Gustavo Henrique

Gustavo Henrique
16 11 2019 Partida de futebol Santos e São Paulo Gustavo Henrique.jpg
Gustavo Henrique playing for Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Henrique Vernes
Date of birth (1993-03-24) March 24, 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Flamengo
Number 2
Youth career
Vitória
2007–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Santos 183 (10)
2020– Flamengo 53 (4)
National team
2013 Brazil U20 3 (0)
2015 Brazil U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2015

Gustavo Henrique Vernes (born March 24, 1993), better known as Gustavo Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Série A club Flamengo.

Club career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Gustavo Henrique moved to Salvador, Bahia at early age. He started his career at Vitória's youth setup, before moving back to his home state in 2007, after joining Santos.

Santos

Gustavo Henrique in action for Santos in 2016

Gustavo Henrique and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 17 June 2012, in a 0–1 away loss against Flamengo. He scored his first goal on 24 July of the following year, in a 2–0 away win against CRAC for the season's Copa do Brasil.

In mid-September 2013, Gustavo Henrique replaced Durval in the starting eleven, after the latter was deemed surplus to requirements. He scored his first league goal on 27 October, in a 1–1 away draw against Corinthians. Roughly a month later he scored his second, in a 2–2 away draw against Vasco da Gama.

In late February 2014, Gustavo Henrique suffered a knee injury, being sidelined for six months. He returned to action in October, but was only selected on the bench in the remainder of the season.

Gustavo Henrique played his first match after his injury on 1 February 2015, starting in a 3–0 home win against Ituano. In August, after the arrival of new manager Dorival Júnior, he was again first-choice after overtaking new signing Werley.

On 29 February 2016, Gustavo Henrique renewed his contract until January 2020. He became an undisputed starter during the campaign, and on 12 June completed his 100th game for the club by starting in a 2–0 away win against Santa Cruz. In September, however, he suffered another knee injury, being sidelined for another six months.

Gustavo Henrique returned to action on 14 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Fluminense. On 10 September, in a 2–0 home win against Corinthians, he suffered another knee injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the year.

Gustavo Henrique made his Copa Libertadores debut on 5 April 2018, replacing Renato late into a 1–0 away win against Estudiantes.

Flamengo

In December 2019, Gustavo Henrique agreed to a pre-contract deal with Flamengo, effective as of the following 1 February. On 3 January 2020, however, he was announced by the club after agreeing to a four-year deal.

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2021.
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2012 Série A 1 0 1 0
2013 24 2 0 0 3 1 27 3
2014 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0
2015 20 0 7 0 10 0 37 0
2016 24 1 18 2 4 0 46 3
2017 2 0 0 0 2 0
2018 29 1 4 0 4 1 3 0 40 2
2019 32 3 14 1 7 1 2 0 55 5
Total 132 7 51 3 28 3 5 0 0 0 216 13
Flamengo 2020 Série A 25 2 7 0 2 0 4 1 3 0 41 3
2021 13 2 5 0 3 0 8 1 0 0 29 3
Total 38 4 12 0 5 0 12 2 3 0 70 6
Career total 170 11 63 3 33 3 17 2 3 0 286 19
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Club

Santos

Flamengo

International

Brazil U23

Individual


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