Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi

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.

Loan to 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…

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 to 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.

Club

As of match played 16 April 2026

International

As of match played 14 June 2022

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.