Luis Felipe - Sacramento Republic FC

Position	Midfielder

Pronunciation: Feh-LEE-pay
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180 lbs
Born: January 29, 1996
Hometown: Mineola, New York
Nationality: United States
College: n/a
Previous Club: San Jose Earthquakes
Joined Republic FC: January 29, 2021 (re-signed multi-year contract on December 20, 2022)

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Career Bio

2024 highlights: led the league in duels won…made his 100th club appearance…2 Team of the Week selections…scored the game-tying goal in extra time against SJ Earthquakes (Open Cup Rd. of 16).

Apart from Rodrigo Lopez, Luis Felipe is the longest-tenured player on this year’s roster…joined SRFC in 2021 and has eclipsed 2,000 minutes in each season…has consistently been among the team leaders in successful tackles, duels won, and interceptions.

Joined Republic FC ahead of the 2021 season. His standout performance in the club’s 2022 Open Cup run saw him notch the game-winner in 3 consecutive matches – 2 of which came against MLS sides. Has received several honors from his teammates and coaches including 2021 Team MVP and Defensive MVP, 2021 Play of the Year, and 2023 Play of the Year.

Prior to joining Sacramento, Luis Felipe spent three seasons with MLS side San Jose Earthquakes, where appeared in 21 matches and logged 1,210 minutes. In his MLS debut season in 2018, he started 11 of the 15 matches he was available for selection.

He previously competed in USL Championship with Reno 1868 FC in its inaugural 2017 season. Luis Felipe contributed five goals in a USL record-breaking campaign (75 goals in a season), and was integral in managing possession and tempo by completing 85.2 percent of his passes in 40 appearances (1,192 of 1,399) while also recording 65 interceptions and 16 chances created. In his typical defensive midfield role, he added to a staunch defense that finished the season 10th, with only 40 goals conceded.

Luis Felipe made his professional debut in 2016 with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL, where he led the team in minutes played and was nominated for NASL Young Player of the Year. The New York-born, Brazilian-raised midfielder developed his skills as a youth player in the storied Brazilian Cruzeiro Esporte Clube academy in Belo Horizonte. In 2014, he was called into the U.S. U-20 National Team January camp under head coach Tab Ramos.