Brazilian attacker Felipe da Silva Amorim, who has recently joined the Hyderabad FC, speaks to The Pioneer sharing his excitement of being a part of the squad, his idol, and more.
SHIKHA DUGGAL
In what comes as a great news to Hyderabad—our football club has completed the signing of versatile Brazilian attacker Felipe da Silva Amorim. It’s a huge task on his hands to replicate the kind of success that he’s been enjoying all these years, over here too. His addition has just further refined the squad and how!
Here we are speaking to the 32-year-old Brazilian football in an exclusive interview — “So well received by the Hyderabad team. They are used to a winning spree, and have been champions in the past. So, it’s a responsibility for me to leave my imprint too, I want to be part of these champions too.”
Amorim becomes the fourth foreign signing of the club this summer. They also have a new coach, Conor Nestor, after Manolo Marquez shifted camps to join FC Goa this season. He continued his excitement, “The first goal I witnessed was against Corinthians by the phenomenal Ronaldo. It’s a wonderful memory and I will cherish this moment which will stay with me forever. The player that impressed me the most is Cristiano Ronaldo. His mentality and professionalism are top-notch. Even with so many achievements under his belt, he continues to always want to be the best and I admire that.”
A Brasilia-born footballer, Amorim started his football career in his hometown, before joining Fluminense in 2016. He moved to Asia with Suphan Buri in Thailand and has spent the last three seasons in the country, amassing close to 100 appearances in all competitions, also winning the Thai FA Cup in 2021. “After God and my family, football is everything to me. It’s the sport I love and through it, I have been able to have a better life and I owe a lot of my life to it. Besides, I don’t think too much about personal records. But one I would like to achieve is to win as many titles as possible, with this club or wherever I am playing.”
The versatile attacker who can play on either wing or through the middle, has represented Brazil U20s, has experience of the AFC Champions League, and has finished atop of his league seven different times, in five different leagues to date. Furthermore, in the conversation with us, he spilled, “My idol outside of football is Lebron James, I see the same in him as I see in Cristiano Ronaldo. The most memorable moment of my career was when I had the opportunity to play with Ronaldinho. It is another moment I will cherish all my life. So, I am trying to take it one step at a time. I still have a few years in football and when the time comes, I believe Jesus will help me in the next step that I must take.”
