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FELIPE MELO

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FELIPE MELO

  • Date of Birth: 26-06-1983
  • Height: 183 cm
  • Shirt number: 5
  • Position: Midfielder
  • Current club: Fiorentina (ITA)
Felipe Melo was largely anonymous to the casual fan until the 2008/09 season, when a series of dynamic performances for Fiorentina prompted Dunga to hand him a surprise call-up.

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  • Juventus Brasilian midfielder Felipe Melo (C) celebrates after scoring against Atalatan
  • Italian Juventus's Felipe Melo (C) vies with Israeli Maccabi Haifa's Yaniv Katan (2nd-R)
  • Juventus' Brazilian forward Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira (R) celebrates after scoring
  • Felipe (R) of Brazil dribbles past Tomas Rincon of Venezuela
  • Juventus's Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo (R) is challenged by Palermo's Argentinian midfielder Xavier Pastore
  • (From L) Juventus players Carvalho Amauri of Brazil, Nicola Legrottaglie, Diego and Felipe Melo of Brazil react
  • Brazilian players (L-R) Luisao, Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo, Andre Santos, Maicon and Elano jog during a training session of the national team on September 7, 2009
  • Brazil's Felipe Melo (R) argues with Lionel Messi of Argentina
  • Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (R) vies for the ball with Brazil's midfielder Felipe Melo

    • Fixtures and Results

    15 JunBRABRA4:3 (3:1)EGYEgypt
    18 JunUSAUSA0:3 (0:2)BRABrazil
    21 JunITAITA0:3 (0:3)BRABrazil
    28 JunUSAUSA2:3 (2:0)BRABrazil

    Statistics

    CPI8.2308.23
    • Matches Played
      MP
      5
    • Minutes played
      Goal
      450
    • Goals for
      Goal
      1
    • Yellow cards
      Yellow Card
      2
    • Red Cards
      Red Card
      0

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    Latest News

    • Juve fire five past Atalanta

      Juve fire five past Atalanta

      Saturday 7 November 2009
      Juventus moved to within four points of Inter Milan after an impressive 5-2 victory at Atalanta, as Napoli failed to break down Catania in a 0-0 draw.
    • Dunga demands focus

      Dunga demands focus

      Tuesday 8 September 2009

      Brazil coach Dunga has told his team to focus on beating Chile on Wednesday rather than bask in the glory of having qualified for South Africa 2010.

    Squad List

    1JULIO CESAR
    2MAICON
    3LUCIO
    4JUAN
    5FELIPE MELO
    6KLEBER
    7ELANO
    8GILBERTO SILVA
    9LUIS FABIANO
    10KAKA
    11ROBINHO
    12VICTOR
    13DANI ALVES
    14LUISAO
    15MIRANDA
    16ANDRE SANTOS
    17JOSUE
    18RAMIRES
    19JULIO BAPTISTA
    20KLEBERSON
    21ALEXANDRE PATO
    22NILMAR
    23GOMES