# Luiz Felipe (footballer, born March 1997)

Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi (born 22 March 1997) is a Brazilian-Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille.

## Club career
### Early Years

Luiz Felipe began his football journey in the youth ranks of Colina Atlético, a team from his hometown, Colina, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. At the age of 13, during a trial, he played for 15 minutes in a friendly match against older players from the Ituano U20 team. Juninho Paulista, who was then the coordinator of the Ituano youth academy, was impressed by Luiz's performance and integrated him into Ituano’s youth setup.

### Ituano

After impressing in the youth ranks and being regarded as a prospect for the first team, Luiz Felipe made his senior debut for Ituano in a 0–0 draw against Primavera in Indaiatuba, during the sixth round of the 2015 Copa Paulista.

### Lazio

On 26 August 2016 Luiz Felipe traveled to Rome to undergo medical tests and sign a five-year contract with Lazio. Lazio paid a fee of €500,000 for the transfer.

### Salernitana

After being signed by Lazio, Luiz Felipe was loaned to Salernitana, a club in Italy’s second division, Serie B, to gain experience. He made his debut for Salernitana on 10 September 2016 in a 2–1 win over Benevento, scoring the winning goal.

### Return to Lazio

Following a strong stint with Salernitana, Luiz Felipe was recalled by Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi and gradually became a key player for the team. He scored his first goal for Lazio on 26 December 2018 in a 2–0 victory against Bologna in the 18th round of the 2018-19 Serie A. His second goal came in a 3–1 win against Juventus on 7 December 2019, ending Lazio’s 16-year winless streak against Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. On 15 January 2021 Luiz Felipe reached the milestone of 100 appearances for Lazio during the 18th round of the 2020-21 Serie A against AS Roma, a match that Lazio won 3–0. In March 2022, he announced he would not renew his contract with Lazio, seeking a new challenge in his career. In total, he played 144 matches and scored three goals during his five seasons at Lazio.

### Real Betis

On 5 July 2022 Luiz Felipe signed a five-year contract with Real Betis, joining the La Liga side on a free transfer after leaving Lazio.

### Al-Ittihad

On 7 September 2023, Luiz Felipe moved to Saudi Arabia to sign for Pro League club Al-Ittihad. Al-Ittihad paid Betis a reported €22,000,000 to sign him and he penned a four-year deal.

### Marseille

On 7 January 2025, Felipe signed for French club Marseille on a free transfer following a mutual agreement between him and Al-Ittihad to terminate his contract.

## International career

On 16 March 2019, Luiz Felipe was called up by the head coach of the Italy national under-21 team, Luigi Di Biagio. Felipe would reject the call as a sign of his loyalty for his native Brazil; Luis Felipe would debut with Brazil national under-23 team in 2019.
On 24 January 2022, Luiz Felipe accepted a call-up by Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.
On 18 March 2022, Luiz Felipe was selected by Roberto Mancini to join the Italy national team for a World Cup Qualifier match against North Macedonia national team on 24 March 2022, making this his first call up to the Italian senior level for a match.

## Personal life

Luiz Felipe was born and raised in Colina, São Paulo, his given name being a homage to Brazilian football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.
He possesses Italian citizenship through jus sanguinis, through an Italian great-grandfather of his, originally from Vicenza but who subsequently settled in Brazil.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ituano | 2015 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ituano | 2016 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ituano | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Salernitana (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Lazio | 2017–18 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lazio | 2018–19 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Lazio | 2019–20 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Lazio | 2020–21 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Lazio | 2021–22 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 |
| Lazio | Total | Total | 106 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 3 |
| Real Betis | 2022–23 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Real Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Real Betis | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Al-Ittihad | Total | Total | 19 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Marseille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 170 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 236 | 3 |
* ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, King's Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Paulista
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 14 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

Lazio
* Coppa Italia: 2018–19
* Supercoppa Italiana: 2017, 2019