Henrique Almeida
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Brasília, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vila Nova | ||
Youth career | |||
2007 |
Atlético Paranaense | ||
2007–2009 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | São Paulo | 30 | (4) |
2010 | → Vitória (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2012 | → Granada (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2013–2015 |
Botafogo | 34 | (4) |
2014 | → Bahia (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2015 | → Coritiba (loan) | 20 | (12) |
2016–2019 |
Grêmio | 27 | (2) |
2017 | → Coritiba (loan) | 45 | (12) |
2018 | → Giresunspor (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2018 |
→ Belenenses SAD (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2019 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2020 | Goiás | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Chapecoense | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | América Mineiro | 38 | (9) |
2023– | Vila Nova | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Brazil U20 | 16 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 2 March 2023 (UTC) |
Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes (born 27 May 1991), known as Henrique Almeida, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vila Nova.
Career
Henrique Almeida arrived on the scene at the Tricolor Paulista in São Paulo Youth Championship 2009, where he was top scorer and best player in the club. In February 2009, Henrique made his debut against
In 2010, with first team opportunities hard to come by, he was loaned to Esporte Clube Vitória. He scored his first two goals for the red and black on 15 August 2010, in the 4-2 win over Santos. At the end of the season he returned to his parent club, following Esporte Clube Vitória's relegation to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
On 1 August 2011, he scored the 200th Brazilian goal in the history of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 17 August 2011, he scored two vital goals during the closing minutes of the Brazil-Mexico U-20 World Cup Semi-Final match, guiding his team into the Final. His stellar performances in the tournament would be recognised by him winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball and FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe awards, for highest scorer and most valuable player.
On 17 January 2012, it was announced São Paulo had agreed a fee to sell Henrique to English club
At the end of January 2012, shortly before the end of the winter transfer window, Henrique and his club agreed a deal with Spanish Liga BBVA side Granada CF. The terms of the deal were a €500,000 fee for a loan contract until June 2013, with Granada retaining an option to buy the player for €6,000,000 at any time.
On 2 January 2013, Henrique had 50% of his rights bought for
On 3 February 2016, Henrique joined
Honours
- Botafogo
- Grêmio
- Brazil U20
- 2011
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011
Individual
References
- ^ Bota acerta contratação do atacante Henrique, que estava no Sport
- ^ "Grêmio dá chapéu no Inter e anuncia Henrique Almeida como novo reforço". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2016.
External links
- Henrique Almeida at Soccerway