Gustavo Henrique (footballer, born October 1999)

Gustavo Henrique

Gustavo Henrique in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Henrique Santos
Date of birth	(1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Fernando Prestes, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa
Youth career
2018	Capivariano
2018–2019	São-Carlense
2019	Itapirense
2019–2020	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	São-Carlense	5	(0)
2020–2021	Atlético Mineiro	1	(0)
2021	→ Bahia (loan)	16	(1)
2022–2024	Bahia	4	(0)
2022–2023	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	21	(1)
2023	→ Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	29	(0)
2024	→ CRB (loan)	24	(1)
2025–	Portuguesa	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Gustavo Henrique Santos (born 17 October 1999), known as Gustavo Henrique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguesa.

Career

Born in Fernando Prestes, São Paulo, Gustavo Henrique had failed trials at São Paulo, Jabaquara, Novorizontino and Guarani before applying to a college in the United States in late 2016. After passing the test for a four-year college period in October 2017, he was later unable to gain a visa and briefly focused on his studies before deciding to return to football in June 2018. ^[1]

Back to football, Gustavo Henrique played for Capivariano for a brief period before joining São-Carlense. ^[1] At the latter club, he made his senior debut in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, before moving to Itapirense and being assigned to the under-20 squad.

In November 2019, Gustavo Henrique signed for Atlético Mineiro, being initially a member of the under-20 team. He was moved to the under-23 squad for the 2020 season, ^[1] and signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 October, after agreeing to a two-year deal. ^[2] He made his professional debut with Galo on 26 November 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Eduardo Sasha in a 2–1 Série A home win over Botafogo. ^[3]

On 21 January 2021, Bahia announced the signing of Gustavo Henrique on loan for the entire season. ^[4] On 20 October, he agreed to a permanent three-year contract with the club, effective as of the following January. ^[5]

On 11 April 2022, after featuring rarely for Bahia, Gustavo Henrique was loaned to Botafogo-SP for one year. ^[6] He helped in the club's promotion to the Série B, but left on 14 March 2023. ^[7]

On 13 April 2023, Gustavo Henrique was announced at Sampaio Corrêa also on loan. ^[8] A regular starter as the club suffered relegation, he moved to CRB also in a temporary deal on 20 December. ^[9]

On 12 December 2024, Gustavo Henrique was announced at Portuguesa. ^[10]

Personal life

Gustavo Henrique's younger brother Guilherme died in a car accident in July 2023. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2025 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São-Carlense	2019	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Atlético Mineiro	2020	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Bahia	2021	Série A	6	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	17	1
	2022	Série B	0	0	4	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	5	0
	Total		6	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	1
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2022	Série C	13	1	—		—		—		8 [b]	2	21	3
	2023	Série B	0	0	8	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		13	1	8	0	2	0	—		8	2	31	3
Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	2023	Série B	29	0	—		—		—		—		29	0
CRB (loan)	2024	Série B	20	0	4	1	3	0	—		2 [a]	0	29	1
Portuguesa	2025	Série D	0	0	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Career total			69	1	36	2	5	0	0	0	12	2	122	5

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

1. "Dispensas, visto negado por "efeito Trump", desistência e reviravolta: a história de Gustavo Henrique, zagueiro do Atlético-MG" [Releases, denied visa due to "Trump effect", abandonment and turnaround: the story of Gustavo Henrique, Atlético-MG stopper]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 March 2020.
2. "Atlético-MG renova com zagueiro Gustavo Henrique até o fim de 2021, com opção de mais dois anos" [Atlético-MG renew with stopper Gustavo Henrique until the end of 2021, with an option for two more years]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 October 2020.
3. "Em período de surto, Atlético promoveu estreia de três jovens da base" [Amidst outbreak, Atlético promoted three debuts from youth players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
4. "Zagueiro Gustavo Henrique assina por empréstimo com o Bahia até dezembro de 2021" [Stopper Gustavo Henrique signs on loan with Bahia until December 2021]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
5. "Bahia anuncia aquisição de Gustavo Henrique, e zagueiro assina até 2024" [Bahia announce purchase of Gustavo Henrique, and stopper signs until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
6. "Bahia empresta zagueiro Gustavo Henrique para o Botafogo-SP" [Bahia loan stopper Gustavo Henrique to Botafogo-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
7. "Botafogo-SP confirma saída de Gustavo Henrique e tem pré-contratos assinados com reforços" [Botafogo-SP confirm departure of Gustavo Henrique and have pre-contracts signed with additions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
8. "Sampaio anuncia zagueiro Gustavo Henrique, nono reforço para Série B do Brasileiro" [Sampaio announce stopper Gustavo Henrique, ninth addition for the Brasileiro Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
9. "Zagueiro Gustavo Henrique, ex-Sampaio, e meia Gegê, ex-Vitória, são contratados pelo CRB" [Stopper Gustavo Henrique, formerly of Sampaio, and midfielder Gegê, formerly of Vitória, are signed by CRB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
10. "Gustavo Henrique chega para reforçar o setor defensivo da Portuguesa SAF" [Gustavo Henrique arrives to bolster the defensive sector of Portuguesa SAF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
11. "Clubes da série A e B do Brasileirão lamentam morte de irmão de jogador em acidente no interior de SP" [Brasileirão Série A and B teams mourn death of brother of player in an accident in the countryside of SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). g1. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
12. Gustavo Henrique at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2024.