Gustavo Henrique (footballer, born October 1999)

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Gustavo Henrique
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Gustavo Henrique in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Henrique Santos
Date of birth (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Fernando Prestes, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Portuguesa
Youth career
2018 Capivariano
2018–2019 São-Carlense
2019 Itapirense
2019–2020 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 São-Carlense 5 (0)
2020–2021 Atlético Mineiro 1 (0)
2021 → Bahia (loan) 16 (1)
2022–2023 Bahia 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Botafogo-SP (loan) 21 (1)
2023 → Sampaio Corrêa (loan) 29 (0)
2024–2025 CRB 24 (1)
2025 → Portuguesa (loan) 9 (0)
2025– Portuguesa 15 (0)
2025 → Caxias (loan) 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:28, 11 August 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.

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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 on 20 December. [9]

On 12 December 2024, Gustavo Henrique was announced on loan at Portuguesa. [10] The following 25 March, after being a starter, he signed a permanent deal with Lusa until 2028. [11]

On 28 August 2025, Gustavo Henrique was loaned to Caxias in the third division, until the end of the season. [12]

Personal life

Gustavo Henrique's younger brother Guilherme died in a car accident in July 2023. [13]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2025 [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São-Carlense 2019 Paulista 2ª Divisão —50———50
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 100000——10
Bahia 2021 Série A6010100001 [a] 0171
2022 Série B 004000—1 [a] 050
Total60141000020221
Botafogo-SP (loan)2022 Série C 131———8 [b] 2213
2023 Série B008020——100
Total1318020—82313
Sampaio Corrêa (loan)2023Série B290————290
CRB 2024 Série B2004130—2 [a] 0291
Portuguesa 2025 Série D 1509010——250
Caxias (loan) 2025 Série C40————40
Career total88140260001221465
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Portuguesa acerta a compra do zagueiro Gustavo Henrique" [Portuguesa agree the transfer of stopper Gustavo Henrique] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Zagueiro Gustavo Henrique é o novo reforço do Caxias" [Stopper Gustavo Henrique is the new addition of Caxias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SER Caxias do Sul. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Gustavo Henrique at Soccerway . Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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