Juan Felipe played for
Santo Andre and
Red Bull Brasil, before moving to Bolivia in 2012 to play for
Oriente Petrolero. Felipe only made nine league appearances during the season with Oriente Petrolero, scoring one goal. After one season in the
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano he moved to
São Carlos. On 12 July 2014, Juan Felipe signed with Bulgarian side
CSKA Sofia on a two-year deal. He made his debut in a 4–0 home win over
Haskovo on 10 August, coming on as a second-half substitute. His first goal came twenty days later, netting the 3rd in a 3–0 away win over
Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 30 November, Felipe missed a
penalty for CSKA in a 0–0 draw against
Marek Dupnitsa at
Bonchuk Stadium. On 29 March 2018, Felipe signed a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, with
Kazakhstan Premier League club
FC Kairat. ==Career statistics==