Paulo Henrique (Portuguese footballer)

Paulo Henrique Rodrigues Cabral (born 23 October 1996), simply Paulo Henrique, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Santa Clara as a defender.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Cabral.
Paulo Henrique
Personal information
Full name Paulo Henrique Rodrigues Cabral
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996
Place of birth Fenais da Luz, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2008 Marítimo P.D.
2008–2014 Santa Clara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Santa Clara 28 (1)
2015–2019 Paços Ferreira 5 (1)
2017–2018 → Covilhã (loan) 35 (0)
2019–2021 Penafiel 55 (5)
2021– Santa Clara 44 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U19 9 (2)
2016 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2016 Portugal Olympic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023

He played in the Primeira Liga for Paços de Ferreira and Santa Clara but spent most of his career in the second tier, making over 100 appearances for Santa Clara, Covilhã and Penafiel.

Paulo Henrique earned 15 caps for Portugal across all youth levels, and played for the Olympic team at the 2016 tournament.

Club career

Born in Fenais da Luz, a civil parish of Ponta Delgada in the Azores, Paulo Henrique came through the youth ranks of local team Santa Clara. On 27 July 2013, he made his professional debut in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga match against Farense, when he started and played the full game.[1] He played six Segunda Liga games over the season and scored the only goal of a home win over Sporting CP B on 29 January 2014.

On 3 July 2015, Paulo Henrique signed a four-year deal with Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.[2] He made two league appearances in his first season and scored on the latter, a 4–3 win at União da Madeira on 17 April 2016.[3] After making no more appearances, he moved to Sporting da Covilhã in the second division on a season's loan on 17 August 2017.[4]

Having made just three appearances as Paços won the second division title in 2018–19, Paulo Henrique's contract with the Castores expired and he signed a one-year deal with Penafiel in that league.[5][6]

In June 2021, Paulo Henrique returned to Santa Clara on a three-year deal, with the team now in the top flight.[7]

International career

Paulo Henrique took part with the Portugal under-19 team in 2015 UEFA European Championship qualification, scoring in a 4–1 win over Albania on 14 November 2014 and a 6–1 win over Turkey the following 29 May.[8][9] He was also selected for the under-20 team that came third at the Toulon Tournament in 2016; he missed in the penalty shootout that his team won against the Czech Republic.[10]

Manager Rui Jorge called up Paulo Henrique as the final name for the Olympic team's entry at the 2016 tournament in Brazil.[11] His one appearance for the quarter-finalists was the final group game on 10 August at the Mineirão, playing the entirety of a 1–1 draw with Algeria.[12]

References
  1. "Farense 1-0 Santa Clara". ZeroZero. 2013-07-27.
  2. "Paulo Henrique reforça defesa do Paços de Ferreira" [Paulo Henrique bolsters Paços de Ferreira defence] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "Paços de Ferreira vence União da Madeira por 4-3" [Paços de Ferreira beat União da Madeira 4–3]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "Paulo Henrique no Sporting da Covilhã para "dar um passo em frente"" [Paulo Henrique to Sporting da Covilhã to "make a step forward"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. "Mercado: Açoriano Paulo Henrique termina contrato com o Paços de Ferreira e está entre a II Liga e o estrangeiro" [Transfer market: Azorean Paulo Henrique ends his contract with Paços de Ferreira and is choosing between the II Liga and abroad] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  6. "Paulo Henrique reforça Penafiel" [Paulo Henrique bolsters Penafiel]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  7. "Paulo Henrique regressa ao Santa Clara" [Paulo Henrique returns to Santa Clara]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. "Sub-19 qualificam-se para a Ronda de Elite do Europeu" [Under-19 team qualify for the Elite Round of the European Championship]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. "Portugal vence primeiro jogo na qualificação para o Europeu" [Portugal win first game in qualification for the European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. "Portugal no pódio do Torneio de Toulon". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. "Rio 2016: Rui Jorge chama Paulo Henrique para completar lista de convocados" [Rio 2016: Rui Jorge calls up Paulo Henrique to complete list of call-ups]. Observador (in Portuguese). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. Bruno, Enrico (10 August 2016). "Portugal garante 1º lugar no grupo e Argélia se despede do Rio-2016" [Portugal guarantee 1st place in the group and Algeria say goodbye to Rio-2016]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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