Filipe Augusto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is Souza.

Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza (born 12 August 1993), known as Filipe Augusto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.

Filipe Augusto

F. Augusto training with Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza[1]
Date of birth	(1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Itambé, Brazil[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Qingdao Hainiu
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2012	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Bahia	4	(0)
2012–2017	Rio Ave	61	(2)
2014–2015	→ Valencia (loan)	8	(0)
2015–2016	→ Braga (loan)	22	(2)
2017–2019	Benfica	27	(0)
2018–2019	→ Alanyaspor (loan)	11	(0)
2019–2021	Rio Ave	78	(6)
2021–2022	Damac	11	(2)
2023–2024	Cuiabá	70	(0)
2025–	Qingdao Hainiu	0	(0)
International career
2012	Brazil U20
2014	Brazil U23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Bahia

Born in Itambé, Bahia, Filipe Augusto joined Bahia's youth setup in 2009, aged 16. He was promoted to the first team in 2012 by manager Paulo Roberto Falcão, and renewed his contract with the club in February 2012 until 2014.^[2]

Filipe Augusto made his professional debut on 29 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Magno Cruz in a 5–1 home win against Camaçari in the Campeonato Baiano.^[3] He appeared in two further games during the tournament, as the Tricolor were crowned champions.

Rio Ave

On 18 June 2012, Filipe Augusto signed with Primeira Liga side Rio Ave for five years and a €2.2 million fee.^[4] He made his competitive debut on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Marítimo. His first match in the UEFA Europa League occurred on 31 July 2014, when he featured 75 minutes in a 1–0 away victory over IFK Göteborg in the third qualifying round.^[5]

On 1 September 2014, Filipe Augusto moved to Valencia from Spain in a season-long loan deal, alongside manager Nuno Espírito Santo.^[6] His maiden La Liga appearance took place 21 days later, in a 3–0 win at Getafe where he replaced Dani Parejo in the 80th minute.^[7] During his spell at the Mestalla Stadium, he was very rarely played.^[8]

Filipe Augusto joined Braga in the Portuguese top division for 2015–16, still owned by Rio Ave.^[9] In October/November 2015 he scored rare goals (both from penalty kicks) to help oust Segunda Liga teams Académico de Viseu (3–0 away win)^[10] and Farense (1–0, also away) from the Taça de Portugal.^[11] In late April 2016, however, he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the campaign.^[12]

Benfica

On the last day of the 2017 January transfer window, Filipe Augusto signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica.^[13] In that season, he played injury time in the final of the domestic cup, won after defeating Vitória de Guimarães 2–1.^[14]

On 23 January 2018, Filipe Augusto was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor until June of the following year.^[15]

Later career

Filipe Augusto returned to Rio Ave on 30 January 2019 after severing his ties with Benfica, agreeing a deal until June 2021.^[16] On 31 August 2021, after his team's top-tier relegation, he joined Damac FC of the Saudi Professional League;^[17] only four months later, he was released by the latter.^[18]

On 23 February 2023, Filipe Augusto returned to Brazil after nearly eleven years, signing for Cuiabá of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.^[19]

International career

In 2012, Filipe Augusto appeared with the Brazil under-20s in the 2012 Eight Nations Cup.^[20] He was also named in a provisional 27-men squad for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship,^[21] but was one of four players cut from the final list.

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2021^[22][23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2012	Série A	0	0	3[a]	0	1	0	0	0	—		4	0
Rio Ave	2012–13	Primeira Liga	26	0	—		1	0	—		1[b]	0	28	0
	2013–14		9	0	—		4	0	—		2[b]	0	15	0
	2014–15		1	0	—		0	0	4[c]	0	1[d]	0	6	0
	2015–16		2	0	—		0	0	—		—		2	0
	2016–17		8	2	—		0	0	—		1[b]	0	9	2
	Total		46	2	—		5	0	4	0	5	0	60	2
Valencia (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	6	0	—		2	0	—		—		8	0
Braga (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	15	0	—		3	2	3[c]	0	1[b]	0	22	2
Benfica	2016–17	Primeira Liga	9	0	—		3	0	1[e]	0	—		13	0
	2017–18		8	0	—		0	0	3[e]	0	3[f]	0	14	0
	Total		17	0	—		3	0	4	0	3	0	27	0
Alanyaspor (loan)	2017–18	Süper Lig	5	0	—		0	0	—		—		5	0
	2018–19		5	0	—		1	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		10	0	—		1	0	—		—		11	0
Rio Ave	2018–19	Primeira Liga	12	1	—		0	0	—		—		12	1
	2019–20		28	4	—		3	0	—		4[b]	1	35	5
	2020–21		25	0	—		1	0	3[c]	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		65	5	—		4	0	3	0	4	1	76	6
Career total			159	7	3	0	19	2	14	0	13	1	208	10

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
6. One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, two appearances in Taça da Liga

Honours

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2012

Rio Ave

• Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2013–14
• Taça da Liga runner-up: 2013–14
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2014^[24]

Braga

• Taça de Portugal: 2015–16^[10]

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2016–17
• Taça de Portugal: 2016–17
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2017^[25]

Cuiabá

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2023, 2024