Morato (footballer, born 2001)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Morato
Morato 2020.jpg
Morato in 2020
Personal information
Full name Felipe Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Francisco Morato, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Benfica B
Number 91
Youth career
2016–2019 São Paulo
2019– Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Benfica B 43 (4)
2019– Benfica 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Felipe Rodrigues da Silva (born 30 June 2001), commonly known as Morato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Portuguese club Benfica.

Football career[]

Born in Francisco Morato in the state of São Paulo, Morato was 18 when he moved from the youth ranks of São Paulo FC to S.L. Benfica in September 2019, on a contract lasting until 2024. The transfer fee was €6 million and the Brazilian club retained 15% of the rights to his next transfer.[1]

On 22 September 2019, Morato made his professional debut for S.L. Benfica B in the LigaPro, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 loss at Leixões SC.[2] He made his first-team debut on 21 December in the final game of the Taça da Liga group stage, again featuring for the entirety of a 2–2 draw at Vitória de Setúbal.[3][4] In the same season, he played 10 games as the under-19 team came runners-up in the UEFA Youth League, scoring in a 3–2 group win at Olympique Lyonnais on 5 November.[5]

On 27 September 2020, Morato scored his first professional goal to open a 2–1 loss for the reserves at C.D. Mafra;[6] on 17 October he was sent off in a 1–0 loss away to F.C. Arouca.[7] He made his Primeira Liga debut the following 30 April in a 2–0 win at C.D. Tondela, as an added-time substitute for Pizzi.[8] On 23 May, he started in the 2021 Taça de Portugal Final final, lost 2–0 to S.C. Braga in Coimbra;[9][10] he had days earlier been told that he would be on the bench for that game.[11]

Morato was given a run in the first team at the start of the 2021–22 season, due to injury to veteran Jan Vertonghen.[12] He scored his first goal for them on 2 November, in the first half of a 5–2 loss at FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[13]

International career[]

Morato was called up in November 2019 to the Brazil national under-20 football team, for games against Peru and Colombia.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 21 August 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica 2019–20 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 - 0 0 1 0
2020–21 2 0 2 0 - - - 4 0
2021-22 2 0 - - - - 2 0 - - 4 0
Total 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Taça da Liga

Honours[]

Benfica

References[]

  1. ^ "Benfica anuncia a contratação de Morato, formado na base do São Paulo; veja os valores" [Benfica announce the signing of Morato, formed in São Paulo's youth ranks; see the values] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Golo no tempo de compensção dá triunfo ao Leixões sobre o Benfica B" [Goal in added time gives Leixões triumph over Benfica B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Esteves Teixeira, Sofia. "Morato titular no Benfica frente ao Vitória de Setúbal". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Morato quer "subir rápido"" [Morato wants to "rise quickly"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Sub-19 do Benfica vencem em Lyon. Veja os golos" [Benfica under-19 win in Lyon. See the goals]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Mafra bate Benfica B e segue só com vitórias na II Liga" [Mafra beat Benfica B and continue with only wins in II Liga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Golo de ex-FC Porto impõe quarta derrota consecutiva ao Benfica B" [Goal from ex-FC Porto player imposes fourth consecutive defeat on Benfica B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Benfica vence Tondela e reforça terceiro lugar da Liga" [Benfica defeat Tondela and strengthen grip on third place in Liga]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Morato no 'onze' do Benfica, Piazon titular no Braga" [Morato in Benfica's XI, Piazon starting for Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. ^ Pedras, Filipe; Soares, Rafael (21 May 2021). "Morato agradou Jorge Jesus mas fica no banco na final da Taça" [Morato thanked Jorge Jesus but stays on the bench in Taça final]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Lesão de Vertonghen é oportunidade de Morato frente ao Arouca" [Vertonghen's injury is Morato's opportunity against Arouca]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Champions League: Bayern and Juve book last-16 places, Lille stun Sevilla". The Guardian. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (12 November 2019). "Morato convocado para a seleção sub-20 brasileira" [Morato called up for the Brazilian under-20 national team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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