Felipe Jonatan

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 26)
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019

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

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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Ten appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Felipe Jonatan". Santos FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Ajuda negada no Fortaleza e assalto no Bahia: a trajetória de Felipe Jonatan até o Ceará" [Denied help at Fortaleza and robbery at Bahia: the path of Felipe Jonatan until Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Taça Fares Lopes 2017 – 1ª Fase – 1º Jogo" [2017 Taça Fares Lopes – 1st Stage – 1st Match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Felipe Jonatan fala sobre a ascensão do Ceará na reta final do Brasileirão" [Felipe Jonatan talks about Ceará's raise in the final stages of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Felipe Jonatan: "Estrear na Série A é a realização de um sonho"" [Felipe Jonatan: "To debut in the Série A is the fulfillment of a dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Lateral-esquerdo Felipe Jonatan renova contrato com o Ceará até 2022" [Left-back Felipe Jonatan renews contract with Ceará until 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Lateral-esquerdo Felipe Jonatan é o novo reforço do Santos FC" [Left-back Felipe Jonatan is the new addition of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Sampaoli elogia estreia de Felipe Jonatan e comemora classificação antecipada" [Sampaoli praises debut of Felipe Jonatan and celebrates early qualification] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Felipe Jonatan celebra primeiro gol pelo Santos e vê chute como dom" [Felipe Jonatan celebrates first goal for Santos and sees shot as a gift] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Felipe Jonatan rompe ligamento do joelho e deve desfalcar Santos por pelo menos seis meses" [Felipe Jonatan tears knee ligament and may be absent from Santos for at least six months] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Lateral-esquerdo Felipe Jonatan rescinde contrato com o Santos FC" [Felipe Jonatan rescinds contract with Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Em casa! Felipe Jonatan é o mais novo contratado do Fortaleza" [At home! Felipe Jonatan is the newest signing of Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Felipe Jonatan é convocado para Seleção olímpica e desfalca Santos contra Palmeiras e Inter" [Felipe Jonatan is called up for the Olympic national team and is an absence of Santos against Palmeiras and Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  14. ^ Felipe Jonatan at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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