Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes

Henrique
Personal information
Full name Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes
Date of birth May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27) (age 20)
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club São Paulo
Number 17
Youth career
2007 Atlético-PR
2007–2009 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– São Paulo 14 (1)
2010 → Vitória (loan) 17 (4)
National team‡
2011– Brazil U20 11 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2011

Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes, or simply Henrique (born May 27, 1991 in Brasília), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for São Paulo and Brazil U-20.

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Career

Was presented at the Tricolor Paulista in Sao Paulo Youth Championship 2009, where he was top scorer and best player in the club. Built for professionals in February 2009, Henry made ​​his debut against Mogi Mirim, in the 2-0 loss to the act a few minutes. A year later, in 2010, makes his first goal for São Paulo win over Gremio Barueri in the Paulista Championship In 2010, no chance in the team, was loaned to Victoria. He scored his first two goals for the red and black on August 15, 2010, in the 4-2 win over Santos. At the end of the year with the club down in the Brasileirão Bay, returned to the club of origin. On August 1, 2011 marked the 200th goal in the history of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On August 17, 2011, he scored two vital goals during the closing minutes of the Brazil-Mexico U-20 World Cup Semifinal match up, advancing his team into the finals.

Career statistics

International goals

Under–20

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 January 2011 Estadio 25 de Noviembre, Moquegua, Peru  Bolivia 1–0 1-1 2011 South American Youth Championship
2. 25 January 2011 Estadio Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Peru  Ecuador 1–0 1-0 2011 South American Youth Championship
3. 1 August 2011 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Austria 1–0 3-0 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
4. 4 August 2011 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Panama 1–0 4-0 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
5. 10 August 2011 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3-0 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
6. 17 August 2011 Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia  Mexico 1–0 2-0 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
7. 17 August 2011 Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia  Mexico 2–0 2-0 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
8. 19 October 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Argentina 1–0 1-1 2011 Pan American Games
9. 23 October 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Costa Rica 1–2 1-3 2011 Pan American Games

Honours

National Team

Individual

References

External links

Brazil squad – 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup (5th Title)
Brazil squad – 2011 South American Youth Championship (11th Title)
São Paulo F.C. – current squad