He made his first team debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Ituano.
[1] Felipe Alves became a starter for the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, and remained a first-choice in the following years.
Felipe Alves served loan stints at Guaratinguetá, Paraná[4] and Oeste,[5] all of them managed by Fernando Diniz.
On 2 February 2018, he agreed to a one-year deal with Atlético Paranaense in the Série A, again reuniting with Diniz.
[6] On 3 June 2018, aged 30, Felipe Alves made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football, starting in a 3–1 defeat at América Mineiro.