![]() Gustavo Henrique in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustavo Henrique Santos | ||
Date of birth | 17 October 1999 | ||
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 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 13 February 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.
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]
Gustavo Henrique's younger brother Guilherme died in a car accident in July 2023. [11]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 69 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 124 | 5 |