Felipe Chávez
Personal information
Full name Felipe Marlon Chávez Fischer[1]
Date of birth (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007
Place of birth Augsburg, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich U17
Youth career
FC Augsburg
2019– Bayern Munich
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Peru U17 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2023

Felipe Marlon Chávez Fischer (born 10 April 2007) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Bayern Munich U17. Born in Germany, he has represented the Peru under-17 national team.

Club career

Born in Augsburg, Germany[2] to a German mother and Peruvian father, Chávez began his career in the academy of FC Augsburg, before a move to the Bayern Munich academy at the age of twelve in 2019.[3]

International career

Chávez is eligible to represent either Germany or Peru at international level. In 2022, he was called up to the German under-15 side.[4] 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.[5][6] He made two appearances in two friendlies against Ecuador, before making a further two appearances at the tournament.[2]

Personal life

Chávez is the nephew of former footballer Víctor Chávez, who played as a forward for Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Felipe Chávez at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "¿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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
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