Henrique Andrade Silva, generally known as Henrique (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽˈʁiki]; born 9 May 1985), is a Brazilian-Australian former footballer who is the Sporting director for Coomera Colts. On 7 October 2015, he officially became an Australian citizen.[2]
 Henrique training with Brisbane Roar in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrique Andrade Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coomera Colts | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | América Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | América Mineiro | 36 | (10) |
| 2007 | → Guarani (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Uberaba (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Formiga (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Brisbane Roar (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | Brisbane Roar | 136 | (39) |
| 2016 | Negeri Sembilan | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Adelaide United | 13 | (3) |
| 2017 | Chiangrai United | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | Jumpasri United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Brisbane Roar | 32 | (6) |
| 2019 | Coomera Colts | 4 | (6) |
| Total | 285 | (78) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Brisbane Roar U16 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editHenrique played his youth football in Brazil with América Mineiro and in 2003 joined Dutch giants Feyenoord. After failing to break into the first team, Henrique returned to Brazil where he played senior football with América and was loaned out to several other Brazilian clubs. Henrique is nicknamed the Slippery Fish.
Brisbane Roar
editHenrique joined Brisbane Roar initially as a temporary injury replacement for fellow Brazilian Reinaldo in February 2009, after impressing coach Frank Farina in a week-long trial after being given permission to talk with the Australian club by América.[3]
He made his first appearance as a second-half substitute in the Roar's second-leg 2–1 win over Central Coast Mariners in the 2009 A-League semi-finals.[4] There was minor controversy due to the transfer being completed only four hours before his debut appearance.[5] Henrique signed a one-year contract with the Roar on 4 March 2009, after impressing during his loan spell.[6]
On 17 September 2009, he signed a new three-year deal with the Roar.[7] Henrique missed up to two months of the 2010–11 season because of a broken arm, which he injured in a match against Melbourne Victory.[8] Henrique came back as a wild card for the Roar and in the 2010–11 grand final against Central Coast Mariners, scored a goal in extra-time and the winning penalty.[9]
On 4 May 2014, Henrique scored the winning goal against the Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2014 Hyundai A-League Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium.
On 14 November 2014, Henrique came off the bench and scored a hat-trick as Brisbane Roar registered their first win of the season with a 4–0 result over Newcastle. Henrique finished the season rather early, as he was required to undergo knee reconstruction, effectively ruling him out for the rest of 2014–15. Despite this, he finished 2014–15 as his most successful, netting eight goals in 16 games. [10]
Henrique netted a stunning goal, his third of the season, from half-way, lengthwise equivalent to 45 metres, as Roar defeated Melbourne City 3–1.
On 16 June 2016, it was announced that Henrique would depart the Roar after seven seasons with the club.[11]
Adelaide United
editOn 27 August 2016, Henrique joined Adelaide United on a one-year deal.[12] On 4 December 2016, Henrique scored a brace against Wellington Phoenix to win Adelaide United's first match of the 16/17 season, as the match ended 2–0.[13]
Chiangrai United
editOn 31 January 2017, Henrique left Adelaide United after 13 games to join Thai club Chiangrai United[14]
Return to Brisbane Roar
editAfter training with Brisbane Roar and the club announcing they won't sign Henrique for the current season, on 22 February 2018, the club back-flipped on their decision and signed Henrique, including him in the match-day squad for the current round.[15]
In December 2018, Henrique reached 150 games with Brisbane Roar and also scored a goal during the game against Adelaide United. He left the Roar after the 2018/19 season.[16]
Personal life
editOn 7 October 2015, Henrique officially became an Australian citizen.[2] Four years after becoming an Australian citizen, he said: “I didn’t expect to be here for a decade. From the very first day, I fell in love with the city and Australia. I got my citizenship and my family is happy so I’m going to be around.”[17]
Honours
editBrisbane Roar
References
edit- ^ Henrique Silva at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Slippery Fish is dinky-di Aussie". Brisbane Roar Football Club. 7 October 2015.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (13 February 2009). "Brazilian trialist Henrique Andrade Silva set for Queensland Roar debut". Fox Sports. Premier Media Group. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ Clark, Laine (15 February 2009). "Roar adds twist to finals drive". The Age. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Henrique move raises eyebrows". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Roar Snap Up Henrique". Australian FourFourTwo. Haymarket Media. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Three More For Roar's Henrique". Australian FourFourTwo. Haymarket Media. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar's Brazilian winger Henrique in hospital with broken arm". Fox Sports. Premier Media Group. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Cartwright, Darren (9 February 2011). "Henrique is Roar's finals wild card". The Courier-Mail. News Limited. AAP. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Maasdorp, James (15 November 2014). "Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey says 4-0 win over Newcastle Jets was due for defending champions". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Henrique Departs BRFC". Brisbane Roar Football Club. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Brisbane hero Henrique joins Adelaide". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Henrique brace helps Reds to maiden victory". Adelaide United Football Club. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ Huguenin, Michael (31 January 2017). "Henrique's Adelaide exit sparks chain reaction". Goal.com.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (22 February 2018). "Brisbane Roar signs triple premiership cult hero Henrique, effective immediately". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "BRFC confirm player departures". Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet the Isuzu UTE A-League imports who became Australian citizens". A-League Men Official Website. 26 January 2022.