian citizenship, and was first selected for the Italy national team in 2022.

Personal life

Luiz Felipe was born and raised in Colina, São Paulo, his given name being a homage to Brazilian football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.[1]

He possesses Italian citizenship through jus sanguinis, through an Italian great-grandfather of his, originally from Vicenza but who subsequently settled in Brazil.[1]

Club career

In August 2016, Luiz Felipe was signed from Ituano by Serie A club Lazio.[2] However, he was immediately loaned out to sister club Salernitana for the 2016–17 season.[3]

International career

On 16 March 2019 Luiz Felipe was called up for the Italy U21 national team by head coach Luigi Di Biagio, however, he rejected the call the following day stating his loyalty and desire to play for his birth country Brazil. Luiz Felipe debuted for Brazil's under-23 team in 2019.

On 24 January 2022, Luiz Felipe accepted a call-up by Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.[4]

On 18 March 2022, Luiz Felipe was selected by Roberto Mancini to join the Italy national football team for a World Cup Qualifier match against North Macedonia national football team on 24 March 2022, making this his first call up to the Italian senior level for a match.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Natioal Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ituano 2015 Paulista ——00—3[lower-alpha 1]030
2016 Série D 9080——1[lower-alpha 1]0180
Total 908000—40210
Salernitana (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 71————71
Lazio 2017–18 Serie A 180—309[lower-alpha 2]000300
2018–19 171—305[lower-alpha 2]0—251
2019–20 261—102[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0301
2020–21 140—004[lower-alpha 4]0—180
2021–22 300—207[lower-alpha 2]0—390
Total 1052—90270101422
Career total 12138090270501703
  1. Appearances in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Lazio

References
  1. "Lazio, Luiz Felipe tra sogni e realtà. La madre: "Lui un predestinato"" (in Italian). La Lazio siamo noi. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Luiz Felipe, zagueiro do Ituano, faz exames e deve assinar com o Lazio" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Lazio, visite per il giovane Luiz Felipe: "Andrò in prestito alla Salernitana, ma tornerò a Roma il prossimo anno"" (in Italian). Il messagero. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. "Nazionale, convocati per lo stage Balotelli, Joao Pedro, Luiz Felipe e Frattesi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "Luiz Felipe, Joao Pedro Called up for Italy Against North Macedonia". News 18. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. Luiz Felipe at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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