Filipe Santos Oliveira (born 21 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filipe Santos Oliveira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 28)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Leiria, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Leiria e Marrazes | ||
2007–2012 | União Leiria | ||
2012–2013 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | União Leiria | 4 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Marítimo B | 132 | (22) |
2017–2018 | Marítimo | 11 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Famalicão | 20 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Vilafranquense | 29 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Korona Kielce | 40 | (3) |
National team | |||
2012 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 31 August 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Leiria, Oliveira joined local U.D. Leiria's youth ranks in 2007, aged 13. On 21 April 2012 he made his first-team (and Primeira Liga) debut, playing 15 minutes in a 3–2 away loss against Vitória de Guimarães on his 18th birthday.[2] The following weekend, he was one of only eight players fielded – the club was immerse in a deep financial crisis – in a 0–4 home defeat to C.D. Feirense.[3]
Oliveira was invited to a trial period with AFC Ajax in late May 2012. The Dutch side were impressed with his performance at the Copa Amsterdam where he was part of the under-19 squad, and subsequently invited him to a formal tryout, releasing him at its closure.[4][5][6]
Oliveira signed with S.L. Benfica in summer 2012.[7] He spent one season with the juniors, winning the national championship.[8]
Additionally, Oliveira had five bench appearances for the B team in the Segunda Liga, failing to receive any playing time.[9]
On 24 July 2013, Oliveira moved to C.S. Marítimo B also in the second division.[10] He scored two goals in 31 games in the 2014–15 campaign,[11][12] suffering relegation.[13]
Oliveira made his official debut for the first team on 20 August 2017, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 league home win over Boavista FC.[14] He scored his first goal in the competition for them the following 3 January, but in a 1–2 loss against G.D. Chaves also at the Estádio do Marítimo.[15]
In July 2018, Oliveira signed a two-year deal at F.C. Famalicão of the second tier.[16] He played mainly from the bench in his first season, in which they achieved promotion as runners-up after a quarter-century outside the top flight.[17]