 Felipe Anderson playing forLazio in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria,Federal District,Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,winger,forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | 14º CPMIND | ||
| 2000–2006 | Federal | ||
| 2006 | SCR Gaminha | ||
| 2006–2007 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2007 | Coritiba | ||
| 2007–2010 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Santos | 98 | (9) |
| 2013–2018 | Lazio | 137 | (25) |
| 2018–2021 | West Ham United | 63 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | →Porto (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Lazio | 114 | (20) |
| 2024– | Palmeiras | 48 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Brazil U17 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:41, 20 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes (born 15 April 1993), known asFelipe Anderson, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder,winger orforward forBrasileiro Série A clubPalmeiras. He has previously played forSantos,West Ham United,Porto, andLazio. He was capped by theBrazil national team twice.
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BornSanta Maria,Distrito Federal, Brazil, Felipe Anderson grew up the youngest of five siblings.[2] His upbringing was poor, with his parents occasionally struggling to buy food for the family due to their debts. As a child, he had to borrow football boots from his friends to play.[2]
During his childhood, Anderson would play football on the streets until he was 11 years old, as children in Brazil could not join professional footballing academies until they were 13. Anderson credits the street football games for his technical skill on the ball.[3]
Felipe Anderson began his career in Associação 14 Companhia de Polícia Militar Independente (CPMIND), in his hometown of Santa Maria at 6 years old. In 2006, he was moved to Federal FC, and later to Sport Clube Recreativo Gaminha FC. After some impressive performances on the club, he was moved toParaná to play for Astral EC, finishing the year. In 2007, he was moved toCoritiba youth side, and then in 2007 summer he was moved toSantos.[4]
Felipe Anderson then played for Santos' youth categories, and was promoted to the senior squad following a rash of injuries in October 2010.[5] He began training with the senior side and signed a professional contract until July 2013.[6] He made his debut forSantos on 6 October 2010 as a 90th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win againstFluminense.[7]
His first goal of his footballing career came on 11 February 2011, when Felipe came off the bench at half time to replaceKeirrison againstNoroeste, scoring from a long range shot in the 70th minute.[8] On 7 September, he scored his first league goal, againstAvaí.[9] In November, he signed a new contract with Santos, running until 2016.[10]
In his following season, Felipe Anderson had more chances in first team alongsideNeymar, due toGanso's injuries andElano's poor form (both players left Santos in the middle of the season). On 9 February 2012, he scored his first goal of the season, againstBotafogo-SP.[11]
On the 31 January 2013, the agreed transfer to the Italian clubLazio for €7.5 million failed due to late arrival of a necessary international fax from Brazil to close the deal.[12]
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On 25 June 2013, Lazio agreed a€7.8 million fee with Santos,[13] and Felipe Anderson signed a five-year deal worth €800,000 a year. Santos received 50% of the transfer sum and third party ownerDoyen Sports would get the rest.[14] Lazio's sporting director Igli Tare criticised Doyen Sports for numerous times delaying the transfer, "It will remain in history as the most paradoxical and shocking negotiations I have ever been a part of", said Tare. "These third party owners changed their minds continually. When we had everything decided, they would start from scratch two hours later. It all happened for a full week, so it felt like being in the Twilight Zone."[15]
In hissecond season at the club, Felipe Anderson achieved 10 goals and nine assists in 27 games across all competitions by April 2015.[16] This included the concluding goal as Lazio defeatedVarese 3–0 in the fourth round ofthe season'sCoppa Italia,[17] and an assist in both legs of the tournament's semi-final against holdersNapoli, the one in the second leg providing the winning goal bySenad Lulić.[18] In March 2015, Felipe Anderson signed a contract extension at Lazio, renewing his contract until June 2020.[19] He played the full 120 minutes ofthe Coppa Italia final on 20 May 2015, a 1–2 loss toJuventus.[20]
In July, it was announced that Felipe Anderson would not be wearing the number 7 shirt that he had worn in his previous season with Lazio, but that he would instead be awarded thenumber 10 shirt.[21] On 8 August, Felipe Anderson appeared in Lazio's 2–0 defeat to Juventus in the2015 Supercoppa Italiana.[22] On 23 September 2015, Felipe Anderson scored his first goal ofthe season in a 2–0 victory againstGenoa.[23] After scoring the second goal in a 3–1Europa League win againstRosenborg on 22 October 2015,[24] Felipe Anderson scored twice in a 3–0 win againstTorino three days later.[25] In February 2016, Lazio publicly denied rumours thatManchester United had agreed a transfer for Felipe Anderson.[26] Felipe Anderson finishedLazio's season with nine goals in all competitions, coming runner-up toAntonio Candreva in Lazio's scoring charts for the season.
After being the subject of reported interest fromChelsea during the summer,[27] Felipe Anderson remained with Lazio. On 26 October 2016, Felipe Anderson scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–1 win againstCagliari.[28] On 7 May 2017, Felipe Anderson scored a penalty in a 7–3 win againstSampdoria.[29] Lazio secured qualification for the Europa League at the end of the season, with Felipe Anderson scoring five goals in all competitions.
During the2017–18 season Felipe Anderson's form suffered numerous setbacks. A falling out with managerSimone Inzaghi after a 2–1 defeat to Genoa in February 2018 coupled with a knee injury that kept him out from August to December 2017 restricted Felipe Anderson to just nineSerie A starts for the season.[30][31] On 20 May 2018, Felipe Anderson scored in his final game for Lazio in a 3–2 defeat toInter Milan in a game that saw the victors qualify for theChampions League over Lazio.[32]
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On 15 July 2018, Felipe Anderson signed forWest Ham United for a reported transfer fee of £36 million. The fee surpassed the previous record paid by the club, set with the £22 million signing ofIssa Diop earlier in thesame transfer window.[33]
Felipe Anderson made his first appearance for West Ham in a 3–1 pre-season friendly victory againstAston Villa on 25 July 2018, in which he combined withArthur Masuaku to set up West Ham's second goal of the match, scored byMarko Arnautović.[34] He made his full debut on 12 August 2018 in a 4–0 defeat againstLiverpool.[35] On 29 September 2018, Felipe Anderson scored his firstPremier League goal for West Ham with a back heeled finish in a 3–1 home win againstManchester United.[36] Anderson scored nine league goals in his first season of English football, helping West Ham finish 10th in the Premier League.[37]
The2019–20 season was a difficult one for Anderson as he found the back of the net just once in a 4–0 win overAFC Bournemouth on 1 January 2020. The departure of managerManuel Pellegrini saw reduced minutes for the Brazilian as he battled inconsistent form. The goal against Bournemouth signalled changing fortunes, however, a troublesome back injury saw Anderson fall out of new managerDavid Moyes' plans.[38] Following the interruption of the2019–20 Premier League season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Anderson only made three appearances out of a total of nine games following therestart to the season.
On 6 October 2020, Felipe Anderson joined Portuguese clubPorto on aseason-long loan.[39] It was a widely anticipated move for the out-of-form Brazilian to gain much needed confidence and playing time. On arrival at the club, Anderson said he was "fulfilling a dream" to play in both theUEFA Champions League andPrimeira Liga whilst also insisting that he will still attempt to regain a starting spot at West Ham the following season.[40] He made his Porto debut on 17 October, replacingLuis Díaz in the 59th minute of a 2–2 draw atSporting CP.[41]
Throughout the season, Anderson only made fivePrimeira Liga appearances - largely put down to a sour relationship with managerSérgio Conceição. In October, he suggested Anderson "needs to work hard" and there were many indications Anderson was signed against the manager's wishes.[42] At the end of the season, Anderson seemed to criticise the manager stating that he applied himself from the beginning but "wasn't given many opportunities to play."[43]
On 16 July 2021, Anderson returned toLazio on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee. He had played 73 games for West Ham scoring 12 goals.[44][45] On 15 April 2024, he announced through his officialInstagram account that he was not going to renew his contract with Lazio.
Shortly after his decision to leave Lazio was disclosed, it was revealed that Anderson would return to his home country and joinPalmeiras after his contract with Lazio had expired.[46] On 17 July 2024, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away defeat toBotafogo in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A.[47]
Felipe Anderson was one of seven stand-by players named by coachDunga forBrazil's squad at the2015 Copa América in Chile.[48] He made his debut in a warm-up match againstMexico on 7 June of that year, playing the final seven minutes in place ofFred in a 2–0 victory atAllianz Parque inSão Paulo.[49]
In June 2016, Felipe Anderson was included inBrazil's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics on home soil by the Olympic side's managerRogério Micale.[50] On 20 August, he appeared in the final of the tournament againstGermany at theMaracanã in Rio; Brazil won the match 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw to capture its first Olympic gold medal in men's football.[51]Anderson was recalled to the Brazil squad in February 2019, for the first time since 2015, for two friendly matches.[52]
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A quick, well-rounded, and technically giftedmidfielder, with a slender, long-limbed physique, Felipe Anderson is considered a talented player. He is predominantly known for his pace, and is regarded as one of the fastest players in the modern game; although not imposing physically or in the air, he also possesses good ball control, quick feet, and excellentdribbling skills, which allow him to beat opponents in one on one situations. A tactically versatile player, he is capable of playing in several different positions due to his wide range of skills, high work-rate, and ability to both create and score goals: he has been used as aforward or as acentral midfieldplaymaker, but has most frequently been deployed as either awinger or anattacking midfielder, due to his offensive movement and tendency to operate between the lines; he is capable of playing on either flank or through the centre of the pitch, due to his ability to cut into the middle and strike on goal, or move out to the wing to provide accuratecrosses to teammates in the area. In addition to his speed, stamina, creativity and technical ability, he is known for his eye for goal, and is gifted with a powerful and accurate shot from distance with either foot, despite being naturally right-footed; he is also an accurateset-piece andpenalty kick taker. He can also serve as anassist-man due to his creative ability, vision, dead-ball delivery, and eye for the final pass.[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2010 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 7 | |||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 106 | 9 | |||
| Lazio | 2013–14 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 11 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | |||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 41 | 5 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 137 | 25 | 18 | 3 | — | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 34 | |||
| West Ham United | 2018–19 | Premier League | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 12 | ||||
| Porto (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Lazio | 2021–22 | Serie A | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 48 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 50 | 12 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | |||
| Total | 114 | 20 | 8 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 24 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2024 | Série A | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 423 | 67 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 580 | 84 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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