Felipe Chávez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Marlon Chávez Fischer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich U19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Augsburg | |||
| 2019– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Bayern Munich II | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Peru U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Peru U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 25 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 9 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Felipe Marlon Chávez Fischer (born 10 April 2007) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for the under-19 team of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he has represented Peru internationally at the youth level.
Club career
[edit]Born in Augsburg, Germany[2] to a German mother and Peruvian father, Chávez began his career in the youth academy of his hometown club FC Augsburg, before a move to the Bayern Munich youth academy at the age of twelve on 2019.[3]
He received his first call-up with Bayern Munich II on 20 September 2024, as an unused substitute for a 2–0 away loss on a Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing.[4]
International career
[edit]Chávez is eligible to represent either Germany or Peru at international level. In 2022, he was called up to the German under-15 side.[5] However, in March of the following year, he switched his international allegiance to Peru, and was called up to their under-17 team for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[6][7] He made two appearances in two friendlies against Ecuador, before making a further two appearances at the tournament.[2] He made his debut with the Peru under-20 side starting for a 1–0 win friendly match against the Costa Rica under-20 side on 9 May 2024.
Personal life
[edit]Chávez is the nephew of former footballer Víctor Chávez, who played as a forward for Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Felipe Chávez at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Chávez, Henry (29 March 2023). "Felipe Chávez, el trujillano que es la promesa del Bayern Múnich y que prefirió Perú antes que Alemania" [Felipe Chávez, the man from Trujillo who is the promise of Bayern Munich and who preferred Peru over Germany]. buenapepa.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Selección peruana: ¿Quién es Felipe Chávez, futbolista de Bayern Múnich?" [Peruvian national team: Who is Felipe Chávez, Bayern Munich footballer?]. expreso.com.pe (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Der doppelte Lermer: Hankofen bringt Bayern II erste Saisonniederlage zu".
- ^ "¿Quién es Felipe Chávez? El peruano que fue convocado a la sub 15 de Alemania" [Who is Felipe Chavez? The Peruvian who was summoned to the sub 15 of Germany]. trome.com (in Spanish). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Perú Sub 17: ¿Quién es Felipe Chávez, el futbolista con vínculos en Copa Perú y Bayern Múnich?" [Peru Sub 17: Who is Felipe Chávez, the footballer with ties to Copa Peru and Bayern Munich?]. exitosanoticias.pe (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Claros, Francisco (31 March 2023). "¿Quién es Felipe Chávez, la 'joya' del Bayern Múnich que eligió al Perú en lugar de Alemania?" [Who is Felipe Chávez, the 'jewel' of Bayern Munich who chose Peru instead of Germany?]. larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.