Felipe Jonatan

Felipe Jonathan Rocha Andrade (born 15 February 1998), known as Felipe Jonatan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fortaleza as left back.

Felipe Jonatan

Felipe Jonatan with Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Felipe Jonatan Rocha Andrade
Date of birth	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	36
Youth career
	Fortaleza
	Bahia
	Ceará
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Ceará	19	(0)
2019–2024	Santos	166	(4)
2024–	Fortaleza	28	(0)
International career‡
2019	Brazil U23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:08, 9 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2019

Club career

Ceará

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Felipe Jonatan joined Ceará's youth setup from Bahia.^[2] He made his senior debut on 22 August 2017, starting in a 2–0 home defeat of Tiradentes, for the year's Copa Fares Lopes.^[3]

Felipe Jonatan was promoted to the main squad for the 2018 season, and was initially a backup to Rafael Carioca and new signing João Lucas. After the arrival of Lisca as new manager, he became the club's first choice,^[4] making his debut in the Série A on 6 September by starting in a 2–1 home win against Corinthians.^[5]

On 31 October 2018, Felipe Jonatan renewed his contract until May 2022.^[6] He scored his first senior goal the following 6 February, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Central, for the year's Copa do Brasil.

Santos

Felipe Jonatan with Santos in 2022

On 1 March 2019, Felipe Jonatan signed a five-year contract with Santos, for a rumoured fee of R$ 6 million.^[7] He made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 3–2 home win against Oeste for the year's Campeonato Paulista.^[8]

Felipe Jonatan scored his first goal for Peixe on 28 April 2019, netting his team's second in a 2–1 away defeat of Grêmio.^[9] A backup to Jorge during the year, he became an undisputed starter in the 2020 season, after Jorge left.

On 20 April 2023, Felipe Jonatan suffered a knee injury in the early minutes of a 0–0 Copa Sudamericana home draw against Audax Italiano, being sidelined for the remainder of the year.^[10] He only returned for the 2024 season, with the club in the Série B, and was a regular starter during the 2024 Campeonato Paulista.

On 17 April 2024, Santos announced the termination of Felipe Jonatan's contract on a mutual agreement.^[11]

Fortaleza

On 17 April 2024, Felipe Jonatan returned to his hometown after signing for Fortaleza, a club he already represented as a youth, until April 2027.^[12]

International career

On 20 September 2019, Felipe Jonatan was called up to the Brazil national under-23 team for friendlies against Venezuela and Japan.^[13] He played in both matches.

Career statistics

As of 9 April 2024^[14]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ceará	2017	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		5[a]	0	5	0
	2018	Série A	14	0	5	0	0	0	—		1[b]	0	20	0
	2019		0	0	0	0	1	1	—		3[b]	0	4	1
	Subtotal		14	0	5	0	1	1	—		9	0	29	1
Santos	2019	Série A	26	2	7	0	—		—		—		33	2
	2020		33	2	13	0	2	0	13[c]	0	—		61	2
	2021		33	0	6	0	6	0	13[d]	2	—		58	2
	2022		26	0	4	0	3	0	3[e]	0	—		36	0
	2023		1	0	3	0	3	0	2[e]	0	—		9	0
	2024	Série B	0	0	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Subtotal		119	4	47	0	14	0	31	2	—		211	6
Fortaleza	2024	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			133	4	52	0	15	1	31	2	9	0	240	7

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Ten appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana