Eduardo Henrique da Silva (born 17 May 1995), known as Eduardo Henrique or simply Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Guarani

Born in

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, Eduardo graduated from Guarani's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against Oeste for the

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championship.

São Paulo

In September 2012 Eduardo moved to

, on loan until January. After his loan expired, he refused to return to his parent club, and his deal was eventually cancelled in March 2013.

Atlético Mineiro

Late in the year, Eduardo moved to

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. He made his Série A debut on 18 May 2014, playing the last 24 minutes of a 2–1 away win against Santos.

Internacional

In August 2018, Eduardo joined Internacional and in April 2017, he was loaned out to

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

for the rest of the year.

Belenenses SAD

On 28 June 2018, Eduardo joined Portuguese

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club

Belenenses SAD B-SAD was a Portuguese football club currently based in Almada, founded on 30 June 2018 as an independent entity. An offshoot of Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, they played four seasons in the Primeira Liga, being relegated to the Liga Portugal ...

on loan for the 2018–19 season.

Sporting CP and loans

On 2 July 2019, Eduardo signed a five-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

, for a reported fee of €3 million. On 10 September 2020, Eduardo joined

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on a

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-long loan. On 6 August 2021, Sporting CP sent Eduardo on a season-long loan to

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club Al Raed. On 23 December 2023, Eduardo terminated his contract with Sporting CP.

Qingdao West Coast

On 22 January 2024, Eduardo joined newly-promoted

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club Qingdao West Coast.

Al-Ula

On 7 August 2024, Henrique joined

club

Career statistics

International career

On 27 November 2014 Eduardo was called up to Brazil under-20's for the

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, held in

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Honours

Atlético Mineiro *

Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (), also known as Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club Association football, football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It ...

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Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eduardo Henrique 1995 births Living people Footballers from Limeira Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Guarani FC players Coimbra Sports players Clube Atlético Mineiro players SC Internacional players Club Athletico Paranaense players B-SAD players Sporting CP footballers FC Crotone players Al Raed FC players Qingdao West Coast F.C. players Al-Ula FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Serie A players Saudi Pro League players Chinese Super League players Saudi Second Division players Brazil men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen