Felipe Santos (footballer)
Beninese footballer (born 1997)
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Felipe Silva Correa dos Santos (born 3 January 1997), commonly known as Felipe Santos, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan. Born in Brazil, he declared his intention to play senior international football for Benin national team in December 2025.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Silva Correa dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Araz-Naxçıvan | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palmeiras | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Paulista | 30 | (6) |
| 2018 | Ankaran | 15 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Maribor | 50 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Keşla FK | 23 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Gabala | 38 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Haifa | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | Araz-Naxçıvan | 48 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2026– | Benin | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Career
On 1 July 2021, Keşla FK announced the signing of Santos.[3]
International
In November 2025, Santos acquired Beninese citizenship through his ancestry with a view to representing Benin at international level.[4]
On 3 December 2025, Santos was named in Benin's 30 player-provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 June 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paulista | 2014 | Campeonato Paulista | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Ankaran | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Maribor | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Shamakhi | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | — | 25 | 7 | ||
| Gabala | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 35 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 1 | — | 43 | 6 | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 143 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 27 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Slovenian Cup and Azerbaijan Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
