Henrique Dourado


José Henrique da Silva Dourado, known as Henrique Dourado or simply Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Henan Jianye.

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Henrique made his senior debut with Flamengo de Guarulhos, in 2007. Two years later, he joined Lemense, and scored 14 goals in 2009 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.
In 2010, Henrique signed a contract with União São João. In August 2011, he joined Santo André. He made his debut for the club on 21 August, against Joinville, and scored a goal almost a month later, against Brasil de Pelotas.
In September, Henrique left Santo André and joined Cianorte. A year later, he joined Chapecoense. He helped the team to promotion, scoring 5 goals in only 8 matches. In December 2012, he signed a contract with Mogi Mirim. He made his Sapo debut on 20 January 2013, against Ponte Preta. He scored his first goal on the 31st, against Corinthians. On 27 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 routing against Botafogo-SP.

Santos

On 21 May, Henrique signed a one-year loan deal with Santos, with his rights being assigned to Mirassol. Five days later, he made Peixe - and Série A - debut, in a 0-0 draw against Flamengo.

Portuguesa

On 9 September, after only three league appearances for Santos, Henrique signed with Portuguesa. He scored three goals during the season, with Portuguesa being relegated despite finishing in 12th.

Palmeiras

After being the topscorer of Lusa in 2014 Campeonato Paulista, Henrique joined Palmeiras on 28 April 2014, on loan until the end of the year.

Cruzeiro

A disappointing spell at Cruzeiro saw Henrique move to Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães for the 2015/16 season, where he scored 12 goals in 30 games.

Fluminense

On 30 June, Henrique returned to Brazil with Fluminense. The striker scored a penalty in normal time to help secure a 3-3 draw in the final of the 2017 Taça Guanabara, against bitter rivals Flamengo. Fluminense went on to win in the penalty shootout.
Playing for Fluminense, he was the top scorer of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2017, along with Jô, both with 18 goals. In 2017, he was also the country's isolated top scorer amongst players of the top division, with 32 goals.

Flamengo

On 1 February 2018 Flamengo announced Dourado's signing paying the sum of R$11million to acquire 75% of his economic rights.

Henan Jianye

Henrique Dourado transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye in February 2019.

Palmeiras

On 24 July 2019 he accepted his return to Palmeiras on a 6 months loan deal.

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