Felipe Melo de Carvalho, known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. He began his career with Brazilian teams Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Grêmio, before moving to Spain in 2005, where he represented Mallorca, Racing Santander and Almería in La Liga. Wikipedia